Neighbor Complaining About Our Lawn Care - Weeds/Pests

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The City Code of Concord, CA makes certain your lawn is not your own. Our neighbors OWN us. It is sickening and depressing and yet it continues. We're in a drought, so we don't water. We, too, do not want to coat the dry lawn with chemicals. I'd give anything to be able to afford a lawyer to fight back. BTW, not everyone can afford a lawn service either.

Thanks for checking in from Concord California on a DC message board to revive a 3 year old post.

Why do people do this???

Agree. But I wasn't on this board three years ago, and enjoyed reading it now!

But you live in California. Your rules there have ZERO to do with DC, or this post. You can enjoy it all you want but shoot, keep your comments relevant, both in time frame to the original post and content.

Huh? I'm obviously not the California PP, or I wouldn't have agreed with your post. I live in DC. But thanks for the lecture.

[Anonymous]

Don't know if you are still reading OP, but you said you wanted a practical solution. You need a barrier between his lawn and yours. You can do that with edging driven a few inches into the soil and poking a couple inches above the soil all along the line between your lawns, or with a mulched flower or shrub border where you pull the weeds that do come up. You could do a combo of both. That will keep the weeds from sending roots over and colonizing his yard. Next, keep your weeds from going to seed by mowing you lawn every week. Done. With those two things your weeds cannot infiltrate his lawn. He may still have weeds, but they won't be your fault.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have to keep up your lawn. There's a thing called pride in ownership. Don't bring down the neighborhood because you don't want to do anything that's not fun with your kids on the weekends. A weed-filled lawn would piss me off because it reflects poorly on the neighborhood.

When in Rome . . they say.

What do your other neighbors do? If most of them care for their lawns, i.e., weed control, you should too.

FYI, one of my neighbors has tons of weeds and we had a screaming match recently. And I have spent hours pulling weeds that have taken over the side of our lawn adjacent to hers - like there's literally zero grass whatsoever on that side thanks to her. It's very annoying.

Just treat your dang lawn. Get the whole thing sprayed, and assuming its all weeds, start over with grass seed and hay. Then, in the spring, use a pre-emergent herbicide so that they wont grow back and you are done except pulling weeds at random when they pop up. dont walk over the weed when you see it - just pull it.

[Anonymous]

We apply Corn Meal a gluten as pre-emergent in both the fall and the spring. And we overseed in the fall. It works pretty well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to keep up your lawn. There's a thing called pride in ownership. Don't bring down the neighborhood because you don't want to do anything that's not fun with your kids on the weekends. A weed-filled lawn would piss me off because it reflects poorly on the neighborhood.

When in Rome . . they say.

What do your other neighbors do? If most of them care for their lawns, i.e., weed control, you should too.

FYI, one of my neighbors has tons of weeds and we had a screaming match recently. And I have spent hours pulling weeds that have taken over the side of our lawn adjacent to hers - like there's literally zero grass whatsoever on that side thanks to her. It's very annoying.

Just treat your dang lawn. Get the whole thing sprayed, and assuming its all weeds, start over with grass seed and hay. Then, in the spring, use a pre-emergent herbicide so that they wont grow back and you are done except pulling weeds at random when they pop up. dont walk over the weed when you see it - just pull it.

You don't get to dictate that other people need to use chemicals that endanger the health of their children and pets. You need to get over your obsession with a weed free lawn. The fact that you had a "screaming match" with your neighbor about this tells me you need to get your priorities straight. Glad I have better neighbors!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to keep up your lawn. There's a thing called pride in ownership. Don't bring down the neighborhood because you don't want to do anything that's not fun with your kids on the weekends. A weed-filled lawn would piss me off because it reflects poorly on the neighborhood.

When in Rome . . they say.

What do your other neighbors do? If most of them care for their lawns, i.e., weed control, you should too.

FYI, one of my neighbors has tons of weeds and we had a screaming match recently. And I have spent hours pulling weeds that have taken over the side of our lawn adjacent to hers - like there's literally zero grass whatsoever on that side thanks to her. It's very annoying.

Just treat your dang lawn. Get the whole thing sprayed, and assuming its all weeds, start over with grass seed and hay. Then, in the spring, use a pre-emergent herbicide so that they wont grow back and you are done except pulling weeds at random when they pop up. dont walk over the weed when you see it - just pull it.

You don't get to dictate that other people need to use chemicals that endanger the health of their children and pets. You need to get over your obsession with a weed free lawn. The fact that you had a "screaming match" with your neighbor about this tells me you need to get your priorities straight. Glad I have better neighbors!

+1000
A screaming match over weeds??
Get a life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to keep up your lawn. There's a thing called pride in ownership. Don't bring down the neighborhood because you don't want to do anything that's not fun with your kids on the weekends. A weed-filled lawn would piss me off because it reflects poorly on the neighborhood.

When in Rome . . they say.

What do your other neighbors do? If most of them care for their lawns, i.e., weed control, you should too.

FYI, one of my neighbors has tons of weeds and we had a screaming match recently. And I have spent hours pulling weeds that have taken over the side of our lawn adjacent to hers - like there's literally zero grass whatsoever on that side thanks to her. It's very annoying.

Just treat your dang lawn. Get the whole thing sprayed, and assuming its all weeds, start over with grass seed and hay. Then, in the spring, use a pre-emergent herbicide so that they wont grow back and you are done except pulling weeds at random when they pop up. dont walk over the weed when you see it - just pull it.

You don't get to dictate that other people need to use chemicals that endanger the health of their children and pets. You need to get over your obsession with a weed free lawn. The fact that you had a "screaming match" with your neighbor about this tells me you need to get your priorities straight. Glad I have better neighbors!

+1000
A screaming match over weeds??
Get a life.

Yeah, PP sounds like a nightmare of a neighbor. So happy I live in a liberal neighborhood close-in where people don't obsess over THE LAWN. And no, it's not "the ghetto", lots of million dollar homes.

[Anonymous]

Different strokes, I guess.


If I were in a neighborhood where everybody's lawn was weed free and well manicured, I would probably get past some of my hang ups.

There are organic ways to treat your lawn for weeds that won't work quite as well but will at least make an impact and get your lawn looking more in context with the neighbors.


I wouldn't want to be the one making minimal effort and chalking it up to wanting to be 'natural'

[Anonymous]

Nope, just smile and say, with little kids and a dog, you don't wish to do herbicides/insecticides. Your lawn, your prerogative. He should buy your house if he wants to control the lawn.

As long as you keep it mowed you should be able to grow what you want, inc. weeds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to keep up your lawn. There's a thing called pride in ownership. Don't bring down the neighborhood because you don't want to do anything that's not fun with your kids on the weekends. A weed-filled lawn would piss me off because it reflects poorly on the neighborhood.

When in Rome . . they say.

What do your other neighbors do? If most of them care for their lawns, i.e., weed control, you should too.

FYI, one of my neighbors has tons of weeds and we had a screaming match recently. And I have spent hours pulling weeds that have taken over the side of our lawn adjacent to hers - like there's literally zero grass whatsoever on that side thanks to her. It's very annoying.

Just treat your dang lawn. Get the whole thing sprayed, and assuming its all weeds, start over with grass seed and hay. Then, in the spring, use a pre-emergent herbicide so that they wont grow back and you are done except pulling weeds at random when they pop up. dont walk over the weed when you see it - just pull it.

You don't get to dictate that other people need to use chemicals that endanger the health of their children and pets. You need to get over your obsession with a weed free lawn. The fact that you had a "screaming match" with your neighbor about this tells me you need to get your priorities straight. Glad I have better neighbors!

+1000
A screaming match over weeds??
Get a life.

PP needs to move to a neighborhood with a HOA.

[Anonymous]

VA is not naturally concussive to grass -- it is more of a northern thing. BTW clover is a positive thing in your yard. Unsightly to some but it is a sign of a healthy lawn. When people became interested in lawns (when US americans started seeing Eisenhower playing golf), they wanted lawns like golf courses. Unfortunately the golf courses couldn't find an herbicide that left just grass and clover, so the courses became just grass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:VA is not naturally concussive to grass -- it is more of a northern thing. BTW clover is a positive thing in your yard. Unsightly to some but it is a sign of a healthy lawn. When people became interested in lawns (when US americans started seeing Eisenhower playing golf), they wanted lawns like golf courses. Unfortunately the golf courses couldn't find an herbicide that left just grass and clover, so the courses became just grass.

Actually clover is a sign of poor soil and lack of nitrogen, it's not healthy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:VA is not naturally concussive to grass -- it is more of a northern thing. BTW clover is a positive thing in your yard. Unsightly to some but it is a sign of a healthy lawn. When people became interested in lawns (when US americans started seeing Eisenhower playing golf), they wanted lawns like golf courses. Unfortunately the golf courses couldn't find an herbicide that left just grass and clover, so the courses became just grass.

Actually clover is a sign of poor soil and lack of nitrogen, it's not healthy

Better double check that. Search on google "clover healthy lawn". It is a good thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to keep up your lawn. There's a thing called pride in ownership. Don't bring down the neighborhood because you don't want to do anything that's not fun with your kids on the weekends. A weed-filled lawn would piss me off because it reflects poorly on the neighborhood.

When in Rome . . they say.

What do your other neighbors do? If most of them care for their lawns, i.e., weed control, you should too.

FYI, one of my neighbors has tons of weeds and we had a screaming match recently. And I have spent hours pulling weeds that have taken over the side of our lawn adjacent to hers - like there's literally zero grass whatsoever on that side thanks to her. It's very annoying.

Just treat your dang lawn. Get the whole thing sprayed, and assuming its all weeds, start over with grass seed and hay. Then, in the spring, use a pre-emergent herbicide so that they wont grow back and you are done except pulling weeds at random when they pop up. dont walk over the weed when you see it - just pull it.

+1

What a loser. Do you always walk around the neighborhood trying to stir up problems - real or imagined? Wow. Myob.



You don't get to dictate that other people need to use chemicals that endanger the health of their children and pets. You need to get over your obsession with a weed free lawn. The fact that you had a "screaming match" with your neighbor about this tells me you need to get your priorities straight. Glad I have better neighbors!

[Anonymous]

talking about yards and neighbors complaining. I saw where a person in St. Louis Missouri area had filled their whole front yard with river stones. It actually looked very nice but I bet they had no complaints on weeds or how tall the grass was again.