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03.05.2024 - 14:26 / thespruce.com / Christianna Silva
Spring brings with it plenty of joy and growth: blooming flowers, blossoming buds, and happy, vibrant green leaves sprouting from previously bare trees. But it also brings with it a battle, one we often face with stubborn weeds that seem to sprout up overnight, invading our gardens, sidewalks, and driveways. They can be difficult to prevent, seemingly impossible to keep, and challenging to keep at bay.
But one trend has been taking over the gardening community—it involves getting rid of weeds with nothing more than a drop of dish soap. But does it actually work?
Dozens of weed killers are on the market, but many of them are poisonous to people, plants, and pets, leading many gardeners to look for safer alternatives. Could the solution to your weed woes be lurking right in your kitchen cabinet? That’s right, dish soap, that humble hero of the kitchen sink, can also double up as an effective weed killer.
Inexpensive and you probably already have it under your kitchen sink, making it a budget-friendly option for weed control.
Using dish soap is relatively safe for the environment.
Dish soap is also a safer alternative for weed control since it isn’t toxic to people or pets.
May struggle to eradicate larger or more established weeds with deep root systems.
Risk of accidentally spraying and damaging nearby plants that you want to keep.
Not a long-term weed control solution, nor is it preventative.
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