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Daisy142 Rome, GA Apr 29, 2008

Is there a safe to use weed killer for the vegetable garden?

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Apr 29, 2008

Boiling water and vinegar are both organic solutions, but both will also kill desirable plants so you need to be careful where you pour/spray. Vinegar is probably easier to control where it goes, with the boiling water if you take the time to pour it really carefully it probably won't be hot enough anymore to kill the weeds. Hand pulling is always an option too if things are packed in too close.

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RosemaryA Toronto, ON(Zone 5b) Apr 29, 2008

I think you'd be safer hand pulling or hoeing.

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HisWifeTiff Centralia, MO May 28, 2008

did I make a big mistake if I tilled everything in? Nothing had gone to seed yet.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) May 28, 2008

It depends on what kind of weeds you had. If they had taproots, they may come back, but if they don't then you should be fine. At the very least I'm sure you got rid of some of them, and then you can handpull any that come back later on (or spray them with vinegar, etc). When I gave Daisy advice earlier, I was assuming that she already had things planted in her veggie garden, and tilling obviously isn't a very good option at that point!

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HisWifeTiff Centralia, MO May 28, 2008

fingers crossed, and at least it losened everything up!

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