My all-natural weed killer uses something you’ll already have in the kitchen – and takes just seconds to apply
A GREEN thumb proved she knows the importance of a clean-cut, healthy garden.
She got rid of the spread of weeds in her yard by using something she already had in her kitchen cupboard.
As a mom who homeschools her kids and believes in a sustainable lifestyle, Brandy Lemire (@brandy_lemire) is dedicated to keeping her house both beautiful and toxin-free
She achieved both those things with her all-natural weed killer: baking soda.
After sprinkling the white powder atop the pesty plants so that her yard looked snow-covered, she explained in the video that you can do it this way, or you can mix the baking soda with vinegar and water to spray it on.
How exactly does this work?
“Baking soda kills weeds by drawing water from the plant cells, forcing the foliage to dry off,” she began in the video.
“The sodium bicarbonate is phytotoxic to plants and can control any type of weeds in lawns and gardens.”
Seven days later, she revealed how much the weeds had disappeared, saying that she was about to repeat the steps with another box of baking soda to target the remaining ones.
In her caption, Brandy broke down why her natural remedy is better than store bought ones.
“Pesticide exposure can be linked to cancer, endocrine disruption, reproductive effects, neurotoxicity, kidney and liver damage, birth defects, and developmental changes in a wide range of species.
“Exposure to pesticides can also alter an organism’s behavior, impacting its ability to survive.”
As for the hack’s impact on the surrounding flowers, Brandy said she hasn’t noticed that the baking soda kills anything nearby the weeds.