This article also discusses making home-made weed killer from vinegar and soap, but be careful when applying it... Don't apply to flowering plants, and apply at night after the bees have gone home.

#EcoFriendly and #EnvironmentallyFriendly #WeedKiller: Does It Exist?

By Stephanie Osmanski
Updated July 20 2020,

Excerpt:
"Another eco-friendly alternative to weed killer is enlisting the help of animal friends. Good for the environment and entirely non-toxic, goats can scarf down any unwanted weeds from #kudzu, #OrientalBittersweet, and #ailanthus to #MultifloraRosa, #JapaneseHoneysuckle, and mile-a-minute.

"In fact, some companies — such as #Ecogoats and #GoatsEatWeeds — even rent out goats to homeowners that want eco-friendly help controlling their unwanted noxious weeds. Because a goat’s least favorite food is grass, a goat will eat everything else first before munching on your lawn."

Read more:
https://www.greenmatters.com/p/eco-friendly-weed-killer

#SolarPunkSunday #Gardening #Weeds #GoatGoals #Goats #YardGoats #InvasiveWeeds #HireAGoat

Eco-Friendly and Environmentally Friendly Weed Killer: Does It Exist?

Does eco-friendly weed killer actually exist? Allow us to break it down.

Green Matters
The honeysuckle is starting to bloom more giving the local insects a chance to feed #honeysuckle #japanesehoneysuckle #hoverfly #marmaladehoverfly #iphonephotography
The honeysuckle is starting to bloom more giving the local insects a chance to feed #honeysuckle #japanesehoneysuckle #hoverfly #marmaladehoverfly #iphonephotography

My state’s general assembly just passed a bill banning the sale of various invasive species. By a landslide 124-19 🤩 See? You can get conservation work done, even in purple and red states. Yay!

No more sale of all varieties of Japanese honeysuckle, sericea lespedeza, perilla mint, burning bush and Callery pear

https://www.stlpr.org/news-briefs/2025-05-15/missouri-passed-ban-selling-callery-pears-invasive-plants

#Missouri #InvasiveSpecies #conservation #JapaneseHoneysuckle #BushHoneysuckle #SericeaLespedeza #PerillaMint #burningbush #callerypear #BradfordPear

Missouri just passed a ban on selling Callery Pears and other invasive plants

The Missouri legislature approved a law that would prohibit the sale of multiple invasive plants, including burning bush and Callery pear.

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Just Out and About

📷 Canon R50 Mirrorless - Canon EF-S 18-135mm Lens - ISO: Auto - Aperture: f/6.3 - Shutter Speed: Varied

#Photo #Photography #flowers #Closeups #CranesbillGeranium #DogRose #PincushionFlower #JapaneseHoneysuckle #GiMP #MILC #Mirrorless #CanonR50

lonicera japonica, Japanese honeysuckle
(regarding to my computer) 🙂
I just learned that the plant actually is a: Leycesteria formosa instead? Pheasant bush?
Thank you : @Tarnport

#Garden #Plants #JapaneseHoneysuckle #Flowers #Photography #Garten #JapanischesGeissblatt