Grass and weed problems
 

I seem to get more weeds than grass each year. Any suggestions??? Also thinking of possibly re-sodding. But on a very tight budget. Any referrals on reasonable Sod replacement workers??? Or how to get rid of all the weeds and still keep what lawn is there.....lol:smiley:

You get weeds every year after winter season. I use Scott weed and feed and lawn comes back without weeds every year. I don't know what else works, but I know this does. Not hard to do yourself with a spreader. Will pay for itself first year versus having someone else fertilize your lawn with less effective solution. I have best looking lawn in neighborhood, and I think I am only one doing it myself.

Thank you

Can I use it now....especially with all the weeds already....

Embrace the weeds. The grass is the problem. Seriously, before you spend any significant money trying to recover your grass or re-sod, consider a grass free yard. TV and the ARC have jumped on the environmentally friendly grass-free landscape bandwagon. There are several homes in TV that have gone grass-free in the front yards. This is going to become much more prevalent in the future as water supply becomes a bigger issue (than it already is).

April is month to fertilize with weed and feed, after real cold weather is usually over. Best to do when not expecting heavy rain, so it is not washed down drain. I usually do same day my sprinklers are due to go on at night.

If you do it yourself, get on the Scott's program. Don't use a cheaper off brand. I used Scott's and my neighbor used and off brand and there was a major difference. If you register online, Scott's will send you reminders of when to use which product. It will probably take Bonus S and some applications of Turf Builder to get it back to a good looking lawn, but it is cheaper than having the services do it.

EAch year I expand the grass free beds we have surrounding and within our property.

As a patch either turns to weeds or thatch or fungus, I reove the debis, spray the area to kill any remaining unwanted growth, put down weed barrier and them mulch or rock the new area.

The first couple of years here we fought the battle of trying to have a nice lawn on a sand dune. There is a limit to patience and $$.

Two products are grass friendly when used properly. Image and Celcius, both can be ordered online and image, though a weaker formula, can be bought in retail stores. I like the rock or mulch idea better.

outlaw: I almost always agree with what you post on this forum but in my view green is clean. I have seen some of those grass free zones while traveling about and they leave me flat.

The shortage of water seems always to be advanced as a problem to be alleviated yet development continues and bottling companies help themselves without any reference to environmental impact. So which is it? (that's a rhetorical question)

Based on TV's and ARC's reaction essentially existing homeowners are being encouraged to spend more money to alter their landscapes to save water so the powers to be can make even larger profits. I suppose if a water baron wanted to stop by my place and make an offer to pay for a grass free property conversion I might listen? However, I waiting for the other shoe to drop meaning that they will mandate that landscapes be altered to save on precious water ( and return to the 2nd paragraph for a refrain) . For now I say no justice no peace :D

A lush green lawn is definitely beautiful. But at what cost? We spend $$$ and time to get it to grow, only to have to mow it weekly. We apply fertilizer, herbicide, pesticide, suicide, homicide:cryin2:...until we can't take it anymore. I can't take it anymore. If you are looking at the "rock gardens" in the area, I agree that they are not very attractive. I am not advocating a Tucson/Phoenix typical yard. If you look into the yards that use different ground cover vegetation, some that are mowable, you may be surprised how nice and natural they look. These yards also attract butterflies, birds, bees, etc., much more than the typical grass yard. In the end, we all should do what we think is worth the effort.

outlaw: I would not spite my nose..... Obviously and hopefully, each of us will get to decide. Arizona landscaping is simply not attractive to me or mine. The ground cover you suggest attracts more than just birds and bees and butterflies . People moved here seeking succor. I would hate to believe I am in a tug of war with water barons, et al and inclined to counter- tug , a tug if it presents itself but in the end billionaires always win out. what's a poor man to do:lipsrsealed:

Rather sit on a soft green lawn than a yard of sand and rocks.

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Scotts weed and feed bonus s is the best you can buy for consistent results.

Spring
 

I believe you want to use it in the spring to stop the weeds from emerging. Might check a bag label at Lowes or HD.

Weed-B-Gone spray; kills weeds, not the grass. Use it down each side of the property line to keep neighbors weeds from encroaching.

I use cheap weed and feed liquid from Lowes. Yard looks great. Yep use it now.

I would never use a weed and feed. The stuff is dangerous. Here is a small part of an article about Weed n' Feed.

These chemical ‘Weed and Feed’ poisons are directly linked to causing cancer in dogs, cats, kids and adults. And they are harmful to the very plants they are supposed to protect. Pretty crazy. The bags will say ‘Do not apply around trees and shrubs’. Does anybody think that their tree and shrub roots don’t grow in the turfgrass areas? And read the back of the bags. There you find will an EPA pesticide tag plus instructions on how to clean your spreader in a containment box and take the waste water to a toxic waste disposal site. Like anybody is going to really do this. So after we apply these ‘Weeds and Feeds’ we have now poisoned our entire lawn where our kids and pets play and track these poison into our homes.

The best way to prevent weeds is with strong, healthy grass. Spot spray the weeds you have and feed your lawn regularly.

You are absolutely and completely right. I don't like rock yards either. And we did put pebbles down in our planting beds and even with the underlying material weeds will grow again. We trim our own bushes, well actually Henry does 99 percent of it, and afterward blows all the leaves and debris out and rakes it up and puts it in those big leaf bags, but even so, enough leaves fall into the rocks and biodegrade enough to soon have a place for a wayward seed to grow and they do grow, even in the rock beds.

and the lawns here could grow through a steel wall, I am beginning to believe.

Anyway, you cannot stint on water and fertilizer if you want a lawn that is not weedy. It is simple.