i am trying to get rid of weeds too but i dont know what type of weeds i have...why do i have brown parts to my lawn? i have tall fescue but in between looks like centipede or bermuda grass or is it crabgrass...need help!!!! here are some pics: http://mail.aol.com/32679-311/aol-1/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.27940329&folder=Inbox&partId=2 http://mail.aol.com/32679-311/aol-1/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.27940490&folder=Inbox&partId=2 http://mail.aol.com/32679-311/aol-1/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.27940311&folder=Inbox&partId=2 http://mail.aol.com/32679-311/aol-1/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.27940357&folder=Inbox&partId=2 http://mail.aol.com/32679-311/aol-1/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.27940485&folder=Inbox&partId=2 http://mail.aol.com/32679-311/aol-1/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.27940311&folder=Inbox&partId=2

To get rid of an animal, you have to think like the animal. You also have to consider that the rain and weather will affect your repellents. Deer and rabbits are both repelled by scent and taste. The smart ones smell it and move along, the not so smart or hungry ones have to taste it to be sure. For deer and rabbits I have found that border repellents (hot pepper flakes, blood meal, predator urine etc.) are minimally effective. But combined with a surface repellent like Liquid Fence they are effective. However, you must reapply every time it rains no matter what the label says. Oh..and it stinks. A lot! Until it is dry. You can make your own mixture of rotten eggs, garlic and hot pepper oil. It's basically the same as Liquid Fence and its ilk. I know...not what you wanted to hear. Fencing is effective if you remember that a white tailed deer is an olympic jumper. 6 feet or higher to keep them out. Rabbits will tunnel under the fence so you have to run a foot across the ground before going upward. I have heard (but never used) that the motion sensor water sprayers work well for deer. The one I have seen around here is the "Scarecrow". Squirrels bury stuff everywhere! I am not one for harming animals. I had the same problem and resorted to feeding them. I did. I nailed an old plastic pot to a tree. I fill it with feed corn. Then I placed an old hanging basket with soil on a limb near by. They bury the corn right in the basket. It has reduced the damage but not eliminated it. I have not found a repellent that works for them. They are either too smart or too stupid...not sure which. Cats. Ugh. The Scarecrow water sprayer may work for them. I don't know. I assume these are stray cats? If not, talk to the owners and see in mentioning animal control gets them to keep their cats at home. If they are strays, I would make the call. You can see if there is a group in your area that gathers ferral cats for rescue. I know of a few people who say moth balls work to repel them. I have never tried it. Everyone's animals are different. I have found that breaking their feeding pattern and remaining diligent is the only way to be effective. I also fence my veggie garden. Too much work there for the risk. Good Luck! I share your frustration. Here is a link that might be useful: scarecrow

Ditto to what prorange said. The only thing I don't know is if mowing slows them down. Last year I sprayed or pulled them before I could see if 2+ weeks of mowing would eliminate them. I didn't have the patience for it. Hopefully the weather will dry out enough for me to mow sometime this weekend. I am using a reel mower this year so I should be able to cut off the majority of the leaf. Once again, I have no patience so if it looks like they are growing back, I will spray them sometime this week. I looked at weed ID sites last year and thought it resembled pokeweed or pigweed. I got so frustrated last year I pulled some and took them to my county extension office. They couldn't ID it either. My guess is it's a perennial and not an annual which is why my pre-emergent isn't touching it. I have no idea how or why it started growing in my yard last year out of no where. Prorange, I STRONGLY recommend Ortho Weed B Gon for southern lawns. I used the concentrate form and mixed it in a tank sprayer. I diluted it with water a tad bit more than what the directions specified but the weed was dying within 24 hours and the damage to my grass was minimal. This stuff works fast and it works well. Good luck!!!!

It's ground ivy, sometimes called Creeping Charlie. Very common, and easily eradicated with the right weed killer. http://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/ground-ivy-control-for-home-lawns