BEST METHOD OF KILLING WEEDS USING SALT

ron · Mar 12, 2001

Question I have had several people tell me that salt is the safest way of killing all kinds of weeds is this true...
If so what are the methods of using salt..
One method I was told about was first boil the water about one gallon then add one cup of regular table salt stir let cool down then put into the sprayer then go attack those nasty weeds..well I tryied this method and six days later the weeds are still there.....what can I do,,,I is there any other methods I can use with salt any info would be great thanks for your time....

MikeGA · Mar 12, 2001

Probably not enough salt, but I'm affraid it will kill everything that has roots coming in contact with it. I was told people are starting to use Amonium Nitrate to melt the ice and snow off sidewalks because it doesn't kill the grass from the runoff like salt does.

Eric ELM · Mar 12, 2001

Visit our new Lawnsite Sponsor since they use salt to kill weeds. http://www.rittenhouse.ca/ and click on E-ZEE Weeder and read about it.

ron · Mar 12, 2001

Ok I have checked out ridden house,they want you to buy that product,I only want to know the best way to kill weeds using salt

GroundKprs · Mar 12, 2001

Salt damages any living thing by drawing moisture out. Try it some time: bury your hand and forearm in a 50# bucket of any type of salt. By the time you notice any pain and withdraw your arm, you will have first degree, maybe second degree burns. Salt your steps in the winter, and let your dog or cat out the same entrance; then pay vet bills for the limping pet with burned feet. Let your toddler use same steps on hands and feet, and see the burns he gets on his hands in just one traverse of salted steps.

Salt to kill weeds????? Salt kills all plants by causing a reverse of the natural process that allows plants to draw lifegiving water from the soil solution. Extended drought stress = death. Perhaps very judicious application of very exact quantities of salt to certain plants would help to kill the target plant and not harm nearby ones. Sounds like a good project for a radical environmentalist with tons of time on his hands.

Mr.Ziffel · Mar 12, 2001

Ron, you need to realize that there are many different types of salt. You also need to know if you are required to be properly licensed in order to apply salt to kill weeds before you do it because if you do the wrong thing you could end up in a lot of trouble.

In looking over my state's pesticide listings I find the following types of salt, some of which may kill weeds and/or all living vegetation to which they are applied--It is really important that you know what they will do before you apply them.

Glyphosate - Isopropylamine salt, Sesquisodium salt, ammonium salt;
Picoloram potassium salt;
cacodylic acid sodium salt;
Sodium chloride [common table salt].

It is up to the applicator to know how much solution to mix, when to apply it and where to use it.

HINT: The label for RoundUp contains one or more of the above ingredients.

Good luck. Will

ron · Mar 12, 2001

So much info about plain ole salt.I guess I should start using round up only.

lee b · Mar 13, 2001

Glyphosate salt is one of the main ingredients in Round-up, so yes salt will definitely kill plants. Too much salt will sterilize dirt. When the Romans conquered Carthage, they salted their fields so that nothing could ever be grown there.

awm · Mar 13, 2001

There is a big difference between salt and roundup.
With roundup you can reseed after a wk or two.
With salt you can to but nothing will come up.

ron · Mar 13, 2001

OK thanks for that history info........on salt...

jeffex · Mar 13, 2001

if you look at the ingeredients on an ORTHO bottle they
are salt mixtured. They did the chemistry all you have

to do is follow directions. mix them exactly and more
is NOT better. voice of experience

jackcrowley · Jul 25, 2015

Our HOA has 1 mile of fence line between pasture land and the road. In July 2015 I purchased 1200 pounds of Cargill TopFlow sodium chloride fine ground I used a Scotts professional spreader on the max setting of 15. After 1 week all grasses and most weeds are dying. Crabgrass, thorny weeds and vines look fine. Will repeat this in 3 weeks and again this winter (2015-2016). Hoping this is enough. Spring 2016 will tell.

jackcrowley · Jul 25, 2015

Looking for a 5 year solution. I may have to reapply 1x per year, but that is fine, compared to every 3 mos of Eraser (Round Up equiv) and I can do this in 1/10th of the time.

easy-lift guy · Jul 25, 2015

ron said:
So much info about plain ole salt.I guess I should start using round up only.

Just make sure you secure your limited certification from the state to apply round up and get your insurance updated as well. FYI, anything you put down to kill your weeds is considered pest control in the state of Florida possibly with the exception of the safer products
easy-lift guy

recycledsole · Jul 25, 2015

Salt can be effective, but you need a lot of it. You can also mix it with vinegar. Also it will ruin the soil. I usually use it on stone/ patio/ brick surfaces.

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greendoctor · Jul 25, 2015

jackcrowley said:
Looking for a 5 year solution. I may have to reapply 1x per year, but that is fine, compared to every 3 mos of Eraser (Round Up equiv) and I can do this in 1/10th of the time.

Any trees or shrubs near this fence? There are a couple of herbicides for this job but you might need to be ROW certified to buy and apply them.

weeze · Jul 26, 2015

so what do you guys use to kill weeds that roundup will not kill? i have a few places i spray roundup then this tall weed grows while everything else is brown. i spray the weeds but the roundup doesn't kill it. the roundup makes the weed grow in the first place. :laugh:

i end up having to pull the weeds out by hand or use the trimmer to knock them down. they are very tough and hard to cut with the trimmer and there is usually ants making a home at the base of these weeds which is strange too.

looks just like the pic here:

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles...ticles/2012/10/19/herbicide-resistant-super-weeds-increasingly-plaguing-farmers

i guess it's called horseweed?

the thing is it doesn't come up until after you spray roundup. beforehand it's just normal weeds and grass. you spray it and everything is fine for a few months then this horseweed starts to come up once the summer time heat kicks in. :laugh:

Patriot Services · Jul 26, 2015

weeze said:
so what do you guys use to kill weeds that roundup will not kill? i have a few places i spray roundup then this tall weed grows while everything else is brown. i spray the weeds but the roundup doesn't kill it. the roundup makes the weed grow in the first place. :laugh:

i end up having to pull the weeds out by hand or use the trimmer to knock them down. they are very tough and hard to cut with the trimmer and there is usually ants making a home at the base of these weeds which is strange too.

looks just like the pic here:

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles...ticles/2012/10/19/herbicide-resistant-super-weeds-increasingly-plaguing-farmers

i guess it's called horseweed?

the thing is it doesn't come up until after you spray roundup. beforehand it's just normal weeds and grass. you spray it and everything is fine for a few months then this horseweed starts to come up once the summer time heat kicks in. :laugh:

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weeze · Jul 27, 2015

you mean the thing that death carries around? the sling blade thing? :laugh:

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