Fascinated by the answers and the number of people who have agreed that hand pulling is often the best method. I have a lawn that is virtually dead apart from a few patches where the kangaroos and stray sheep haven’t destroyed the roots totally! The bare patches have had weeds for years and I’ve finally gone around and scraped/dug them away. The grass has actually spread! I think having a good thick grass helps to prevent weeds, and it seems hand pulling was quite effective so far. I didn’t get on with the feed and weed product even on the dead bits – must have non-broadleaf weeds? Anyway tried seasol mixture in bucket, to strengthen grass roots and I think focusing on healthy grass is also a good way to go.

I would love to know this also. We are in a constant battle with our lawn. We weed and feed but it just doesn’t seem to make a difference

Unfortunately, it might be hand pulling them all out. We were in the same boat. Painful but at least I knew we weren’t eating pesticides.

I use a mixture of water, salt, vinegar and washing up detergent in a spray bottle

Weed and feed, haven’t heard of that one, im going to have to investigate that. The weed spray i currently use leaves dead patches on my lawn

I weed and feed also. When I see weeds I will spray once, then wait three weeks and do it again to make sure I get them all.

I WEED n FEED twice a year. That gets rid of many broadleaf varieties of weeds first. I do dig out weeds a bucket at a time when necessary. I like to spot weed by spraying a little Bioweed kills the plant in hours, mostly us this where it’s hard to dig out spots.

Sometimes you have to just pull them out by hand

Maybe get some advice from a garden nursery about some natural methods?

Yes, I would first go for weed & feed as well

What about weed and feed have you tried that and if you have and had no luck go to a garden centre and ask, sometimes you just have to make sure you don’t let the weeds flower and pull out as many as you physically can.

I dig out weeds, it is a good workout!