The Grass Doctor

What is the best way to remove weeds in a 3600 sq ft backyard so i can plant grass seeds?

Just bought a brand newly built house 1 week ago with no sod in the backyard, in just one week 3/4 of my backyard is filled with small weeds now...i was going to plant grass seeds but now I need to remove the weeds (someone tell me if this isn't necessary? I'm just assuming it is, they are pretty small weeds right now cuz they only had a week to grow, but they are weeds). So in a 3600 sq ft backyard which is huge, removing these with a shovel will take an eternity, any sugguestions on how to do this so i can hurry up and plant my grass seeds?

Public Comments

1. You will have a much better lawn if you can get rid of the weeds first. Since they are small they likely won't be deep rooted and you could rent a rototiller, or even hire a tractor mounted tiller to work up the soil. Leave it for a week or so to allow the turned up weeds to die and dry, then smooth (harrow), plant and roll the new seeding in.
2. spray back yard with round up wait about 2 weeks rent a power seeder to do back yard cover with straw and water