Over the past few years, my “lawn” has been almost completely colonised by short sock-destroyer/knotted hedgeparsley and bur clover. I’m not lawn proud and don’t water it (I live in Spain, so this means my lawn dies back every summer), and wasn’t overly bothered before because basically it’s all green.
However, I recently adopted a long-haired dog, and these two plants produce a LOT of burs. Our lives are going to be utter misery in the autumn if I don’t get rid of these weeds, so I reluctantly bought some weedkiller (glyphosate, sold as roundup in the US), and I’ll need to apply it soon. But I can’t find any information about how long to wait after application before it’s safe for my dog to go into the garden again (once it’s dried? After rain? Weeks?). Also, would it be best to mow first and then apply, or mow after application?
Thank you for any advice you can give me.