Kill Broadleaf Weeds With Vodka To Avoid Using Harsh Chemicals

Kill Broadleaf Weeds With Vodka To Avoid Using Harsh Chemicals

Broadleaf weeds like dandelions and plantain weeds can spring up all over the place. If you don’t want to spray them with the chemical-filled sprays, some cheap vodka will do the trick.

Photo by Randi Hausken

Most herbicides you can buy will contain levels of toxic chemicals that can be kind of nasty around kids and pets. For a cheap alternative, the web site Do It Yourself recommends regular old vodka.

Buy the cheap stuff and fill up a decent spray bottle. When it’s sunny outside, give each weed a couple of squirts and it will start to shrivel up and die. Of course, this will kill grass too, so don’t go spraying this all over your lawn.

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