Get a large gallon jug of distilled white vinegar.
Weeds growing in gutters.
Gutters can become the perfect spot for weed and tree seeds to germinate.
Not only will the dirt and plants block the flow of water away from your home but they will also break down the gutters leaving behind holes and cracks.
White vinegar kills and keeps away sidewalk weeds.
3 wacky tricks for cleaning gutters plus 1 good idea all in an effort to avoid climbing that ladder and cleaning those gutters homeowners have come up with some pretty unorthodox techniques.
Do not dilute the vinegar.
This year my husband casually mentioned that he wondered if he could use our new to us pressure washer to clean the gutters.
It s easier than you think for the condition of your gutter system to deteriorate to the point where weeds can actually grow and thrive in them.
It s that time of year when weeds in gutters grow rapidly and can actually look quite pretty.
If your gutters don t slope down enough towards the downspout water will drain more slowly during a rainstorm.
How does this happen.
Weeds are growing in my gutters.
While most of what will take root in your gutters will be weeds other plants and even trees can nestle down inside that soil.
Be sure to leave the vinegar on the weeds do not rinse away.
Also called wood sorrel oxalis is a perennial weed that looks a lot like clover except with yellow flowers.
Pour the vinegar straight on the sidewalk weeds.
Weeds can actually grow rather tall in the gutters.
Move them as needed to areas where aphids are attacking new growth.
This causes leaves and other debris to build up in your gutters.
By carol culkin reecenichols real estate agent with reecenichols real estate 00244377 email short url share.
Seems i spend so much time helping other people find homes or sell their houses that i have neglected my own.
It s surprising how well they grow given that they are sitting in just 2 or 3 inches of gutter debris that might have built up since the gutters were last cleared out.
Ask me how i know this.
September 05 2008 11 19 am.
It forms a dense low growing mound that spreads by seed stem fragment or underground.