First Frugal Friday of May 2026

Welcome to Frugal Friday

My Frugal Week
On Monday I took another load of metal to the recycling center and ended up with 260 pounds of metal to be recycled. 
Afterwards I used the weed eater and trimmed the grass, cut down some small trees that were trying to grow back and hauled all the brush into the woods. 
My neighbor came over on Tuesday and gathered up some metal from the woods and one of the sheds. I told him he could have the money for this if he was willing to haul it off, so he did. Now those areas in the woods where Dad had stored some roofing tin are clear and look much better. 
This will be a short version of the blog this week, but I want to share a frugal recipe for weed killer for you. I’ve worked a lot in the yard this week, so this is fitting. 
Frugal Weed Killer
Say goodbye to pesky weeds in your garden with a homemade weed killer. Mix Dawn, lemon juice, and white vinegar in a spray bottle and apply it directly to weeds.
Ingredients:
32 ounces white vinegarDawn dish soap1/4 cup salt
Directions:
Measure out 32 ounces of white vinegar. Using a funnel, pour the measured vinegar into a spray bottle. White vinegar is an excellent natural herbicide due to its high acidity. It can effectively kill weeds without harming the environment.
Add a small dash of dish soap to the vinegar. Dish soap acts as a surfactant, helping the solution stick to the leaves of the weeds. It also breaks down the waxy surface of the weeds, making the solution more effective.
Measure out 1/4 cup of salt. Salt is a desiccant, which means it can draw moisture from the weeds, ultimately causing them to dry out and die. Add the salt to the spray bottle with the vinegar and dish soap.
Shake the bottle with vinegar, dish soap, and salt. Make sure the salt is dissolved in the solution.
Hold the squirt bottle a few inches away from the weeds and generously spray the solution onto the leaves and stems. Make sure you cover the weeds thoroughly. You'll start to notice results within a few hours. How was your week?

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Belinda 🫶 💕 Homemaker at Heart 💕 ~ Living within our Means ~My Linktree
~ She looketh well to the ways of her household ~Proverbs 31:27