re: Did people have weeds in their lawn in the 50s, 60s, 70s?

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so you’re the reason for all the torpedo grass

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it’s interesting but torpedo grass in spillway sand is a relatively recent phenomenon. Back in the 70s and 80s river silt was the material of choice both for lawn leveling and for raised garden beds. My brother and my dad and I built a massive raised garden bed at our ancestral manse and filled it with 100% river silt…to this day zero torpedo grass

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You haven't lived until you push mow scalped a St Augustine yard in 90 plus degree heat at noon.

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Used to mow my grandma's st aug in the 90s. She'd get the cheapest push mower she could find. My brother and I or my sisters would mow it once and week and it seemed like it grew 3 or 4 inches in that time.

She would buy my brother and I a $0.25 snowball from Rodrigue's on the bayou when we'd mow. She would give my sisters each $20 when they mowed. We were getting screwed.

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they did they just didn’t give a shite. A simpler time (and better)

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And growing up during those decades, I still have that attitude. I cut grass when needed to keep it neat but am not fussed about weeds in the lawn.

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Did people have weeds in their lawn in the 50s, 60s, 70s?

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When I was a kid, I was an expert in spotting 4 leaf clovers. There were clovers and other "weeds" everywhere, in every lawn.

No one used sprays or selective weed killer. Not even sure it existed.

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Turns out that clover is great for returning nitrogen to a lawn naturally

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Also great for keeping young kids busy picking flowers for mom in the evenings while getting dinner ready