Seriously, dandelion is for sure annoying. But this stuff doesn't work!! They will die but come back in the worst form and harder to get rid off. And these chemicals just gets wash down into the soil and drain. So bad for you and the environment. I used to be one that used to use this stuff and find it to work like a band-aid. I kept looking at my neighbor and his grass is immaculate having maybe a few throughout the year and he just plucks them but they never come back and he never uses weed killers either.
So I spoke with him about his secret. I found out he works for the Calgary city parks and he said his experience is that chemicals does get rid of them temporarily, but not permanently. The true easy way it to keep your lawn fertilized! Once in early spring, once in late spring, once in mid-summer and then one more in the fall before winter. He said Grass itself is a very invasive species, just like the dandelion. So if your grass is healthy, they actually choke out the dandelions. He said the key is water and fertilizer. You don't need anything else.
I was very skeptical. But my front and backyard were one of the shame of the neighborhood. I started doing what my neighbor told me. Started about 5 years ago. and to date, my yard is so nice that even when green drop come to sell me and I said no thanks, they will comment, looking at your lawn, I won't even try to further sell you. Beware tho, this method is like Chinese medicine vs western medicine, it take 1-2 years to see the good result, I was about to give up, but my neighbor said, just keep at it. It will get better and sure enough, on my 3rd year, everything was soooooo good, as if my lawn is dandelion proof.
Also, I don't pick out the dandelions until they become the yellow flower.
On the other hand, I have a new neighbor on the other side and their stupid lab is marking my side of the fence and a strip of 1 foot wide grass along our fence is completely yellow and disgusting, so if anyone knows of any "Dogs-B-Gon" go on sale....I'd take some...LOL
So I spoke with him about his secret. I found out he works for the Calgary city parks and he said his experience is that chemicals does get rid of them temporarily, but not permanently. The true easy way it to keep your lawn fertilized! Once in early spring, once in late spring, once in mid-summer and then one more in the fall before winter. He said Grass itself is a very invasive species, just like the dandelion. So if your grass is healthy, they actually choke out the dandelions. He said the key is water and fertilizer. You don't need anything else.
I was very skeptical. But my front and backyard were one of the shame of the neighborhood. I started doing what my neighbor told me. Started about 5 years ago. and to date, my yard is so nice that even when green drop come to sell me and I said no thanks, they will comment, looking at your lawn, I won't even try to further sell you. Beware tho, this method is like Chinese medicine vs western medicine, it take 1-2 years to see the good result, I was about to give up, but my neighbor said, just keep at it. It will get better and sure enough, on my 3rd year, everything was soooooo good, as if my lawn is dandelion proof.
Also, I don't pick out the dandelions until they become the yellow flower.
On the other hand, I have a new neighbor on the other side and their stupid lab is marking my side of the fence and a strip of 1 foot wide grass along our fence is completely yellow and disgusting, so if anyone knows of any "Dogs-B-Gon" go on sale....I'd take some...LOL