I have a MONSTER sized Jimpson Weed which I detest. I an]m cutting it back nightly but eventually want to kill it.
I looked at “WEED KILLERS” on Amazon, and the first 20 or so are Round Up. I am afraid of Round Up. Should I be? Or is there a better way to kill a monster sized plant?
Round-Up is as safe as you can purchase and still kill weeds. Please don’t drink it with lunch BS...
I’ll find my recipe for weed killer. It has vinegar and salt in it. It kills whatever you spray it on. Give me a day or two to find it.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/jimsonweed-control.htm
from link;
But before you try it at home, be aware that this Datura plant is extremely poisonous – as little as 10 ounces of plant materials can kill livestock; humans burning or ingesting various parts of this weed have died trying. This plant is easy to identify if you’ve seen it before, but if you haven’t, watch for thick, green to purple stems bearing deeply lobed or toothed leaves. A single purple or white, tube-shaped flower emerges from various spots near the leaf bases, expanding to reach between 2 and 4 inches in length. Jimsonweed is known for its pungent odor and aggressive summer growth. How to Get Rid of Jimsonweeds Jimsonweed control can be challenging, since seeds from past seasons can be brought to the surface while tilling. These seeds remain viable for up to a century, and with each pod producing up to 800 seeds, the sheer number of potential jimsonweeds is staggering. Fortunately, these plants are summer annuals and do not reproduce from root sections. When attempting to control jimsonweed in the lawn, regular mowing is often all that’s necessary. Once you’ve had jimsonweed on your property, it may take many seasons to kill off all the seeds, but keeping them mowed so short that they can’t produce new seeds will help you wear the stand out. Jimsonweed in the garden may need to be pulled by hand (wear gloves), or sprayed with an herbicide, like glyphosate, due to the alkaloids it releases from its roots – these compounds are very dangerous to many other plants. Pre-emergence herbicides can be applied to your garden spot before planting time if jimsonweed is a yearly problem.
Read more at Gardening Know How: Jimsonweed Control: How To Get Rid Of Jimsonweeds In Garden Areas https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/jimsonweed-control.htm
Try dumping a bunch of salt around it and watering it in?
Here’s a good article that talks about Roundup & also gives homemade recipes for weed killers:
A couple of things ....
Find “cleaning vinegar” - it’s white vinegar at a higher concentration than the white vinegar you find in the vinegar section at the grocery. I have found “cleaning vinegar” in the household cleaner section.
I saw one comment where using Epsom salts can actually ‘help’ weeds, believe it or not ... “Epsom salt will likely not kill your weeds. It may even help the weeds grow stronger, as the salts contain magnesium and sulfur. Magnesium is an element many weeds are missing, and epsom salts might rejuvinate weeds that would have been weaker. Sulfur, found naturally in the soil, will activate elements that will help the weeds, or plants, get stronger.” I have no idea if this is true or not - some folks swear by Epsom salts. I do know for sure that regular old table salt is not plant friendly.
IF you use Roundup (I do, on very tough weeds), the guy who wrote the Square Foot Gardening book(s) used “The Glove of Death” to apply weed killer in his garden that is packed with plants in fairly close quarters. The Glove of Death approach keeps the Roundup confined to the plant you are targeting - no spray or foam goes anywhere else. You would use a plastic glove first, to protect your hand(s), then put on something like a cheap cotton glove & put the Roundup on the glove, then use the glove to administer the weed killer to the plant - just grab the plant & run it through your gloved hand. It doesn’t take much to kill plants since the Roundup is “systemic”.
My niece had a plant that showed up growing happily & blooming in her compost pile just a couple of weeks ago & she didn’t know what it was - she put out the question to a couple of relatives who garden, myself included. When I got to looking at pictures, it looked like Jimson weed so I sent her the links & she confirmed that’s what it was & promptly terminated the plant. She’ll probably have more popping up - since somehow, the seed got into her compost.