Is there an alternative to harmful herbicides that will kill weeds but not harm backyard wildlife? My yard is full of weeds. It looks awful. We're having an awful time getting rid of the weeds because there are just too many to manually pull each out. So my husband wants to use a "Weed and Feed" or some similar weed killer on our entire lawn to kill the weeds, then start seeding grass. [more inside]
posted by feeshbitZ on Mar 14, 2009 - 32 answers

Yet another plant ID question: What's this? [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal on Jul 19, 2008 - 12 answers

Seeking practical alternative to Roundup weed killer for Florida flower garden. [more inside]
posted by pinkbungalow on Jun 16, 2008 - 10 answers

Why can't I have a weed lawn? [more inside]
posted by walla on Jun 5, 2008 - 46 answers

Short of agent orange, what are my defoliating options? I have a large open lot (45 x 100) in a major city. I need to spray something, lay something, chant something or light something that will insure that I do not have a repeat of last years 7' high weed-forest. [more inside]
posted by aleahey on Apr 9, 2008 - 20 answers

Help someone who knows basically nothing about gardening control a never ending growth of weeds [more inside]
posted by gfrobe on Jun 2, 2007 - 22 answers

I have a flower bed in the backyard that has become a weed bed due to gross neglect and needs to be tamed . . . [more inside]
posted by vraxoin on Jul 28, 2006 - 11 answers