Hello any idea how to deal with this in my yard? We got this house and the grass is covered with this stuff. Not my entire yard but some areas are really thick covered with this.
Any advise on how to remove this, so I can only have my grass? I live in Iowa now moved from FL.
by ar15fonsi
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Could be Viola Sororia hard to say without more information. It doesn’t get tall and has beautiful flowers. Is native and is better than lawn. Def don’t remove if it’s actually a Viola. You won’t get very far anyway, it will spread through rhizome.
Monocultures suck anyway. Down with the monogopoly!
[Viola odorata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_odorata)
Violets! I have the same thing going on in my yard in Maine. They bloom in spring and are actually really pretty. I let it creep in my lawn, not only because the flowers are pretty but it also stays relatively short/doesn’t get out of control and it’s better than weeds and crabgrass. But that’s just me.
It’s so nice when it flowers. I have a lot of it and let it go wild. Better than the shitty grass that goes brown in the heat.
Only grow 4″-6″
Enjoy not having to mow!
Let it. Grass is the biggest bullshit ever.
Creeping Charlie is a mint and hard to eradicate.
Mix of creeping Charlie and violets. The former is the bane of my existence. Good luck
rabbits love
Actually there is Creeping Charlie AND violets in there
My backyard was 100% dollar weed and I didn’t have to mow and it was super cool and smooth on my feet. I miss that shit
I have a ton of it and love it.
Keep it 🙌🏼
The bunnies & groundhogs would like you to leave it….
Native violets. It’s the host plant for cool butterflies, like the [Great Spangled Fritillary](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1456562)!
The leaves are edible and high in vitamin A and C. The flowers can be used to make jams and color syrups.
It’s doing far more for wildlife in your areas than common lawn grass.
I’m in 8b and this stays green all year. What’s the downside?
We even get these in Vancouver. Not a lot you can do other than natural or man made herbicides and start over. They are very invasive.
Here’s what you do:
1. Wait for the spring, when these bloom beautiful violet flowers.
2. One perfect spring morning, at the crack of dawn, brew some coffee.
3. Sit your ass down in your lawn, surrounded by the miracle of nature.
4. Observe the bees flying to each flower, listen to the birds chirping.
5. Remember that your life is short and infinitely small compared to the size and scope of the universe.
6. Sell your lawnmower.
my mother’s yard has these and she was only able to get rid of them by digging out the entire yard and installing those premade grass squares. my yard is mostly these too. my advice is to surrender
Better than tall weeds. Violets any day.
Id had quite a bit of that in my yard. I scalped the lawn where it was, overseeded, and then mowed frequently with the deck set to 2″. After a few weeks most of it was gone.
I believe creeping Charlie and violets are both edible. I prefer low growing weeds in general anyway, especially if they’re also free food-
It looks like creeping Charlie to me. It smells amazing when you mow it. It blooms pretty purple flowers and the pollinators love it. I only pull it from my flower beds and leave it in the lawn.
Rip out all the grass and plant wildflowers native to your region. Then sit outside and watch the fireflies each evening.
Just leave it this is way better then a fking lawn
Wild violets, they make lovely flowers in spring.