How To Use Vinegar For Gardening - The Dirt Doctor

The Dirt Doctor, Howard Garrett, explains how to use vinegar in your garden. More information at www.dirtdoctor.com.

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🥗 Using a good quality vinegar, such as organic apple cider vinegar, can enhance the taste of food, especially salads.

🌱 Adding a little vinegar, specifically apple cider vinegar, to the water when watering plants provides mild fertilizer benefits and helps clean up the water.

🌿 Vinegar, combined with orange oil and soap, can be used as a natural herbicide to kill weeds effectively.

🔬 The best vinegar to use for weed control is a 10 percent vinegar, often sold as pickling vinegar.

🍊 Orange oil, which is an extract of orange oil, can be added to vinegar for its herbicidal properties.

🧴 Liquid soap, like Dr. Bronner's, can be added to the vinegar and orange oil mixture to enhance its effectiveness as a herbicide.

🚿 The vinegar, orange oil, and soap mixture does not contain any water and can be applied using a pump-up sprayer.

Timestamped Summary

00:04 There are many uses for vinegar, including as a food.

00:11 Use a good quality vinegar like organic apple cider vinegar for salads.

00:19 Adding a little vinegar to each gallon of water when watering potted plants can provide mild fertilizer benefits to the soil and root system.

00:32 For a natural herbicide, mix 10 percent vinegar (or dilute stronger vinegar to 10 percent), one ounce of orange oil, and one ounce of soap per gallon of vinegar.

02:05 Shake the mixture well before using. It is a very effective herbicide and can be used with a pump-up sprayer.

02:52 Be careful not to spray it on good plants, as it is a contact killer for weeds.

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Q&A

What can vinegar be used for?

There are many uses for vinegar, including as a food ingredient, as a horticultural product for watering plants, and as a natural herbicide for killing weeds.

What type of vinegar is best for watering plants?

For watering plants, a good quality vinegar like organic apple cider vinegar is recommended.

How much vinegar should be added to water for watering plants?

One ounce of apple cider vinegar should be added to each gallon of water for watering plants.

How can vinegar be used as a natural herbicide?

Vinegar can be used as a natural herbicide by mixing it with orange oil and soap. One gallon of vinegar, one ounce of orange oil, and one teaspoon of liquid soap should be combined.

Is the vinegar herbicide mixture safe to use around plants?

The vinegar herbicide mixture is a contact killer and should not be sprayed on good plants. It is only effective on weeds.