Organic weed killer for around vegetables

vicwatson

Anyone know a recipe for a homemade one or a brand name for a shop bought one that I can use around vegetables?

Harry Palmr

There is only one proper organic weed killer - your hands and knees (okay that's four)!

Other methods are salt, white vinegar and hot soapy water sure you can buy stuff that's sold as organic but I've no idea how good they are.

New Home

You can use mulch (lots of it, just leaving gaps for the veggies) or those black sheets sold for that purpose. Something that would block out the light would do great, even large cardboards that would eventually break down into the soil.

You could also ring one of the many organic producers and ask them what they do. For instance, https://www.theorganiccentre.ie/ might be able to give you some pointers. (no affiliation)

vicwatson

Harry Palmr wrote: »

There is only one proper organic weed killer - your hands and knees (okay that's four)!

Other methods are salt, white vinegar and hot soapy water sure you can buy stuff that's sold as organic but I've no idea how good they are.

Except for mares tail which I read shouldn’t be pulled?

Probably should have said that it doesn’t necessarily have to be organic, just want something that’s safe to use around veg, should have said that really.

New Home

It depends on how friendly you are with them. :pac:

If you mean equisetum, it's great when left to macerate in water and used as a fertiliser (just like nettles). It does stink to high heaven, though.

gozunda

vicwatson wrote: »

Except for mates* tail which I read shouldn’t be pulled?

Mares* ahem. The other is something else entirely...

vicwatson

Should have called it by it’s other name - horses tail :D

_Brian

You will find nothing remotely safe for a veg patch that will kill mares tail, it’s a very hard weed to control.

You can definitely pull it, just burn what you pull rather than dumping or composting it.