Not sure where to start with this one.

I guess the first thing is for you to print your soil test up for us to read.

Fromn what you just described, little thorny things, I don't know that there is any thing to do unless you are willing to get a tractor with a box blade in there to regrade the area.

My advice for now is to seed it with Dutch Clover to improve the soil, and keep it mowed untill you can afford to do it right.

I agree with most of Texas-weed's thoughts. I would trash the soil test from the start. It seems to me 90% of them are worthless - they always give you the same recommendations. You could have asked your neighbor what he does and gotten better advice.

As to the clover, that's a great idea. The plants you are describing are otherwise known as wild flowers. Even the onions are wild flowers - lilies actually. Clover is a good idea and doesn't even have to be mowed. Dutch white clover will stop growing at about 5 inches high. You can mow it if you want to, but you don't really have to do anything to it. The clover will improve your soil and keeping it all will improve the soil to a deeper level. Also clover loves the soil in your area - more toward the acidic than here in middle Texas. Tall clover may shade out (kill) the lower growing thorny things, too. The only concern I have with clover is if you are allergic to bees. You will have a yard full of bees coming to the white clover flowers. If you can leave them alone, they will leave you alone. Bees only get antsy if you bother them or their nest.

Fall is the time to renovate turf, but if you have clover for a summer, you may decide you don't need to do anything. But again, Texas-weed is correct that the proper tools to renovate are a tractor with a box blade on the back. Oh and a tractor is defined by the big wheel in the back. Bobcats and Skidsteers don't work nearly as well because of the short wheelbase and top heavy design.

I am thankful for the input that both of you have given,and may have to resort to the tractor with a box behind it to get what I know it really needs.But,before I do,I have been thinking of trying some scott's turfbuilder on a small spot and see what happens.I know absolutely nothing about lawns.Would this benefit me at all?,or am I just wasting my time?Could the turfbuilder kill the "weeds",and become the dominant foliage?Thanks again for all of the information that both of you are giving me.This old country boy from alabama sure does appreciate it.