[NAFEX] Vinegar as herbicide

lee reich lreich at hvc.rr.com
Tue Feb 7 13:14:57 EST 2006


In my experience, it's only somewhat effective agains English ivy.

Lee Reich, PhD
www.leereich.com

Books by Lee Reich:
Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden
A Northeast Gardener's Year
The Pruning Book
Weedless Gardening



On Feb 6, 2006, at 10:36 PM, Thomas Beckett wrote:

> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> lee reich wrote:
>> I have found supermarket strength (about 6%) vinegar quite effective
>> against weeds, especially grasses, and especially if a tablespoon of
>> canola oil and a tablespoon of liquid soap are added to each gallon.
>
> Would vinegar used this way be effective against English ivy?  I've  
> got
> a lot of it adjoining the places I'm putting in plant beds that I'd  
> like
> to eradicate.  Thanks!
>
> Thomas
> Hendersonville, NC
> Zone 7b
> - --
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
> Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32)
>
> iD8DBQFD6BXHEMCfelopa1cRAh5gAJ4joDJT6U1MidxQ2nB2UVwJBA6U+gCg5/+4
> Q2Lnk/Op9ht+WXLSYvC80YY=
> =gwgC
> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
> _______________________________________________
> nafex mailing list
> nafex at lists.ibiblio.org
>
> Reproduction of list messages or archives is not allowed.
> This includes distribution on other email lists or reproduction on  
> web sites.
> Permission to reproduce is NEVER granted, so don't claim you have  
> permission!
>
> **YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO POST!**
> Posts from email addresses that are not subscribed are discarded.
> No exceptions.
> ----
> To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to the bottom of this page (also  
> can be used to change other email options):
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex
>
> File attachments are NOT stripped by this list.
> TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES!
> Please do not send binary files.
> Use plain text ONLY in emails!
>
> NAFEX web site:   http://www.nafex.org/

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/private/nafex/attachments/20060207/958c9273/attachment.html 


More information about the nafex mailing list