Dear friends, can you give me some guidance?

[Paper Roses]

Between my house and that of my neighbor there is an area that grows not much but weeds. Every year, I tackle them with a solution to kill the weeds. Last yer I paid a young man to help me spread the fabric weed barrier on the area plus adding 7 big buckets of crushed stone. Still weeds. My fault in one part, we did not overlap the fabric, just butted it up. Well, I have a ton lots of weeds again and it is time to go out with my solution to kill them:
In 2 gallon sprayer,
1 Gallon vinegar,
1 Cup salt
2 Tablespoons Dawn dish soap.

My question of the day, since I have not enough of table salt now, can I dissolve Kosher salt as a substitute for the table salt? I could dissolve the Kosher salt in the vinegar before finishing with the rest of the water and the soap. I know this solution is safe, my question is about the Kosher salt. Saves me a long trip to a store for a container of salt if this would work.
The weather is finally drying out so I'm ready to tackle this job. (again).
Any advice would be appreciated.spraying the area.

[Cracklin Charlie]

1. I say yes.

Use the coarse salt.

[cbabe]

2. Salt is salt. Also try cardboard or newspapers instead of weed cloth as most are plastic.

[jmbar2]

3. Thanks for this post

I have a similar problem and had not seen this recipe before. Makes complete sense. Gonna try it.

[Emile]

4. If it is a shaded area, I would put out a hosta garden.

[LakeArenal]

12. My thought too.

[TigressDem]

5. I don't spray weeds. Allergic to a lot of the products.

I have a weed hound that grabs them by the root so they can't come back at least.

My grand kids like to use it, 10 cents a weed usually gets about 20-30 pulled for the youngest.

I'd probably have to raise it to 25 cents to get the older ones to do it still.

[cbabe]

6. If you have planting plans, do not use salt. Mint is good for shade and will spread like crazy. Use

in your after-gardening iced tea.

[Alsteen]

7. Weeds?

Maybe you could try not to think of them as weeds but more as native plants that are beneficial for the local insect population. Salt the earth? uh, maybe not. I imagine that there is a native plant nursery somewhere close by. You could try them. Cardboard and newspaper work well but they should have already been there before the winter solstice. A thick layer of mulch helps too.

[Mr.Bill]

8. That's a good formula for the sprayer.

Make sure after you spray, put some hot water in the sprayer and clear out the nozzle. Salt tends to crystalize in it and clogs it up.

[TigressDem]

9. I agree HOSTAS keep weeds out. Found a list of a few more, not sure what your area is like.

The lists overlap, but the first one has pictures

https://www.richardjacksonsgarden.co.uk/five-plants-smother-weeds/


https://thebackyardpros.com/best-ground-cover-plants-to-prevent-weeds/

[packman]

10. Best for natural weed control - and you can use the milk

[Bayard]

11. Sow some wildflower seeds

Especially milkweed for Monarch butterflies. Sit back and enjoy your natural habitat.

[SharonClark]

13. If it's all rock then you can burn it out.

After you get rid of the weeds, put down Preen so new weeds don’t germinate.