Keeping weeds out of gravel and concrete can be difficult. You don’t want to kill the grass around the area, but pulling the weeds out naturally is back breaking and time consuming. Sure, there are tons of weed killers on the market, but most are extremely expensive. Plus, who knows what kinds of chemicals you might be breathing in. Fortunately, there is a cheap and simple solution that’s way easier! Courtenay at the Creek Line House Blog clues us in:
Table salt is the most obvious and natural weed killer and preventer ever. The idea of using salt appealed to me because it’s so darn simple and so darn cheap too. And it really works! Well, how quickly and how effectively it works depends on a few things. It works by completely dehydrating the plant, so a nice hot sunny day really speeds up the process Never salt in an area where you hope to have things grow in the future! That’s why it’s also a weed preventer.