I just wish I didn’t have crabgrass everywhere out back. It looks awful and does nothing to actually retain soil, and as a result my backyard is lumpy AF.
Look into native groundcover species for your local area, to see what might have a fighting chance against the crabgrass, and plant that. And let it get a little bit longer, a lush carpet you can stroll through rather than a mat you can tread on. You’ll still be pulling out some crabgrass tufts, but many groundcover plants don’t need mowing at all, or at least less than grass.
I just wish I didn’t have crabgrass everywhere out back. It looks awful and does nothing to actually retain soil, and as a result my backyard is lumpy AF.
Look into native groundcover species for your local area, to see what might have a fighting chance against the crabgrass, and plant that. And let it get a little bit longer, a lush carpet you can stroll through rather than a mat you can tread on. You’ll still be pulling out some crabgrass tufts, but many groundcover plants don’t need mowing at all, or at least less than grass.