Killing Weeds, without Killing Grass

[jc6554]

Hello. I have read the thread you guys posted about killing the weeds.
I have a similar problem. I live in North GA and purchased a House in October last year. Since the house was unoccupied for all last year the lawn suffered not only of weed infestation but also of the bad drought situation we were having all summer. It did quite some damage to the lawn. I was able to mowed it a couple of times and applied weed and feed. Since we were on thight water restrictions i couldn't water it enough. Right now (Feburary 28) we are having alot of weed growing. The lawn ist not growing, yet.
I know i need to do something because I don't want to replant the whole lawn. I was thinking of getting the Ortho Weed B Gone Max and apply it?

Do I need to cut the lawn shorter than the 2 inches i have had it? With that length i noticed that it just was green after the length or at least 1.5 inches. So, i didn't want to mow it shorter than that or i would have had a brown lawn. Since everything is brown now i might as well cut it shorter?
What it the appropriate length anyways?

I would appreciate help.
Thanks

JC

[obland]

Ditto above you need to use a selective herbicide..or hire a professional.

[Comfylawn]

Overseed until the lawn is dense enough to prevent weeds from growing. Most turf weeds give you an indication of soil problems ex. compaction, nutrient deficiencies,etc. Keep lawn at 3" minimum. Water infrequently. Solve the problem and don't just look for the easy out by using chemicals. You'll always have issues if you do.

[mommybusybee]

Hey, I know this is an old thread, but hopefully I'll be responsible for opening it back up. I'm having difficulty with weeds constantly popping up in my yard. I have a 4ft above ground pool that consistently has weeds growing from under the pool. Obviously, I can't just take out the pool and get to the source of the problem, so I was curious to know if chemicals could be utilized. But like one person mentioned, I don't want to kill the grass surrounding the pool. I worked too hard to let all of my hard work be ruined because of some weeds. Any suggestions? I hate constantly cutting the weeds out....it's annoying!!!

[davidbkeegan]

I'm not always for chemicals, have you tried over seeding?

[essayyweb1]

These sort of problem we have to face need some caution..I had to face same thing.



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