Who needs RoundUp when you have some vinegar?
A Great Leap Forward initiative launched by Mao Zedong and known as the Four Pests campaign involved a Chinese effort to kill flies, mosquitoes, rats and sparrows.
Trenton could use any initiative that seeks elimination of weeds, mattresses, abandoned houses and removal of political leaders who implement selfish interests and back-biting behaviors.
Big news on the weed front as a conversation with my son’s stepfather delivered a natural way to kill weeds. “Vinegar,” he said, “plus some salt and dish detergent.”
Sam promised results within hours of spraying weeds and a real kill zone in 24 hours.
An online search delivered a mixture combination of one-half gallon of vinegar, one-half cup of salt and two tablespoons of dish washing detergent.
A personal interest wanted death to weeds that grow in between sidewalks
or along curb edges. Okay, this hardly matched chemical success of say, Marie Curie, but once weeds were sprayed, could not wait to see what happened.
Success. In just several hours weeds sprayed with the mixture began losing their green color. And 24 hours after the spritzing? Completely brown and apparently pushing up daisies, so to speak.
Made a gallon of natural weed killer for less than $3. And, it’s all natural.
With these positive results, a Death to All Weeds campaign on our block became the latest idea to improve our portion of Franklin St. in the city’s Chambersburg section.
If readers have other natural homemade ways to kill weeds, send your information.