Will saltwater kill grass? - Page 2

Rover88 · 07/27/2018, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by jhearnsberger

I don't believe it will be enough salt to affect it any. I will have a lot of freshwater to the amount of saltwater. I doubt I will have enough salt to raise the salinity enough to the point of killing my grass.

In time it will matter.

Salt doesn't get removed from soil very fast. Rain dilutes it. Your freshwater additive dilutes it. But dilution isn't removal. Eventually it will kill the area you are putting it. Hard stop, period, end of story. Its not a question at all of IF it will, it WILL.

The only question is how long you get away with it before it happens.

BigAl2007 · 07/27/2018, 10:02 AM

We've used water change water on our driveway to kill grass and weeds for a few years. After awhile it stops coming back which tells me it is definitely accumulating in the soil to some level.

But I live high in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC and our plants are NOT salt tolerant at all. YMMV but I'd suspect over time it will make a difference to your grass.

cincyjim · 07/27/2018, 10:42 AM

It kills my grass. I have a patch that's about 2 feet wide by 5 foot long that has no grass in it. The deer however use the drain as a salt lick.

mcgyvr · 07/27/2018, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Rover88

In time it will matter.

Salt doesn't get removed from soil very fast. Rain dilutes it. Your freshwater additive dilutes it. But dilution isn't removal. Eventually it will kill the area you are putting it. Hard stop, period, end of story. Its not a question at all of IF it will, it WILL.

The only question is how long you get away with it before it happens.

But is 6 years long enough?
Because thats how old this post was that you resurrected from the dead..

Rover88 · 07/27/2018, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by mcgyvr

But is 6 years long enough?
Because thats how old this post was that you resurrected from the dead..

*squint*

.... Thats strange, because it popped up on the list of new posts, so I chimed in!

I didn't even look at the date!

cincyjim · 07/27/2018, 12:26 PM

I saw that it was an old post but I was responding to the post before mine which was current. Besides, it's good info!

07/27/2018, 10:42 AM	#28
cincyjim Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,147	It kills my grass. I have a patch that's about 2 feet wide by 5 foot long that has no grass in it. The deer however use the drain as a salt lick. __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: SCA 150G, 5 inch sand bed, 2 Tunze 6095s, ReefBreeders v2+ 50" with 2 all Blue Reefbrites, and Continuous Water Change System

07/27/2018, 12:26 PM	#31
cincyjim Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,147	I saw that it was an old post but I was responding to the post before mine which was current. Besides, it's good info! __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: SCA 150G, 5 inch sand bed, 2 Tunze 6095s, ReefBreeders v2+ 50" with 2 all Blue Reefbrites, and Continuous Water Change System

07/27/2018, 10:02 AM	#27
BigAl2007 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waynesville, NC USA Posts: 1,737	We've used water change water on our driveway to kill grass and weeds for a few years. After awhile it stops coming back which tells me it is definitely accumulating in the soil to some level. But I live high in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC and our plants are NOT salt tolerant at all. YMMV but I'd suspect over time it will make a difference to your grass.