WEEDS creeping through patio pavement and driveways can be a homeowner's nightmare, but a common kitchen cleaner may be the secret weapon to tackling this challenge.

Weeds will sprout from any patch of soil they can sink their roots into, no matter how small the space, and that includes the tiny slivers of cracks between including cracks between ground covers - be it bricks, flagstones, or pavers.

The secret is: Dish soap.

When mixed with water, dish soap can kill and prevent weeds from growing without the toxic ingredients found in chemical weed cleaners, such as 2, 4-D, which has been linked to cancer, per the Natural Resources Defense Council .

However, weed killers have become less effective and weeds more resistant over time, according to Hunker .

“Why spend $20 on a chemical

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