Lyndon wrote:
"Rob Barrett" wrote in message
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I planted a new lawn last fall which has come in nicely. Unfortunately,
one patch of maybe 15 sq meters is pretty infested with what my wife has
identified through some googling as chickweed. Will regular mowing take
care of this over time or should I consider something more drastic?

Regular mowing should take care of common chickweed, but if you have common
mouse-ear chickweed mowing will not help. In this case you will need to
apply a lawn weedkiller to get the little beastie under control.

The leaf is very different on the two. Mouse-ear chickweed has a hairy leaf.

Thanks for the help. Could you take a look at this picture and help me
with a positive ID?
http://coffeewithbarretts.com/blog/uploads/weed1.jpg

I'm afraid it has hairy stems and leaves....

If I have to use a selective weedkiller, any advice on the tradeoff
between abusing a new-ish lawn (from seed 8 months ago) and letting the
infestation continue until it is the recommended 12 months old?