The Wonders of Vinegar....
05-22-2011, 02:21 PM
#111
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Originally Posted by GrandmK
I have seen 2 different names I suppose they were different brand. One was "grass beater" and the other "over the top"
The over the top didn't have directions on how to mix in my small tank sprayer so I had to go back to the place I bought it and they called the supplier. It was a boo boo on their part. It was the same as the stuff I bought the year before 1 tablespoon to a gallon. Last year I was like "this stuff is not working" because I could not see the grass dying. I was going to take it back because it was not cheep but then I realized the grass was somehow gone and I swear I didn't see it dying. it just sort of dissinagrated.
The over the top didn't have directions on how to mix in my small tank sprayer so I had to go back to the place I bought it and they called the supplier. It was a boo boo on their part. It was the same as the stuff I bought the year before 1 tablespoon to a gallon. Last year I was like "this stuff is not working" because I could not see the grass dying. I was going to take it back because it was not cheep but then I realized the grass was somehow gone and I swear I didn't see it dying. it just sort of dissinagrated.
05-22-2011, 02:28 PM
#112
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my neighbor told me yesterday that she uses vinegar with a little liquid dish soap to spray on dandelions and weeds to kill them. The edges of her gravel drive are so weed free that I asked what she used.
My gravel road has grass and weeds down the middle -- I shall try it when (if ever) we have a fer clear , no rain, days.
Mim
My gravel road has grass and weeds down the middle -- I shall try it when (if ever) we have a fer clear , no rain, days.
Mim
05-22-2011, 06:42 PM
#113
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Originally Posted by kat13
Originally Posted by niizh
when placing bowls of vingar around room, wouldn't you get thos pesty "fruit flies" or knats. Some flying creature. I live in a rural area and doors are opened and opened and opened, have central air, but no matter. am going to try vinegar bowls. I use for cleaning, especially when my GD wants to help. Vinegar can't hurt her.
Put a saucer or cup of apple cider vinegar in a few places around the kitchen, add just a drop of Dawn dish deterg. The flies think the vinegar is rotting fruit, land it and then the Dawn breaks down the waxy coat on the fly and it will drown. Really worked for us, and while we still had fruit in the house they still went for the vinegar.
05-23-2011, 04:28 PM
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Lots of ideas for vinegar uses on the internet. Type in "vinegar uses".
Works great as a fabric softener. I put it in a Downy ball.
It gets rid of heartburn, is a great cleaner, and is cheap! :)
Works great as a fabric softener. I put it in a Downy ball.
It gets rid of heartburn, is a great cleaner, and is cheap! :)
05-23-2011, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Originally Posted by Chasing Hawk
Vinegar also cleans rusty bolts and nuts.
Put the offending fasteners in a bucket and cover with vinegar. Let sit a day or two, then thoroughly wash the nuts and bolts. Use a wire brush if needed to remove any stubborn debris. Make sure that you use plenty of water to rinse because the vinegar will continue to eat away at the metal. After they are dry spray with some WD-40.
Put the offending fasteners in a bucket and cover with vinegar. Let sit a day or two, then thoroughly wash the nuts and bolts. Use a wire brush if needed to remove any stubborn debris. Make sure that you use plenty of water to rinse because the vinegar will continue to eat away at the metal. After they are dry spray with some WD-40.
What a useful topic. Thanks! :-D
05-24-2011, 10:43 AM
#120
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It kills the weeds and also the flowers. I use it for spraying in cracks in the sidewalks where weeds come up.
Really, does it kill the weeds? I ask because I have an iris bed which is half weed and half iris and don't want to hurt the flowers but would love to kill the weeds.
Originally Posted by chris_quilts
Originally Posted by swizzy
Vinegar is great for spraying weeds
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