Earth’s Ally Weed & Grass Killer is a non-selective, ready-to-use herbicide. Powered by sea salt, it quickly kills common weeds to the root and offers a safer alternative to harsh chemicals when used as directed. Earth’s Ally kills common weeds, including broadleaf, crabgrass, dandelion, clover, ivy, chickweed and many more. When used as directed, Earth’s Ally delivers visible results in 3 hours and has been proven to kill weeds to the root, so you won’t end up treating the same weed repeatedly.
For best results, use Earth’s Ally on a dry, sunny day. Shake the bottle to thoroughly mix the ingredients and saturate the weeds you want to eliminate using the stream setting, not mist. Apply generously to both the leaves and base of the weed so the sea salt makes its way to the root. Do not use during rainfall or when weeds are wet. Avoid overspray on desirable plants.
I cant say my results using this product rival the results of another major brand of chemical based weed killers, but I can see some results in 24 hours.
Its basically a mixture of salt water and vinegar which you can make for yourself for a great deal less than the price this product sells for.
But if you don’t want to mess with making it and want to buy a pre made product that is safe around pets and people this will work for you. You may need more than one application to achieve full desired results.
I use other brand name products that are to do the same thing, kill vegetation. They don’t use sea salt as a means but a more harsh chemical that could be a carcinogen if not used with the right protection. This product, because it doesn’t have those kind of chemicals, was appealing. I did a couple of test spots to see how it worked for me. It worked okay but I needed to treat the grass I was testing twice to get it to work. I know that’s not the case with the other products thus I discounted the stars. I didn’t have any more difficult weeds to test but question if this product can handle the really tough weeds. I’d wished the product would be designed to go after grass and not other plants like shrubs. That would seem to be a better fit for this product.
I must admit I was really excited to try Earth’s Ally Weed and Grass Killer. Having a product made in the USA, bee safe, and more environmentally than glyphosate is important to our family. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the results I was hoping for. I soaked the weeds and grass along one of our fence lines three times. Each application was 2 to 3 days after the last application. I made sure to shake the bottle well before using. Each time I sprayed was in the afternoon with temperatures in the 90s. Some of the grass and couple of broad leaf weeds have turned slightly brown but none of them are dead.
The product is nicely put together and easy to use. Comes with an effective spray that you can just plug in, and start using. Unfortunately, the weed killer liquid itself isn’t as successful as I hoped it would be. The instructions say that I should see results in 3 hours, but its been a couple of days and the weeds looking pretty alive. However, it did have a caveat that stronger weeds will take multiple applications. On day 3, I noticed that the areas where the spray touched actually does dry up (see pic), so eventually the outer edges of the leaves will also dry up I guess. If you want quick results, I think you will have to spray every leaf, rather than just the roots as I had done. This will use up quite a large amount of product though.
I have mixed feelings about this weed killer. It seems to work, with the caveat that if it rains after applying you’ll need to start again. That’s what I’ve been running into while trying it. I’d apply Earth’s Ally earlier in the day and then later in the day it would rain. When this happens, it washes away and stops working. I always compare weed killers to Roundup. Earth’s Ally is safer for the environment than Roundup, and that’s a good thing. But if you want something that consistently kills weeds, even under less than ideal conditions, Roundup still works better. I sprayed a patch of weeds in my driveway with Roundup on the left and Earth’s Ally on the right. Both started killing the weeds. Then that evening it rained. As I monitored the area I found that after the rain Roundup kept killing the weeds but Earth’s Ally washed away. So take home message is that it works, but you have to make sure things stay dry or you’ll need to reapply.