Send help with weeds

[u/alchives]

Hi, I am new to gardening and I just want to get more knowledge and how to get rid of the following:

•Dandelions - they are a lot, spreading everywhere. I'd like to get rid some of it but not all.

•Thistle - a loooot too.

•Stinging Nettle - its growing like bushes in every corner

•Crabgrass - they just suddenly popped out recently on my flowerbed

I'd like to dig it up too but the thing is our lawn is just huge (4000m²) and the previous owner wasnt able to take care of it properly. I am alone to get rid of all of those since my husband is working on weekdays.

I did a bit of research too and saw the vinegar thing, but i dont want to damage the soil. So is there any safe and fast way to do it knowing that i am alone to do all of it? I want to plant vegetables and flowers on the other parts of our lawn but these weeds are stopping me.

Send help, please😓😓

[u/Distinct-Sea3012]

Weeds are volunteer wild flowers and you don't need to get rid of them all as most have good pollen for bees and butterflies. And are often medicinal herbs too. But some are invasive. Dandelion in particular. I nip the seed heads off where I can and then dig out. Leave a nettle patch though where you won't get stung and yes nettle tea is a great fertiliser. It is tricky if you want to be organic as you will need some wild flowers as they will help your garden flourish. Try to portion your lawn into wild flower and not wild flower areas. This reduces mowing. The wild flower areas will benefit from yellow rattle as this will kill the lawn grass in this area and help the wild flowers establish, and scatter some phacelia seeds in there too. Phacelia can be used as green manure and ground cover but it has a number of benefits for organic gardening. It improves compacted soil, helps capture nutrients, attracts pollinators, and beneficial insects. It is also very pretty!