Pro gardener shares the 55p secret that banishes weeds from your garden for good and it works a charm on driveways too
A GARDENING expert has shared a 55p hack for eliminating weeds from your patio and driveway for good.
Dr Janine Bowring shared the tip in a TikTok video which has gone viral, amassing over 100,000 views.
Posting under the account name @j9naturally, Janine said that a completely natural way of banishing this weeds is to use salt.
She recommended mixing the salt with water, pouring it on the weeds and watching it "work it's magic".
Dr Janine said: "It's going to kill those weeds so then they are easier to pull out.
"Or you can use a pressure washer to remove the weeds".
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Sharing more information on the hack, Harry Bodell, gardening expert at PriceYourJob said: "This method works by ultimately dehydrating weeds. Salt interferes with the weed’s ability to absorb essential nutrients such as potassium, magnesium and calcium.
"The disruption in nutrient uptake weakens the plant’s overall health, causing it to dry out from dehydration and die.
“The salt method prevents further growth of weeds. There are certain ions present in salt which can be toxic to plants.
“When accumulated in high concentrations, it interferes with natural processes such as photosynthesis, leading to cell damage and dehydration of the plant.”
Sharing how best to carry out the trick, Harry said: "Once you’ve prepared your salt solution, lightly pour the solution over gaps in between paving slabs on garden paths, specifically concentrating on areas that have weeds currently growing through.
“It’s important to do this on a particularly dry day so humidity and rain don’t wash away the solution.
“Overnight, the solution will work on drying out the plant to the root, making the weed easy to remove the next day.”
However, gardeners should be warned not to use the solution near any plants they want to keep, as it will kill off any plant that it touches.
This hack is super cheap, and salt can be picked up from Morrisons for just 55p.
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TikTok users raced to the comments section of Dr Janine's video to share their thoughts.
One person said: "Vinegar works too".
Another person said: "I use baking soda and kosher salt".
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A third person said: "Salt works awesome".
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