The gardens are in full bloom right now, but it's not just the fox gloves and roses which are burgeoning out there. It's the pesky weeds as well. Nevermind though, there might be a solution as one woman took to social media to share a tip for ridding the garden of weeds.
With the cost of living crisis continuing to deepen, weed killer might be slipping further down the essentials list. It's quite expensive and can easily run into double figures, especially if you have a large garden. But one woman swears by the £1.18 solution, which uses regular household items, to get rid of weeds and they're things you probably already have in the cupboard, MEN reports.
Sharing the tip on a money-saving Facebook group, she said she came across the instructions for making your own weed killer at home using a litre of white vinegar, three large spoons of salt, three large spoons of washing-up liquid and a spray bottle. No weed can survive such a mixture, she claims.
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She already had most of the ingredients so just popped out to by two 59p bottles of vinegar from Home Bargains and that was that. The woman said: "My Mum was talking about the weeds growing up between the slabs on her driveway and path. Couldn't sleep the other night so started googling away."
She continued: "Came across this website detailing how to make your own weed killer at home. Bought the vinegar from Home Bargains (59p for 500ml) and she already had rest of the ingredients needed. £1.18 was all it cost, and after using it on Sunday she said it's the best weed killer ever! Hope this helps someone out."
Aldi sells 568ml bottles of white wine vinegar for just 32p, while Tesco is even cheaper at 29p, so next time it's fish and chip Friday, don't forget the weeds when you're adding vinegar to you chips.
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