We live in mn next to a river and in our lawn,well our lawn consists of sand burs all over, how can i get rid of them, without harming my kids and animals?

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20% Vinegar, Natural Weed Control

The first thing you need to do is get rid of the burrs in the lawn. Get an old woven wool blanket and drag it over the ground to pick up the burrs, then you will need to aerate and top dress the lawn with compost to start building the health of the soil. When the fall comes around put out a pre-emergent like corn gluten meal to keep any weed seed from germinating. When spring comes around next year put out another round of the pre-emergent and top dress with compost and a good organic fertilizer. If you repeat this process for the next couple of years the health of the soil and the grass will be strong enough to choke out the weeds. If you have no grass at all and you want to start over spray 20% vinegar or Natural Weed Control over the area to kill off the plants, then till in about 2" worth of compost into the soil along with your pre-emergent. Plant a grass of your choice (sod not seed since you spread the pre-emergent), fertilize and keep it watered every day for the first couple of weeks then move to once a week. Your soil is lawn is stressed and the soil lacks the organic matter and nutrients to sustain the health of the soil (which is why the grass burrs moved in).