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Does vinegar kill dandelions

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Yes, vinegar can kill weeds if it is weakly diluted in water and if the area of application is compact enough. But its effects will be non-selective and potentially fatal for any edibles or ornamentals in the treatment zone.

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Yes, sprayed vinegar kills weeds thanks to its acetic acid content. But it works best in restricted areas on younger nuisance plants since the spray otherwise may require a greater potency detrimental to desirable edibles and ornamentals in the immediate area.

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Yes, salt and vinegar kills weeds. The above-mentioned home remedies operate as effective weed killers separately or together. They tend to affect nearby vegetation as well as the soil food web and its members.

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Yes, white distilled vinegar works as a weed-killer even though not all other types of vinegar do. It is the acetic acid in white distilled vinegar that makes the soil too acidic for most neutral or alkaline pH-loving vegetation.

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Yes, vinegar can kill weeds. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which is unfriendly to weeds and non-weeds, and will control whatever grows when applied strongly as 1 part to 2 parts of water and weakly as 1 ounce (28.35 grams) diluted in a gallon (3.79 liters).

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Yes, vinegar and water kills weeds. The homemade remedy that affects all vegetation within the target area must be a mixture of white distilled vinegar to the proper dilution within water to be effective. The acetic acid content must be sufficiently high to draw moisture out of the target weeds to result in death by dehydration and desiccation.

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Yes, cleaning vinegar does work to kill weeds for gardeners who use white vinegar. The two terms refer to the same product since 5 percent white vinegar gets used in cleaning projects inside and outside the home. A gallon (3.78 liters) of apple, distilled, malt or white vinegar, with or without a cup of salt (288.48 grams) for long-lasting effects and a tablespoon (15 milliliters) of dish soap to break down plant oils and wick moisture tends to shrivel weeds within 12 to 24 hours, depending upon plant and site considerations.

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=No it dosent but Ground up does=

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