Weeds, Weeds, Weeds

RockHound

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How do you start to conquer weeds when weeds are all you have? If I were to spray weed killer on my lawn, I'd not have anything to mow. Between the dandelion, crab grass, dogbane, violets and other weeds that make up my lawn, I hav very little grass. But it has to be mowed too I guess.:smile:
 

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I hear you about the dandelions. I seem to have more this year than last year. I've tried pulling, and spraying them out and I've even tried a couple strange ideas from the internet, like spraying weeds with vinegar. My yard is looking more like a jungle than a yard.
 

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canoeks

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the first step is to get the soil in shape, have you taken a soil sample? most weeds tolerate a poorer soil than "good" grasses.
 

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berniebenz

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Weeds and unwanted grasses are easy to control when young, several inches tall max. in lawns or fields. I spot spray, 24D for weeds and Roundup for grasses, using a comfortable and efficient diaphragm type Solo back pack sprayer with a long wand.
For taller growth mow first. Roundup is 4X the cost of 24D. so spray accordingly. Just keep on top of it.
 

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44carbine

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I would kill all the weeds and start over. I just redid my yard after hogs destroyed it during the winter. I applied roundup and killed everything. Took the tractor and disk and leveled out the yard and reseeded with Bermuda grass. Been watering everyday and its just starting to come up.
 

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If weeds make up most of your yard it might be better to just kill everything with glyphosate and start a new yard. Weeds will get choked out by thick grass in an established yard. Good Luck.
 

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dandelions are edible ..use in salads etc....also you can make tea from it....just make sure its real dandelion..false dandelion or "cats ear" will have hairs on the leaves
 

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I moved your thread to the Lawn Care & Landscaping Forum. :smile:
 

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How do you start to conquer weeds when weeds are all you have? If I were to spray weed killer on my lawn, I'd not have anything to mow. Between the dandelion, crab grass, dogbane, violets and other weeds that make up my lawn, I hav very little grass. But it has to be mowed too I guess.:smile:

Well, if you don't want to kill the whole yard, or kill and reseed in sections, then the only thing I can think of is to overseed with the type of grasses you want. Weeds don't like to be cut short, so keep your lawn mowed. Once the grasses get a foothold, they will eventually choke the weeds out.
 

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dandelions are edible ..use in salads etc....also you can make tea from it....

I suppose thats where the vinegar came in..lol...I mixed my pickling vinegar with pickling salt and a drop of soap.per liter (quart)..only works on young weeds and needs re-aplications.. sry cant be of much help...and if anyone is thinking of trying vinegar...I think over 10% (acetic acid) needs eye protection after 15% needs a hazmat suit.
 
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