My lawn is green, but half of it is weeds. Help!

[Anonymous]

We have so many more birds/animals enjoying our yard compared to our neighbor's treated lawns. Signed, lawn full of weeds. We keep it mowed short. It's all green.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can be a good neighbor by not spraying toxic weed killer on your lawn which will run off into my lawn when it rains. Ugh.

+100

[Anonymous]

We mulch the leaves into the grass while mowing, so we don’t need fertilizer.

We use zoysia and it always looks fantastic and overtakes the weeds.

We have a pretty lawn and don’t use or need a grass service.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My lawn too. It's green but mostly weeds. We keep it neat. The bees love it. I plant native plants for them and the butterflies. Seems healthier than chemicals.

I like that I have violets and big fat happy earthworms everywhere.

Pop quiz, are earthworms native or invasive?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We badly neglected our lawn for about 5 years. I didn’t water it, I didn’t fertilize it, and mostly didn’t apply weed killer. Also I stopped using one of those lawn chemical spray services about the same time.

Our financial situation has improved now and I want to invest in our lawn (to be good neighbor in this community, and also just to have a nicer lawn to be on).

1. Start lawn service NOW (spraying etc.) in the spring? Or will this kill the weeds while not helping the actual grass grow more.

2. Start in the Fall with aeration and overseeding, then do the lawn services after that.

3. Roughly how many years before a visible improvement?

Please advise.

Very few people want to hear this, but step one of being an actual good neighbor is to not use chemical fertilizers or weed killers in the first place. If you want just grass you need to put some physical effort into it, or else it’s better to continue what you’re doing now and let the weeds keep the “lawn” green.

Seriously, we are destroying the environment and weed free green lawns all summer should absolutely go the way of the dodo.

Your children's existence is a strain on the environment

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You’ll likely need to kill everything in the weedy areas. Once it’s all knocked down (herbicide, smothering, solarizing), reseed or install sod. Fall tends to be better because we have a longer period of cooler temps. When we get those sudden hot spring days, new grass, which is very delicate) need twice-daily watering. Even then, it can flounder in the heat.

This might be a silly question, but how do you just sod one spot on a garden? Would it look weird?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pull up the lawn. Invest native grasses and groundcovers (some are nice and have similar effect to lawns like carex pennsylvanica) and enjoy a chemical free space.

no that is not the advice requested some of us take price in our appearance

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just mow the weeds and call it lawn. I never feed or weed anything and I never have to water! It works fine.

Same. I used to think I wanted a perfect lawn of uniform grass, then I realized the time and money that go into it (plus the chemicals, where my little kids and pets play) and I decided not worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just mow the weeds and call it lawn. I never feed or weed anything and I never have to water! It works fine.

Same. I used to think I wanted a perfect lawn of uniform grass, then I realized the time and money that go into it (plus the chemicals, where my little kids and pets play) and I decided not worth it.

yes basic hygiene and showering is also a hassle yet everyone should do it, #dobetter

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weed and Feed. You are late for the first treatment. I fertilized a few weeks ago and I live in Western PA. I will apply again in 2 months.

Weed and feed directions (on three of the treatments at home depot) say the night temps have to be consistently at or above 60 degrees or the treatment is not effective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have so many more birds/animals enjoying our yard compared to our neighbor's treated lawns. Signed, lawn full of weeds. We keep it mowed short. It's all green.

This is what we do - just mow. It looks fine. I am not going to pay a company to come spray poison .

If you think this stuff is all safe, you have your head under a rock. Look at the studies on cancer rates among gardeners and farmers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We badly neglected our lawn for about 5 years. I didn’t water it, I didn’t fertilize it, and mostly didn’t apply weed killer. Also I stopped using one of those lawn chemical spray services about the same time.

Our financial situation has improved now and I want to invest in our lawn (to be good neighbor in this community, and also just to have a nicer lawn to be on).

1. Start lawn service NOW (spraying etc.) in the spring? Or will this kill the weeds while not helping the actual grass grow more.

2. Start in the Fall with aeration and overseeding, then do the lawn services after that.

3. Roughly how many years before a visible improvement?

Please advise.

I’m in a new house that was sodded in 2020. Then resodded in 2022 because it burned. I did partial replacements in 2023. I have regular lawn maintenance by some expert.

My lawn is filled with weeds this year.He sprayed in March. It didn’t do anything. He said Montgomery County won’t allow real stuff so I have to live with weeds. I’m so frustrated. I’ll probably have to do some weed killer myself even though I don’t want chemicals. I have such a tiny area with grass (and huge backyard that has no grass) . I just want real grass.

They will tell you it takes years. I stared with sod and a sprinkler system and experts and my lane looks like crap four years later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We badly neglected our lawn for about 5 years. I didn’t water it, I didn’t fertilize it, and mostly didn’t apply weed killer. Also I stopped using one of those lawn chemical spray services about the same time.

Our financial situation has improved now and I want to invest in our lawn (to be good neighbor in this community, and also just to have a nicer lawn to be on).

1. Start lawn service NOW (spraying etc.) in the spring? Or will this kill the weeds while not helping the actual grass grow more.

2. Start in the Fall with aeration and overseeding, then do the lawn services after that.

3. Roughly how many years before a visible improvement?

Please advise.

Very few people want to hear this, but step one of being an actual good neighbor is to not use chemical fertilizers or weed killers in the first place. If you want just grass you need to put some physical effort into it, or else it’s better to continue what you’re doing now and let the weeds keep the “lawn” green.

Seriously, we are destroying the environment and weed free green lawns all summer should absolutely go the way of the dodo.

Your children's existence is a strain on the environment

Oh so your stupid lawn is more important than a child, now? What a dumb analogy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate our yard service neighbors spaying their toxic chemicals everywhere. Next you’ll be in the “why are cancer rates skyrocketing among young people?” threads in the health forums.

Who said the chemicals, as applied, are toxic to humans? Look into the chemicals involved in growing our food supply. Chemicals in shampoo. Clothes started off as chemicals. Well your opinion of your neighbor doesn't matter to your neighbor so oh well.

Oh so your argument is….well, there’s chemicals in everything else, might as well dump them all over the lawn too!

Just awesome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just mow the weeds and call it lawn. I never feed or weed anything and I never have to water! It works fine.

Same. I used to think I wanted a perfect lawn of uniform grass, then I realized the time and money that go into it (plus the chemicals, where my little kids and pets play) and I decided not worth it.

yes basic hygiene and showering is also a hassle yet everyone should do it, #dobetter

I mow it and keep it reasonably tidy, but fortunately I don’t live in an HOA and my neighbors are all super chill.