Dandelions

Hi just wondering if anybody can help me with a little prob. I have.

Got my small lawn looking very nice barring a few dandelions, what is the best way to get rid of these and also how do I stop them returning to haunt me.

Any ideas from anyone would be greatly appreciated.

Marc

 

I use the 'Weed and Feed' method these days.In the past I dug them out, as Woo mentions, but with a neighbour who thinks they look beautiful I am fighting a losing battle...How would you fancy having this next to your plot??


Lovely 'aint it!! :D

 

Try a pinch of salt in the centre of the dandelion it will die in a few days

 

they grow so fast as well! Yesterday I mowed the lawn and no yellow flowers to be seen - today there is one standing as straight as you like! If only everything grew as fast
Salt is great, I got that tip from frugal gardening and salted my flag stone cracks and can say not a weed has emerged since! Be careful though as it kills grass too.

 

I hate the things and have a daily battle with them. I'm sure they see me coming and hide because i can go to work after checking that there are none around and when i get home again there they are about a foot high.

 

I use B&Q weed feed and mosskiller once or twice a year and have'nt hade any dandilions or daiseys for years! :D

 

I use a little knife thing that you shove through the root under ground, and if you keep doing it, it will discourage the dandelion eventually, since it can't photosynthesise.

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It's a pain, but it works, and it doesn't leave the great big hole in your lawn that digging it out would do.