The LAWN
As I was mowing my lawn yesterday evening, I got to feeling sorry for it. Thoroughly neglected in favor of my garden beds, it really is little but a patch of weeds. Violets, clover, creeping Charlie, crabgrass and plantains abound--but little else. It's really rather embarrassing...
I'm wondering how other gardeners deal with their lawns. Do you feed and weed? Should I be feeling guilty?
posted by O&E Editor @ 10:41 AM
2 Comments:
Would DESPERATELY like to know how to get rid of violets in the lawn.
Cannot possibly pull or even dig the large number that we have. They are spreading to the neighbors lawns now. Please advise. Judy from IL
There are no products that we know of that will kill wild violets because the waxy coating on their shiny leaves makes them very resistant to chemical herbicides.
Violets thrive in overly acidic soil and in soils that are deficient in calcium. So lime may help control their spread. But don’t guess how much to use; have your soil tested and follow the recommendations as to how much to apply. (You can have this done at your USDA Cooperative Extension Service.)
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