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about 4 years ago
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As the above thistle weed had become very prolific in my bushes and budding plants I went in search of some way to kills them that wasn't going to cost me a fortune or harm the environment and my search turned up an article by Don Comis at The USDA's Agricultural website about spraying a vinegar solution on the leaves to kill them.
It cited that researchers used at 5% to 20% solution to kills the weeds and that most household vinegar is a 5% solution.
I didn't want to risk damaging the bushes or any of my budding plants, so I watered my solution down to:
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Instructions
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1 cup of vinegar
1 cup of water
and put the solution in a spray bottle and sprayed it on some of the leaves. -
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It worked! This is what the sprayed leaves looked like the next day. The weed was dying and there was no harmful effect on the bushes or plants. I will probably just use the vinegar full strength in a bottle next time to finish off the weeds.
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