mr.d Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 DIY ways to fight weeds and more answers to your gardening questions TODAY, JUNE 17, 2015------There are few things that gardeners can't bear to see upon revisiting a recently planted bed of flowers: an invasion of weeds, or even worse, the absence of beautiful petals. But frustration will soon be a thing of the past with these easy tips, guaranteed to help you repel those common gardening issues. Jamie Durie, horticulturist and host of "Outback Nation" visited TODAY Wednesday to tackle all of your growing concerns. How to keep animals from eating your garden Play Video Q: Can you suggest some natural solutions to fight weeds? Go organic if you can! Don't apply too many chemicals. Try the natural weed killer recipes below. Spray the mixture on your weeds and they should soon curl up and die. Recipe 1 Mix four cups of salt in one gallon of water. Put the solution in a spray bottle and use on weeds. Recipe 2 Mix equal parts of vinegar, cheap gin, lemon juice and water. Put the solution in a spray bottle and use on weeds. Q: What advice can you offer to deter animals without harming them? Look for plants that either discourage animals or taste bad to them. They'll be less likely to nibble next time. Fish fertilizer is another easy fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 The only way to successfully deal with weeds is to drink the gin until you think that they are beautiful. spaghettiwasted, WMJ77, hipower and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMJ77 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 ^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old3dogg Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Spectacide is man's best friend. Gin's good too. lavender 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Spectacide is man's best friend. Gin's good too. Just so you don't get them confused. I'm fairly sure that gin will not kill weeds but I'm not sure what Spectricide would do to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junk Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I drink the Gin,,,Shoot the animals and dont care about the weeds. There you go. hipower and Spygirl06 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I just put newspaper down and cover it with mushroom compost but you could use anything that you want to till back into the soil. I am thinking leaves would be great not the first year but second. I have piles of leaves that have been composting a bit(lol just lying in the woods where my wife threw them.) She has a vac(It is a leaf blower and vac.) that she uses to suck them up into and into a garbage can and then dumps them. They are shredded nice and compost quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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