Dandelions???
I would rather not, thanks. But, alas, my yard is FULL of them. Actually, BOTH of my yards are full of them (our rental house and the house we live in). They seem to be really nasty this year. Not just my yard(s), but all over. My kids call them "wishes" and they delight in blowing the seeds all over the land. Cute. But not good.
Yesterday, I was home from church with Henry, and I heard a knock on the door. I did not want to answer it, but I answered it anyway. There were two young boys eagerly waiting for me to open the door. I asked them what I could do for them, and they asked me if they could mow my lawn. (I am guessing not for free.) I told them, "No thanks, we are OK." I then shut the door. After they left, I peeked out the window to examine our front yard. There must have been a reason that they offered? The grass looked fine . . . it was the dang dandelions that ruined the overall image. The boys were from the house across the street (which is for sale), and I am guessing their parents sent them over -- hoping we would accept, so we do not throw-off their pristine neighborhood image. I let Charles know we are not in Kansas anymore. People are watching. People want order. (And weed-free yards.) No one ever cared about our yard in our other house, they were just happy we did our best to tend to it, and not leave garbage everywhere -- dandelions were the least of our concerns. I am sure the new neighbors had the best intentions, but now I am paranoid. I don't want to cause upheaval in the neighborhood with our weeds. (Actually, they are not our weeds, it is a rental . . . they came with the house.)
Anyway . . . I do need to KILL the nasty little things. How do you rid of dandelions?? (Without killing the grass!) PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!
My neighbors will thank you.
Mari, this is so so so very easy. Just buy a bottle of "weed and feed" (there are several brands)that you hook up to your hose. screw your hose into the bottle, turn on the hose and spray the entire lawn. It kills the dandelions, but not the grass, and it also fertilizes the lawn. After about a week or so you will start to see the dandelions wilting. I think you have to make sure it's not going to rain right away and keep your kids off for a couple days. You might have to do it a couple times the entire growing season. Good luck!!!
ReplyDeleteAllison, is there a particular brand that you have used before, that works?? Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteThis from Mitchell's mom(I don't have my own account)Buy a broad leaf poison to spray on each one. After that you can apply weed and feed every spring and fall. Once most of the weeds are gone dig up baby ones as you first notice them before they blossom(or at least before they turn into seed(that way they won't come back)
ReplyDeleteWe've used Scotts brand lots of times with success, but have also used other brands that have done the job too. They also sell the bottles that hook up to the hose that just have the weed killer and not the fertilizer. Joe just sprayed our lawn two weeks ago and the dandelions are all dead. Now it's just green, pretty grass. I hope little Henry is doing well. He is such a cutie!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice! I know Charles put some weed and feed down last week, but I am not seeing any results . . . perhaps a double dose is necessary since the dandelions are REALLY bad.
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