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Is there anything worse than having a polished, stunning garden after tending to it for months than spotting a bunch of weeds growing on the borders and in paving cracks?

It’s not ideal.

However, as many of us are becoming environmentally-conscious gardeners, we want to avoid old-school weeding tactics like weedkiller sprays filled with chemicals which are harmful to both the plants and critters that live in our gardens.

The weedkiller that can be found in your kitchen

While we’re avoiding chemicals, there is one free weedkiller available to us:

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