Chemical weedkillers have a reputation for being extremely effective.
You are therefore inevitably tempted to use them to weed your garden or your paths.
The big downside is that these products are also terribly harmful for our planet, our neighborhood, our animals, but also for ourselves.
Fortunately, there are a host of 100% natural alternatives that are quite effective, easy to prepare and very inexpensive.
Baking soda, potato water... Discover 12 tips for making natural and effective weed killers that are super easy to make:
To start, we're going to give you a good old trick from grandma.
When boiling potatoes, don't throw boiling water down your sink...
...because this water is a powerful natural weed killer!
Take out your potatoes and pour the water over the weeds in your driveways.
And you will be rid of it!
Namely, the higher the starch concentration, the more effective the weedkiller will be. Check out the trick here.
Another grandmother's trick that has proven effective as an effective weed killer is the use of pasta water.
Indeed, boiling salt water from your pasta is a very effective natural weedkiller.
Salt helps sterilize your floors by preventing micro-organisms from growing.
And boiling water allows it to create a thermal shock capable of eliminating plant cells.
So take advantage of this almost free bargain to get rid of weeds in your garden. Check out the trick here.
Baking soda is an ideal weed killer that few people know about.
And that's a shame!
Indeed, this magic and eco-friendly powder works wonders in weeding your driveways, terraces or pavers.
In addition, the bicarbonate is very easy to use.
Mix 70 g of baking soda for 1 liter of boiling water then pour over the areas to be weeded.
Says our grandmothers, do this operation once or twice a year.
Less known to the general public, basil essential oil has serious advantages for weeding your garden.
Its insecticidal and fungicidal properties make this substance an effective ingredient for suppressing the most recalcitrant weeds.
The process is once again very simple.
Just put a few drops in your watering can and a little liquid soap to "bind" the preparation.
All that remains is to pour the mixture over the herbs to be weeded and you're done!
Good at first sight, it does not really want...
And yet, nettle manure is ideal for effectively and ecologically weeding your garden.
Known and much appreciated by gardeners, this decoction works wonders thanks to its properties.
Be careful though, this natural weed killer is only effective if it is well dosed, because nettle manure is rich in nitrogen and can become toxic for your plants.
Use 1 kilo of nettles for 10 liters of water with a maceration time between 15 and 30 days.
In this way you will have a perfect weedkiller against weeds.
Do you want a homemade grandmother's trick for effective weeding?
Mix 5 liters of water, 1 kg of iodized salt and 200 ml of white vinegar.
Spray on the affected areas full of weeds and when they have turned yellow, pull them out.
This method is widely used in the world of gardening.
Why ? Because salt and vinegar are 2 harmful ingredients for weeds. Check out the trick here.
If you have a fireplace and wood ashes in winter, remember to keep it, because it is worth gold!
Wood ash has many uses that no one knows about and it has weed killing properties.
Grandma's trick that will work wonders in your garden is to use a natural wood ash weed killer!
Be aware that this residue has the effect of modifying the pH (Hydrogen Potential) of the earth, which naturally eliminates lawn moss.
So if your lawn is infested with moss, use this substance so that it disappears easily. Check out the trick here.
Here is a technique as old as the world, but terribly effective to limit the proliferation of weeds.
Make a false seedbed!
This consists of preparing your soil as if the goal were to sow seeds when nothing will be put in the ground.
Once the soil has been worked, you will see weeds appear shortly after germination.
It is then enough to easily remove the weeds as soon as they appear.
Your soil will then be clear of all weeds and ready to receive good crops.
Angelica manure is perfect for naturally weeding the vegetable garden and flower beds.
To prepare your weedkiller manure, follow this simple, but extremely effective recipe.
Take 1 kg of angelica leaves and coarsely chop them.
Then put them in a 10 liter bucket of water in the sun.
Leave to macerate for about 10 days.
Your weedkiller potion is ready when no more bubbles appear in the liquid.
Then filter your preparation and pour over the weeds.
Once yellowed, all you have to do is tear them off.
White vinegar is the ultimate weedkiller for areas not intended for cultivation such as driveways, patios, and gravel.
It has the advantage of being a contact herbicide, that is to say that it only burns the aerial parts with which it is in contact.
This prevents it from seeping into plant tissues like commercial chemicals do.
Therefore, it does not weed to the root.
Its use is very simple and effective!
Just mix 50% white vinegar with one part water and spray your composition on the weeds. Check out the trick here.
Do you know green manures?
These are plants such as phacelia, clover, mustard, buckwheat, marigolds, marigolds...
They have the particularity of producing toxic substances against weeds.
This allows you to effectively combat their proliferation and much easier to maintain flower beds and areas set aside for plants and shrubs.
Preventing the proliferation of weeds requires good mulching.
To do this, make sure you have removed all weeds and their roots from the area concerned.
Then mulch with grass clippings, pine bark or wood chips.
Thus, the weeds cannot grow back, because they are deprived of light.
In addition, it will give a very pleasant aesthetic effect to your garden.
