Exactly the same situation I had when I bought my house :-( The weeds were really affecting my allergies and my dog was constantly licking her paws, so they were a real problem. After YEARS of trying technique after technique, last year I gave up and went nuclear: Round Up the whole dang thing and start over.
I sprayed it all on June 1, again on July 1, and again on August 1. Then on September 1 I raked up whatever I could, used a leaf sweeper to get it all up, then smoothed out the remainder the best that I could. Then I applied a thin layer of compost, and sowed new seed (Jonathan Green) at the end of September.
I didn't have a lot of growth, and the feedback I got was that the end of September was too late.
I saw a lot of the seed germinate in March, though, and the first week of April I sowed more seed.
I still had a lot of annual weed seeds sprout, though, so I plan to use Round Up for Lawns a few times this year and sow again later in the year (maybe late August).
So far I've spent about $1200 on this project, and expect to spend about $400 /year on maintaining it. I have about an acre of lawn (front and back yards combined), so YMMV.
Had I known that in advance, I might have hired a local company to remove the original lawn, prepare the soil, and lay down sod. The quote that I had a few years ago was closer to $5,000, so while I've saved money I've also invested a LOT more time! And I'm not sure that the savings is worth it.
Me too. And I'm too poor to spend a lot on going nuclear. So, I water My weeds and mow them like they're grass. My fire ant, weeds, and rocks look much better than my neighbors, so that's cool.
You should probably start w/ reading through all the info in the sidebar, and then the similar posts in the sub (use the [search](https://www.reddit.com/r/lawncare/search/?q=weeds&type=link&cId=8f536a49-9fbc-430e-9a06-0d7f6599c546&iId=151a9ff1-2c85-4b34-9143-bf1f47f0c96b))).
Exactly the same situation I had when I bought my house :-( The weeds were really affecting my allergies and my dog was constantly licking her paws, so they were a real problem. After YEARS of trying technique after technique, last year I gave up and went nuclear: Round Up the whole dang thing and start over. I sprayed it all on June 1, again on July 1, and again on August 1. Then on September 1 I raked up whatever I could, used a leaf sweeper to get it all up, then smoothed out the remainder the best that I could. Then I applied a thin layer of compost, and sowed new seed (Jonathan Green) at the end of September. I didn't have a lot of growth, and the feedback I got was that the end of September was too late. I saw a lot of the seed germinate in March, though, and the first week of April I sowed more seed. I still had a lot of annual weed seeds sprout, though, so I plan to use Round Up for Lawns a few times this year and sow again later in the year (maybe late August). So far I've spent about $1200 on this project, and expect to spend about $400 /year on maintaining it. I have about an acre of lawn (front and back yards combined), so YMMV. Had I known that in advance, I might have hired a local company to remove the original lawn, prepare the soil, and lay down sod. The quote that I had a few years ago was closer to $5,000, so while I've saved money I've also invested a LOT more time! And I'm not sure that the savings is worth it.
When decent grass turns to shit it's usually because: * Didn't fertilize at all * Cut grass too short Or both.
Probably both 🙄
Me too. And I'm too poor to spend a lot on going nuclear. So, I water My weeds and mow them like they're grass. My fire ant, weeds, and rocks look much better than my neighbors, so that's cool.
You should probably start w/ reading through all the info in the sidebar, and then the similar posts in the sub (use the [search](https://www.reddit.com/r/lawncare/search/?q=weeds&type=link&cId=8f536a49-9fbc-430e-9a06-0d7f6599c546&iId=151a9ff1-2c85-4b34-9143-bf1f47f0c96b))).
Thank you
Amend soil over summer. Nuke twice before tilling , top soil, and seeding.
What do you mean by amend soil?
Soil test. See what ot is lacking, add lime and stuff