lawn established last Oct but ruined

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  1. Mane

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    I rotovated my front lawm, leveled and then seeden in Oct - 7 months ago.

    However it is full of weeds, pink flower and some strange plant which seems seeding automatically.

    Not sure what to do?

    Any help please.
     
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    Hello Mane
    Feed and weed applied now will improve things.
    Keep blades higher now and mow at least once a week:)
     
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    any recommended weed and feed ?
     
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    The big weeds you can take out by sliding a long sharp knife down the root and removing the top and some root with minimal disturbance to the grass/soil.

    As @Verdun says keep the blades set high so the grass grows strongly and it will out compete most of the smaller weeds.
    Again , regular cutting helps.

    So many Weed and Weed&Feed products on the market, personally prefer the liquid types as I find them easier to apply evenly, Granular can be all too easily dropped too heavily and cause burning, unless you use a spreader.

    Whichever you use, do check the label as many are not suitable for new / young lawns.

    You can get hand sprayer bottles of spot lawn weedkiller, but again do read the label and test on a couple of weeds first and then leave for a week as even on my established lawn have found some still burn the grass as well.

    Though the grass has been growing well due to the recent warm weather, seems its forecast colder for the next two weeks, so think I would hold off applying any weed killer till it warms up again.
     
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      thanks to you both for help
       
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