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I have been fertilizing regularly, using weed killers and weed preventenors, spot weed treatments organic fertilizers, etc and I still have lots of that clean verbtype weed all over. And, I aerate twice a year. This clover type weed probably thrives here in Virginia with the compacted clay.
There must be a way I can be rid of this stuff ther than tearing it out with my hands!
If you want a grass lawn, use an auxinic herbicide like 2,4-D. There are also several other broadleaf herbicides that will control what you call weeds while letting the actual grass grow. Talk to a specialist or hire a company that does the applications for you at the exact right time and in the exact right doses. It is usually cheaper than fooling around yourself.
By the way, if you have a lot of that clover it means that your soil is low in nitrogen and the clover, which works with soil bacteria, makes its own nitrogen fertilizer.
If you want a grass lawn, use an auxinic herbicide like 2,4-D. There are also several other broadleaf herbicides that will control what you call weeds while letting the actual grass grow. Talk to a specialist or hire a company that does the applications for you at the exact right time and in the exact right doses. It is usually cheaper than fooling around yourself.
By the way, if you have a lot of that clover it means that your soil is low in nitrogen and the clover, which works with soil bacteria, makes its own nitrogen fertilizer.
When you say hire a specialist, I guess your referring to one of the local lawn companies who seem to be Turf Green or Guys in Purple in this area of Virginia.
I did have my soil tested and the levels were very close to what they should be according to the testing lab at Virginia Tech. They recommended a specific weed killer and a starter fertilizer all of which I did.
I will look up the herbicide that you recommended, thanks.
When you say hire a specialist, I guess your referring to one of the local lawn companies who seem to be Turf Green or Guys in Purple in this area of Virginia.
I did have my soil tested and the levels were very close to what they should be according to the testing lab at Virginia Tech. They recommended a specific weed killer and a starter fertilizer all of which I did.
I will look up the herbicide that you recommended, thanks.
The specialists are great since they apply the herbicide at the right time and in the right conditions. Some herbicides are best applied when the lawn is dry, others just before a light rain, and others on a sunny day. You might be working that day, or have some appointments somewhere, but they give preference to taking care of your yard. That is why they often succeed.
Can you take a picture of the weed? Could is be wood sorrel?
That's what I was thinking too, oxalis aka wood sorrel.
Rickcin, what colour and shape are the flowers and the seed pods, and what shade of green are the leaves? Does it look like any of these various specimens of oxalis?
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