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Did people have weeds in their lawn in the 50s, 60s, 70s?
Posted on 4/11/26 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 4/11/26 at 12:15 pm
Anyone old enough to know?
I feel like more people stuck to a regiment back then.
Ridiculous to think that?
I feel like more people stuck to a regiment back then.
Ridiculous to think that?
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Posted on 4/11/26 at 12:21 pm to bayoubengals88
they did they just didn’t give a shite. A simpler time (and better)
Posted on 4/11/26 at 12:53 pm to bayoubengals88
As long as lawn was green it did not matter if you had a patch of clover flowers/etc.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 1:41 pm to ItzMe1972
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As long as lawn was green it did not matter if you had a patch of clover flowers/etc.
Definitely Dad's philosophy in the 70s. Of course we were near the river so wasn't hard to have a green yard. Same philosophy doesn't work on the Northshore.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 1:46 pm to bayoubengals88
In the 80s as a kid I remember getting stickers in my feet all the time in peoples yards.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 2:13 pm to bayoubengals88
Every mowed lawn looks exactly the same. Mow weekly and forget about weeds.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 2:35 pm to bayoubengals88
In the 50’s they used to consider a large amount of clover to be important for a very healthy lawn. Nowadays, it’s considered an invasive weed because companies push that as part of their herbicide and fertilizer sales. Turns out that clover is great for returning nitrogen to a lawn naturally. Of course pre emergents these days kill off clover, so we have to chemically introduce what it did naturally.
Know that was a bit of a rant, but it’s a long way of saying that they simply didn’t consider things weeds that we have since around the 70’s. And a lot of it was simply to sell weed killer and fertilizer.
Know that was a bit of a rant, but it’s a long way of saying that they simply didn’t consider things weeds that we have since around the 70’s. And a lot of it was simply to sell weed killer and fertilizer.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 2:43 pm to bayoubengals88
we had some lawn in our weeds
Posted on 4/11/26 at 2:54 pm to RolltidePA
quote:weird how nature has already solved the problem we spend money to address (and make worse). But it’s even better than that…clover is highly nutritious and thus evolved alongside herbivores that readily and frequently cut it to the ground (sound familiar?). So it adapted and it turns out the best way to return that nitrogen to the soil and keep the clover healthy is to…mow it
Turns out that clover is great for returning nitrogen to a lawn naturally.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 3:20 pm to ItzMe1972
In the 3 year old house I'm renting, the first tenants had the lawn mowed, and did zero else. I probably have 15 different types of weeds in the yard right now, but as long as there is no sedge (I watched it take over my old neighborhood,) I don't care any more. Pre-emergent, post emergent, spot treating, it's a waste of time. I have a lot of asian neighbors that think 18 inch high "flowers" growing in their front yard are pretty, so my yard ends up infected, over, and over, and over again.
In my childhood in the 70s and 80s, I don't recall anyone owning a spreader.
In my childhood in the 70s and 80s, I don't recall anyone owning a spreader.
This post was edited on 4/11/26 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 4/11/26 at 4:34 pm to LemmyLives
I just had the assumption that peak “dad life”, “American dream”, “suburbia”, “mono culture conformity” would have yielded immaculate lawns.
Interesting.
Interesting.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 4:46 pm to bayoubengals88
When did the idea of big suburban lots even become a thing? I thought it was early 70's as White Flight started happening in the cities.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 4:56 pm to deeprig9
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When did the idea of big suburban lots even become a thing? I thought it was early 70's as White Flight started happening in the cities.
Wide lawns were always a symbol of wealth, because of the demands to maintain them.
The big push was post WW2 and the spread of suburbs in the 1950's.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 5:50 pm to RolltidePA
quote:Yes. Jump started with the G.I. Bill and Leavitt homes.
The big push was post WW2 and the spread of suburbs in the 1950's.
And the Eisenhower Interstate system.
This post was edited on 4/11/26 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 4/11/26 at 9:25 pm to bayoubengals88
quote:
Did people have weeds in their lawn in the 50s, 60s, 70s?
My dad would not allow weeds to grow in the yard. I do not have that same philosophy.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 9:46 pm to OysterPoBoy
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In the 80s as a kid I remember getting stickers in my feet all the time in peoples yards.
I was trying to think when I read the question and then this exact same answer came to my mind before I scrolled down and saw it.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 9:56 pm to bayoubengals88
When I was tasked with cutting the grass in the 70's:
Push mower only.
Edger was manual.
St. Aug grass would get clover in it, but the Aug would choke it out in the summer.
Had to rake grass clippings because mulching was not a thing on my dad's mower.
Rarely ever watered grass unless it was drought conditions.
Dad would get river sand from the spillway ear few years that was shoveled and moved with a wheelbarrow to level out low spots.
Push mower only.
Edger was manual.
St. Aug grass would get clover in it, but the Aug would choke it out in the summer.
Had to rake grass clippings because mulching was not a thing on my dad's mower.
Rarely ever watered grass unless it was drought conditions.
Dad would get river sand from the spillway ear few years that was shoveled and moved with a wheelbarrow to level out low spots.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 6:58 am to bayoubengals88
When did dallisgrass get absolutely everywhere?
Posted on 4/12/26 at 7:33 am to jmon
quote:so you’re the reason for all the torpedo grass
Dad would get river sand from the spillway ear few years that was shoveled and moved with a wheelbarrow to level out low spots.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 7:53 am to bayoubengals88
quote:
Did people have weeds in their lawn in the 50s, 60s, 70s?
Weeds emerged on the scene in the 80's
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