Crabgrass Killer

Crabgrass Killer

Crabgrass Killer is effective at killing several of the most common species of weeds without serious injury to the turf.

From an environmental point of view, Crabgrass Killer is one of the safest herbicides on the market. It’s made from all-natural ingredients, none of which are harmful to your lawn, your pets, or your kids. The active ingredient is cinnamon, and the inert ingredients include baking soda, wheat flour, cumin, and corn flour.

It is one of the few selective organic weed killers. It’s a powder and used by wetting and then dusting the weeds you wish to kill. On summer grasses, it can be used across the entire lawn. During the hotter summer months, the grass in the very immediate area may turn slightly yellow temporarily, but no long-term damage will be done. The finer the dusting, the more effective it will.

In addition to the mentioned weeds, it seems to be effective on Virginia buttonweed, false strawberry and other fuzzy-textured weeds.

HOW TO MAKE THE HOMEMADE VERSION:

1 pound or 1 quart of baking soda (option – substitute potassium bicarbonate)

(option – cut the concentration of baking soda with a cup of wheat flour)

1-2 tablespoons of cinnamon

1 teaspoon of cumin