DIY Miracle Grow and Roundup

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2. Leave out the ammonia if you're used horse shit

Otherwise you'll get plenty of leaves and no flowers or fruit. I honestly don't think the other ingredients are either necessary or will work. What you need are sources of phosphorus and potassium, which neither epsom salts nor baking soda provide.

The only alternatives to Roundup are hand weeding, using a hoe, and using thick mulch. My favorite mulch was straw, about 6 inches thick. It did break down over time and it was supposed to, adding plant material back to the soil. Be sure to use straw and not hay, hay has the grass seeds in it. My second favorite was eel grass collected along the beach. It was my second favorite because it took so long to collect and transport without a truck.