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My garden path was riddled with weeds – a 30p product already in my kitchen killed them in no time with zero pulling up
Scroll down to find out which gardening jobs you should tackle this July
A WOMAN has shared a 30p hack that killed her garden path weeds in no time at all.
Hazel's garden path was riddled with pesky weeds that were poking through the cracks between her slabs.
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Determined to get rid of them, the gardening fan went into her kitchen and boiled the kettle.
She then poured the boiling water straight onto her weeds.
As soon as you pour boiling water on the weeds, they should begin to wilt.
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This is because the extreme heat of the water will dehydrate the weed's root system.
Make sure to be extra careful when carrying out this method, as you could easily burn yourself with the boiling water.
Next, Hazel took some table salt, and poured it all over the weeds.
"This actually works", she said.
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After leaving the weeds for a day or two, Hazel returned to the path, and the weeds had died.
Hazel explained that the weeds will not grow back, as salt sterilises the ground, and prevents vegetative regrowth.
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What's more, salt is extremely cheap, and can be purchased for as little as 30p from the supermarket.
Be careful not to pour boiling water or salt over any plants that you do not want to harm, as they will also be killed with this method.
Hazel's hack has likely left many impressed, as her video (posted under the username ) has racked up 790,000 views on the video sharing platform.
July gardening jobs
The Sun's Gardening Editor Veronica Lorraine, has shared the tasks you need to tackle this July in your garden.
1. Prune Wisteria
You should only prune back Wisteria twice a year - and July - or mid summer - is one of those times. After flowering cut back long side shoots to around seven buds.five or six leaves.
2. Pinch out tomatoes
Your tomatoes should be really picking up - so pinch out all the side shoots without flowers - and remove all the leaves that are shading the tomatoes - this will give them maximum light and energy.
3. Keep weeding
Hand weeding and hoeing the surface of the soil will keep your weeds under check.
4. Feed Dahlias
To keep Dahlias flowering until Autumn, you must keep feeding them weekly with a liquid fertliser high in potassium - which encourages blooms.
5. Keep deadheading plants
Keep up with deadheading your bedding plants and perennials - so they keep coming back for the season. With roses make sure you're deadheading back to a set of five leaves, giving you the best chance of them flowering again.
6. Check on your pond
If you're lucky enough to have a pond - make sure it's clear of algae, which can really bloom when the sun beats down.
7. Feed your lawn
Whether that's with a liquid feed or granules. If you've chosen granules try to get them down before the rain comes, so they soak into the soil.
8. Tend to strawberry plants
Cut the leaves off strawberry plants after you've picked them - leaving the crown untouched - which should help with next years fruit.
9. Sow extra seeds
July weather is a great time to sow seeds as the warm soil and sunshine is great for germination. Try carrots, winter broccoli and other brassicas.
10. Move young plants into soil
Get any young plants you've got left in the greenhouse - like courgettes - into the soil.
TikTok users raced to the video's comments section to share their thoughts.
One person said: "I've been doing this for years!"
Another person said: "I'm going to try this on my gravel".
A third person said: "So useful, thank you for this".
A fourth added: "I'd need about 20 kettles for all of my weeds".
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"This hack saves you money on weedkiller, and it's non-toxic", she said.
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