A couple of weeks ago, I spread out a leftover bag of grass seed on the lawn. While from afar, it doesn't look to bad, up close, you can see a lot of weeds.
Here is some oxalis, which is relatively harmless.
Some dandelions, like this one, hide very well in the grass. Left alone, they will pretty much take over and spread like wildfire.
I need to get in there and start getting the intruders out so my grass seedlings can grow into a thick, lush mat. I'm also trying to go organic as much as possible and, while it would be very easy to just spray Roundup on it, I will try to hand pull the weeds.
Tools for today are a round edge hoe and a small fork.
The hoe is shoved under the weed to get under the roots and the fork finishes up by plucking it out and putting it into the bin.
It's backbreaking work, so I get my hand-held trowel and see how easy it is on my knees. Turns out, it's much easier than the hoe and fork method.
About a third of the lawn is done which also fills about a third of the green waste bin.
Darryl
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