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|    Terry Coombs to All    |
|    Re: PING T    |
|    07 Apr 19 17:28:39    |
      From: snag_one@msn.com              On 4/7/2019 4:05 PM, T wrote:       > On 4/7/19 8:47 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:       >> Would you please re-post your vinegar weed killer recipe ? I'm       >> trying to kill off the remnants of the wild blackberries and some       >> honeysuckle , plus a few just plain weeds . We finally gave up on the       >> wild berries , they're small , not that sweet , and the thorns are       >> like fighting a pack of bobcats .       >>       >       > Hi Terry,       >       > Certainly!       >       > In my 1 gallon pump spray canister, I add:       >       > 1 gallon of Walmart el-cheap-o white vinegar       >       > 2 big squirts of Seventh Generation Free and Clear (hand)       > dish washing soap.       >       > Shake (or your tube will get clogged with soap)       >       > Pump up the pressure       >       > Smother the offender.       >       > Notes:       >       > a) It does not work unless you have at least two       > hours left of sun light (not twilight)       >       > b) the ground must be dry, or the plants will ignore the       > vinegar and gets their water from the soil       >       > c) the 7th gen dish is the best insecticidal soap       > I have found. 15 second kill on squash bugs and       > earwigs. No fooling. The rest of the insecticidal       > soaps I have tried are jokes.       >       > d) rise out your canister's spray gun with fresh water       > or your will loose your springs and any other steal       > parts       >       > Let us know!       >       > -T       >        Will do , thanks !              --        Snag       Yes , I'm old       and crochety - and armed .       Get outta my woods !              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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