Vinegar, soap, and salt: three simple ingredients to prevent weeds from growing in the garden.

VODKA
Vodka is also an excellent alternative for eliminating volunteer plants. To do this, mix a little vodka with a tablespoon of dish soap and spray the mixture on the areas you want to treat during sunny days. You’ll say goodbye to those weedy plants littering your flagstones and garden paths.

CORNMEAL
This flour is considered a weed control and will prevent seeds from germinating. Sprinkle it on weed-covered slabs; at the same time, it will prevent these weeds from growing back in those areas.

BICARBONATE
Like cornstarch, baking soda helps control weeds. This biodegradable white powder dissolves into cracks while exerting its effect on the soil. After a few days, these unwanted plants will be just a bad memory.

BOILING WATER
An economical and environmentally friendly method, boiling water is considered particularly effective for eliminating weeds. Within an hour of pouring it over the areas to be treated, the weeds lose their vitality and dry out. The next day, it’s easier to remove them with just a broom.

Furthermore, vegetable cooking water also makes it possible to accomplish this particularly arduous task. Simply collect the filtered vegetable water and pour it over the weeds. Pasta water, like vegetable water, also acts as a natural herbicide. By pouring this water over gravel or patio slabs, you’ll say goodbye to all harmful plants. Finally, another method is to use potato cooking water , which acts in the same way and fights weeds.

WEEDING TORCH
Considered practical and effective, this method is a thermal weeding method that heats the water contained in plant cells to burn and char them. This technique also eliminates moss, insects, and fungi. However, avoid using this thermal weeding method on poison ivy or other poisonous plants, as you risk inhaling the toxic oils that may be released.

NEWSPAPAER
As unusual as it is, the newspaper method seems to be devilishly effective. Start by moistening the soil and then lay a thick layer of newspaper over it, moistening it thoroughly before covering it with mulch. Besides being a great way to recycle, this trick helps smother weeds and prevent them from growing back. Mulch can also protect your plantings from weeds. Plastic is another way to protect your vegetable garden from weeds.

MULCH
Weed-infested areas can be covered with planting mulch to prevent weeds from coming into contact with the soil. Another function of mulch is to prevent underground seeds from reaching sunlight and germinating.