Isn’t vinegar a chemical? I boiled some water in my tea kettle and poured it on weeds in places I didn’t want them and was able to sweep them away after they dried. Perfect for weeds in sidewalk!

Will try this on the cracks in the driveway and sidewalk . Thanks for the DIY info .

Urine works as well and is free.

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Yes, I've used it too! It took care of mixed grasses in dirt/gravel along my foundation, where I do not want anything growing.

I tried this on my gravel driveway......full strength white vinegar and a drop of dish detergent in a spray bottle, in hot full sun. Tops turned brown, roots came rightt back up nice & green. Lot of work for nothing, it's a large driveway.
I am highly allergic to commercial weedkiller, so I now use gasoline. (Which i have on hand for the mower). I am not allergic to it & it works great, just put in a spray bottle....of course i never smoked.....

Thanks for the information. I do have this issue.

Vinegar was used for weed control years before the poison,toxic, horrible commercial weed killers were invented.

You can add a bit of salt to that, and some dishsoap, that tends to kill them quicker.

If this works I will be deeply in your debt. I have a paver driveway that is more than a 1,000 sq ft, and have spent multiple days weeding it with a knife in the past. I will definitely be trying this.

Do you expect to need to reapply yearly? I should imagine yes. Did you notice if it stained the pavers? Did you you just apply it to the plants you could see or did you try to hit all the seams?

Just the clear white vinegar we use to clean our hardwood floors I think.

Thanks!

I use 40% vinegar with citric acid added. Spray it on early on a sunny day. Poison Ivy will back down from it. Regular vinegar may control some grasses, but poured into the soil will kill all the beneficial insects and around 90 % of the good microbes.

You had much better luck than I did. I sprayed vinegar on a variety of grasses and weeds on my long gravel drive. A week later and everything is still thriving.