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  • From: Mike Johnson <mm AT reddrum.com>
  • To: Walter Starks <walterstarks AT icloud.com>
  • Cc: Cole Rizki <colerizki AT gmail.com>, Durham County Beekeepers <durham-county-beekeepers AT googlegroups.com>, OCBA Listserv <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Bee-friendly weed killers?
  • Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 11:45:44 -0400

I will add that vinegar-based weed killers work very well!  I was skeptical so it took me a long time to try it, but once I did I have never looked back!

This is what we use.
1 gallon vinegar
1/4 epsom salt
1 tablespoon of Dawn

mike


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August 18, 2016 at 11:37 AM
Here's a fairly good article regarding vinegar/soap based weed killers.


I've actually seen quite a few variations of the recipe (as the author also mentions).

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Walter


You never can tell with bees. ~ Winnie-the-Pooh

On Aug 18, 2016, at 11:31 AM, Cole Rizki <colerizki AT gmail.com> wrote:

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