used motor oil

[jblnut]

Put down a couple pounds of Atrazine, a little Zidua SC and some SureStart and you won't have anything growing for a while ..... Heck if you're going through the trouble mix in a little Anthem and some Maverick to give it a little extra kick. Of course none of that stuff can be found at Walmart so good luck lol

Or just go to Home Depot and get some Roundup like the rest of the people that want to kill grass. If chemicals are handled and used appropriately they're just fine to use. Roundup alone has no residual so you'll need to find something labeled as "long lasting" or something like that to keep things from coming back.

 

[Doozer75]

In the woods of the Virginias, the crude oil just seeps out of the ground.
Many places just ooze oil. Nature is just flourishing all around.
There is a place and reason for everything, and one must use common
sense. But going full off the chart with self invented righteousness is
not going to win an argument or change the world.

-Doozer

 

[RaisedByWolves]

When I was a kid I remember the county oiling dirt roads to knock the dust down.

They did this at our campground too.

I walked behind the truck barefoot one day thinking it was funny for some kid like reason that my feet were getting caked with oily dust .

I forgot about doing this and ruined the sleeping bag I slept in that night.

 

[NUTTSGT]

There's been 2!

Back to one as both threads have been merged.

 

[Youngandfree]

somebody told me vinegar, will vinegar kille grass? apple cider or white

White is cheaper

 

[nadogail]

I have used old motor oil to paint wooden fences, you can watch the termites crawl out when the oil hits them.

 

[no704]

I one accidentally spilled a 5 gallon bucket of drain oil on one of my

eucalyptus trees it loved it!​

 

[Kuma601]

I've tried the mix of white vinegar and salt. It does work to some extent but not long term enough. The variety of spring weeds are stronger. The ants go crazy when sprayed and they stop moving after a few seconds.

Iodized or non-iodized salt?

 

[Youngandfree]

I've tried the mix of white vinegar and salt. It does work to some extent but not long term enough. The variety of spring weeds are stronger. The ants go crazy when sprayed and they stop moving after a few seconds.

Iodized or non-iodized salt?

You need a stronger vinegar.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Harris-30-1-Gallon-Vinegar-Liquid-All-Purpose-Cleaner/5013148033?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-lwn-_-ggl-_-LIA_LWN_127_Cleaning-_-5013148033-_-local-_-0-_-0&ds_rl=1286981&gclid=Cj0KCQiAxbefBhDfARIsAL4XLRq0XWRjn5yCbolFBlzOxnoYKP5cCXAFy4t07sEHaXWuH8xksxOiSHoaAsVeEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[mike93lx]

I've tried the mix of white vinegar and salt. It does work to some extent but not long term enough. The variety of spring weeds are stronger. The ants go crazy when sprayed and they stop moving after a few seconds.

Iodized or non-iodized salt?

Enough salt kills anything. Just ask the Romans

Iodine not necessary

 

[RoninB4]

When I was a kid I remember the county oiling dirt roads to knock the dust down.

-It was used county wide and maybe further around Times Beach, Missouri. Now a ghost town. I remember the off-ramp from the Intersate disappearing one year, the story soon surfaced.

Times Beach, Missouri - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Josh the IH guy]

somebody told me vinegar, will vinegar kille grass? apple cider or white

Vinegar will kill grass, but the stuff you buy from stores is pretty weak. You can get highly concentrated vinegar on amazon. Mix it with salt in your sprayer until the salt is dissolved. I have a 4 gallon sprayer, and use 1 gal vinegar, and 1 cup of table salt, mixed with water. It will kill grass/weeds for a few years. If your trying to kill brush or saplings, use 2 cups of salt.

 

[Josh the IH guy]

Yes, oil will kill grass. Especially when mixed with diesel fuel. Back in the day, my grandpa would just dump it out around his shop. Nothing would grow there. Stop by any old diesel mechanic shop and you will see the same.

 

[The Tool Tyrant]

The oil came out of the ground, so as I see it, he's just putting it back where it came from...recycling it.

 

[mike93lx]

The oil came out of the ground, so as I see it, he's just putting it back where it came from...recycling it.

This one trick scientists hate

 

[SmackinHondas]

Don't water you grass with oil, that's silly. Dump it down rat/mouse holes. It'll dispatch the rodents and put the oil back in the ground where it came from for future generations to extract and enjoy.

Yes, we'll all enjoy it in our drinking water! Good job.

 

[Magnum440d100]

My grampa used to dump used oil along the fenceline, where the oleanders were. “WERE”. The reason I say “were” is because 25 years of doing that, and they were HUGE and HEALTHY. When he passed away in 2013, we stopped that practice, and the oleanders died shortly after.

Weird how that works.

 

[bluedog225]

Vinegar is satisfying. Get to watch it die pretty quick.

 

[Jeepster04]

The oil came out of the ground, so as I see it, he's just putting it back where it came from...recycling it.

Do you use the bathroom in your mouth?