​​How to Kill Grass in Flower Beds: 6 Foolproof Ways

23.06.2023 - 12:46 / hometalk.com

By Hannah Twietmeyer

Natural weed removal can be a lot of work, but it’s not impossible. If things have gotten out of hand with grass, especially, and it’s taken over your mulch and flowers, one look at your garden might prompt you to dial the nearest landscaping service. But not so fast — you’re actually able to kill off and control unwanted grass growth in a few natural ways.

From DIY natural herbicides to simple heat from the sun, we’ve rounded up six ways for you to kill grass in your flower beds to help make your garden the best-looking one on the block.

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Avid home cleaners know that vinegar works wonders all over the house. The natural solution is non-toxic, affordable, and has the power to kill off some common household bacteria, making it a spring-cleaning staple. If grass is a problem in your garden, a DIY vinegar herbicide can help fix that problem, too. 

Spritzing some distilled white vinegar on the unwanted patches of grass and weeds might be all you need to clear up your flower beds. Vinegar has a naturally acidic composition; it typically has a pH somewhere between two and three, meaning that it can effectively kill off organisms (in this case, grass) and be used as a disinfecting agent (via Healthline).

Using a spray bottle to apply vinegar directly to the problem areas in your garden will kill off visible weeds and grass, but it may not get to the root system — which means unwanted greenery could come back quickly. To reconcile this, create a stronger solution by adding one cup of salt per one gallon of distilled white vinegar (or a 1:16 salt-vinegar ratio). The salt will work with vinegar to dry out the root systems of grass and weeds.

Like vinegar, lemon juice is naturally acidic, with a