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"Yes" Sugar can be used to kill weeds. But it does not really kill the weeds it makes the soil too rich for them to grow in. I started to do this 3 years ago as an experiment. I spread the white sugar in a Scott's hand held spreader set at #1 and did my lawn 13 times that year. The grass grew so well and all the weeds disappeared except for creeping charlie. The next year I did my lawn 6 times with the sugar since it grew so well the year before. But I had a few dandelions growing so I believe it should be about 9 times a year you should do your lawn with the sugar. I have also done spot weeding with the sugar in just putting sugar on the weed itself to kill dandelions and they grow fast and disappear because I made the soil rich and weeds do not grow in rick soil.
Now for you people who talk about ants being attracted to it (The sugar) You are right ants like to eat sugar but they do not like to live in it. When I first did my lawn I put 2 hand fulls of sugar on a large ant hill. We have ant hills that are 3 inches high and about 1-2 feet across. 2-3 weeks later there was very little activity in the ant hill so I put 2 more hand fulls on it . 2-3 weeks after that the ant hill was dead and they where moving to a new one 15 feet away. So I believe I poisoned their home and or attracted micro organisms to it. If the eggs where covered in sugar they might have been killed by things in the soil. Ants must have enemies TOO!
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Will corn gluten kill weeds?
It does not actually kill actively growing weeds but it can be used as a natural way to prevent weeds.
How does agent orange kill weeds?
Agent Orange didn't kill weeds it killed trees to flush out Viet Cong soldiers and encampments. Agent Blue is what was used to kill weeds. Thats what you want to look for for weeds.
Does diatomaceous earth kill weeds?
No this does not kill weeds, It will only kill insects.
How do you kill weeds using Tipp-Ex?
To kill weeds with Tipp-Ex just brush it over the weeds.
Cheap way to kill grass and weeds?
will to kill weeds you can go to home depot and get weeds spray and spray in on or around the weeds and there you go .
Will manure promote grass growing and kill weeds?
it will make your grass grow but it will not kill weeds=)
Can urine kill weeds?
No
What are the results of putting sugar on the lawn?
It gets rid of weeds and dandelions. I have only used it once and it works.
What does roundup ready mean in plant science?
Roundup is the name of a herbicide used by farmers to kill weeds. A plant is said to be roundup ready if it is resistant to roundup, so that you can spray a field with roundup and it will kill the weeds but won't kill the roundup ready crop.
Does chloride kill garden weeds?
Yes, chloride kills garden weeds.
Chemicals to kill weeds?
herbicide
What are some words with the root word herb?
Some words with the root word "herb" include herbal, herbicide, herbivore, and herbology.
