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Originally Posted by Fernviewnursery@aol.com

In Florida the rule is DO NOT PULL WEEDS - when you pull weeds you generate more weeds - 1st you break off roots that return, 2nd you throw seeds about from the weed and 3rd you disrupt the soil, oxygenate it and in the process germinate seeds that were dormant. Do yourself a favor and go get PREEN - you must apply it Feb, May, Aug and Nov (yes I know this is September do it NOW0, be generous - the bottle covers 900 sq ft - do not try to stretch it. put the preen down, spray existing weeds and wait a week - then go spray weeds that are up do this consecutively for 4 weeks, - if you have a lot of little weeds pop up in an area after 4 weeks, put down more preen just in that location as it may not have distributed evenly. Now you should be able to go about your day and treat weeds monthly.
I hope this helps

interesting and good advise, thanks.