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BoRED S2upid

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20,983 posts

264 months

Thursday 7th April 2011
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My front lawn probably has a ratio of 70 / 30 grass weeds. Ive tried throwing more grass seed at it and weed killer in past years with little luck.

Im thinking if I let the grass grow long for a few weeks will it dominate the weeds or am I always going to have the worst lawn on the street?

Simpo Two

91,478 posts

289 months

Thursday 7th April 2011
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BoRED S2upid said:
My front lawn probably has a ratio of 70 / 30 grass weeds. Ive tried throwing more grass seed at it and weed killer in past years with little luck.

Im thinking if I let the grass grow long for a few weeks will it dominate the weeds or am I always going to have the worst lawn on the street?
Regular mowing each week and regular applications of *lawn* weed killer (at the *right* dose) as per instructions - probabyl every 3-4 weeks. Just keep plodding away and it will improve.

netherfield

3,081 posts

208 months

Thursday 7th April 2011
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^^^^^^^^^^

The grass will never dominate the weeds,if you really want a good lawn you have to work at it,every year.


BoRED S2upid

Original Poster:

20,983 posts

264 months

Thursday 7th April 2011
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Cheers guys I will get the mower out this weekend.

mcelliott

10,092 posts

205 months

Thursday 7th April 2011
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If you've got a friend in the trade with a weed-killing license (don't get the watered down crap from B&Q), I highly recommend these following lawn weed-killers: supertox for your broad leafed weeds; and clovertox for...ur....clover. Both very effective - say goodbye to your weed problem.

Simpo Two

91,478 posts

289 months

Thursday 7th April 2011
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mcelliott said:
supertox for your broad leafed weeds; and clovertox for...ur....clover.
Clovertox was good but contained ioxynil which was banned in about 1987 because they fed 46kg to a mouse and the mouse died...

You picked two old May and Baker products - did you ever work for them? As for me, I worked on the Supertox replacement with dicamba.