The Magic of White Vinegar

I have a nice little front yard perfect for a lawn but its all clover. There are some patches on really fast growing, ugly grass. Well, at least clover is green.

I use vinegar to clean the odor out of my top loading washing machine. When i moved into the house it reeked. I told my roommates that my clothes smelled after using it and i couldn't stand it. They all said I was crazy. It was the liquid softener that had built up and... basically festered. disgusting.

I also use vinegar to clean my coffee machine. But yes, my entire house then smells of boiling hot vinegar.

I remember my mom making me clean all our storm windows with vinegar. Fun. Thanks mom.

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Originally Posted by SadieKate

What? Just pour it on full strength? What about the grass or other vegetation?

And will you come help me with a midnight raid on a neighbors' yard?

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do you live next door to me?? :eek:

I've discovered that you can only eat so many dandelions. Also, they are not as bad as blackberries, which are not as bad as English Holly and English Ivy...

I'm going to try to take a musty smell out of an antique dresser i just bought by painting the inside unfinished wood with vinegar... wish me luck.

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Originally Posted by Biciclista

I've discovered that you can only eat so many dandelions. Also, they are not as bad as blackberries, which are not as bad as English Holly and English Ivy...

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So true!

And every time we see english ivy on our bike rides, my husband suggests we buy it to cover this one area of our yard! I keep telling him it's no longer sold in Oregon, but he won't listen to me. ;)

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Originally Posted by GLC1968

So true!

And every time we see english ivy on our bike rides, my husband suggests we buy it to cover this one area of our yard! I keep telling him it's no longer sold in Oregon, but he won't listen to me. ;)

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no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek::eek::eek: you have to convince him of how evil it is.

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Originally Posted by FunSize

I remember my mom making me clean all our storm windows with vinegar. Fun. Thanks mom.

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Ah, the smell of vinegar on a hot summer day! My grandmother used to have me clean her windows with newspaper and vinegar. As an adult I buy Windex, and just feel wasteful :rolleyes:

The weed that won't die ... is DEAD. :D :D :D :D

Thank you for reminding me about vinegar! I now have a pail full in my garage. Weeds go in and they don't come out.