I have been ripping these things out of the lawn a lot (see pic in post) but I feel like I can't win. There are big patches where you can hardly see the grass.

I know not everyone want the perfect grassy lawn, and I don't need perfection. But these things are growing and spreading at an alarming rate. I need to do something about them.

Where we are at now, I feel like we are past the point of ripping them up one by one. We need some wider, more effective solution.

What are these and how do I fight them in scale?

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[–] Jarme@jlai.lu 4 points 4 months ago

If it's acceptable for your situation, just let them be, and there will be fewer next year.

When a specific weed becomes invasive in an lawn it's because there is an imbalance in the soil. The more you fight, the more you keep the imbalance, which favors the unwanted weed for the following years. Let it proliferate this year and you will recreate a natural balance in which no species dominates.

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