How do I get rid of-weeds and make my back yard low mantainance ?
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I have a small backyard and it’s filled with weeds , I have tried to grow grass in the past years but no success , I barely have any sun there . It was on a slope when we first moved in , over the years I have leveled it with soil now it’s qiite level but still uneven , I want to do something so it looks nice and doesn’t need much mantainanace thanks
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I have literally dig them out. Remove the roots. I am out in my yard at least once a week taking out weeds. You have to stay at it. I just have a thing about weeds. When I see them, I take them out. They are not wanted here
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