Pulling weeds isn’t a complete waste of time, but we’d be lying if we said it was the most effective way to clear weeds. It can effectively clear some weed varieties if you pull them early enough, but with others it won’t do a thing. For any weed variety of you pull them after they germinate, they’ll still come back in force in their typical growing season. That’s why we recommend a selective herbicide with a thorough application. They can take out all the seeds and get your lawn back to looking the way it should.