Gardening

SheltieLover

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24. Wow!

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 07:39 PM

Monday

Ty so much for all your diligent research & taking time to share it.

I had to look up what a mattlock is. Lol. I know it as a pick axe & I'm pretty sure I bought one with the house. The prev owner had lots of gardening tools I'd purchased.

Now to get gs to dig that crab grass out!

Yes, the town would have fits if I covered the crab grass & left it that way to kill it off.

Ty so very much!

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What can I use to get rid of crabgrass without harming groundcover? [View all] SheltieLover Jul 3 OP

Claw it out with a weeder bucolic_frolic Jul 3 #1

Ty SheltieLover Jul 3 #3

From what I read: manual (especially after nice rain), vinegar+dish soap+ niyad Jul 3 #2

Tyvm SheltieLover Jul 3 #4

It was also suggested to aerate if possible. Seems soil compaction niyad Jul 3 #5

Ty SheltieLover Jul 3 #6

A stirrup hoe if it is small GreatGazoo Jul 3 #7

Ty SheltieLover Jul 3 #9

Boiling water narrow spout Ponietz Jul 3 #8

Ty SheltieLover Jul 3 #10

how small is the patch? NJCher Wednesday #11

It's probably 30' or so by about 20' and in the middle of grass. SheltieLover Wednesday #12

too big for my proposed solution NJCher Wednesday #13

Wow, 2 seconds after I posted that NJCher Wednesday #14

Ty! SheltieLover Wednesday #15

solarizing crabgrass patch NJCher Thursday #16

Thx, Cher SheltieLover Thursday #17

I'm still thinking.... NJCher Friday #18

This crabgrass is growing like crazy. SheltieLover Friday #19

I learned from NJCher Saturday #20

Oh gawd... SheltieLover Saturday #21

I've done more research, plus NJCher Monday #22

Wow! SheltieLover Monday #24

another thing NJCher Monday #23

Oh I'm sure those chemicals are awful & it only seems to work for the current season from what I've read. SheltieLover Monday #25

Pulling it out. Cheap. Exercise. Two hours a day. cachukis Monday #26

Not as easy as it might sound, from what NJCher has said SheltieLover Monday #27

I did a 35' 70' front lawn over 2 weeks. Came back cachukis Monday #28