DIY | Make Natural Herbicides

09 Homemade Herbicide Recipes

(1) Vinegar based multipurpose herbicide

Ingredients:

• Vinegar – 1 gallon
• Table salt – 1 cup

Method of Preparation:

• Pour the vinegar into a pail and then add the table salt.
• Stir the solution well until the salt is all dissolved.

Your herbicide is now ready for use, so fill a spray bottle with it.

    Since most herbicides such as this one are non-selective, it is important that you direct the spray onto only onto the plants you consider a nuisance; the weeds. Usually when you make little amounts of herbicide for use in a spray bottle, the target is your flower garden, kitchen garden, or even the pavements in your home compound. Otherwise, to clear weeds in a big portion of land, you need to make more herbicide by increasing your ingredients.

(2) Vinegar-Dish soap based herbicide

Ingredients:

•  Vinegar – 1 gallon
•  Liquid dishwasher soap – 1 tablespoon
•  Table salt – 1 cup

Method of Preparation:

Use the same procedure used in the first recipe.

(3) Salt based herbicide

Ingredients:

•  Baking salt – 3 tablespoons
•  Table salt – 1 tablespoon
•  Lemon juice – ⅓ cup
•  Warm water – 3 cups

Method of Preparation:

Mix the baking salt, table salt and lemon juice and stir.

After that add in the warm water and stir a bit more just to ensure all the salts are dissolved. 

That is all you need to do and your natural herbicide is ready for use. Also because this herbicide has some lemon juice in it, it could keep off some pests.

(4) Citrus oil based herbicide

Ingredients:

• Citrus oil – 2 cups
• Liquid dishwasher soap – 3 tablespoons
• Warm water – 1 cup

Method of preparation:

• Put the warm water into a bowl.
• Pour the dishwasher soap into the warm water and stir.
• Add the citrus oil into the soap mixture and stir.

Your homemade herbicide is now ready, and you can put it into a spray bottle for use.

(5) Coconut oil based herbicide

Ingredients:

• Coconut oil – 3 cups
• Vinegar – 1 cup
• Lemon juice – 1 cup

Method of Preparation:

• Pour the vinegar into a bowl.
• Add lemon juice and stir.
• Then add the coconut oil into the mixture and stir.

That is all that is required to prepare a safe effective coconut oil based herbicide.

(6) Oil based herbicide

Ingredients:

• Citrus oil – ½ cup
• Coconut oil – ½ cup
• Vinegar – ⅓ gallon

Method of Preparation:

Mix the two oils well and then pour in the vinegar and mix.

You can use a hand spray to apply it onto the weed area.

(7) Herbicide with vegetable mix

Ingredients:

• Vinegar – ½ gallon
• Garlic – ⅓ cup
•  Hot peppers – ⅓ cup
• Warm water – 1 cup

Method of Preparation:

• Blend the pepper and the garlic or crush them in a food processor.
• Add the warm water into the vegetable mixture and stir.
• Pour the mixture into a jar.
• Finally add in the vinegar, mix well and leave the mixture to rest

for a day before you can use it.

you can use a spray bottle to apply the herbicide onto the weeds.

(8) Clove oil-Lemon herbicide

Ingredients:

• Clove oil – 1 cup
• Citrus oil – ⅓ cup
• Lemon juice – 2 cups

Method of Preparation:

Mix all the ingredients and your natural herbicide, which is also capable of repelling pests, will be ready for use.

(9) Vegetable-Oil herbicide

Ingredients:

• Coconut oil – 1 cup
• Clove oil – 1 cup
• Crushed garlic – ½ cup
• Onions – 2
• Ground hot pepper – ⅓ cup

Method of Preparation:

Mix all the ingredients in a blender and process them.

Pour them out once they are well mixed and they will serve to

destroy weeds as keep pests away