Treatment for dandelions

[kerryp]

Whats the best treatment for dandelions on lawn please if.any one on here does work on lawns and a good

feed thanks

[sime42]

A Daisy Grubber. In conjunction with a lighter if and when they flower.

[peds]

Best treatment for them is to close your eyes, turn around, walk back inside and find something more significant to hate.

[Steven P]

I've got one of the long handled puller things which knocks them back for about a season. If you don't kill off all the roots they come back. A proprietary spray should work but I always worry that I am also killing off the good stuff - soil is full of handy bugs and bacteria and of course, the biggies like worms - I prefer the harder method of digging up what I don't like. 

 

 

Speaking of roots - for the hippies - can make a nice tea like drink, don't expect a strong taste. Need organic gardening with that. Also just now round my way are Hawthorn leaves (better taste than nettles) and wild garlic leaves

[Paul in the woods]

If you're working on someone elses lawn do they really want rid of them? I've persuaded a few people to keep them as they are good for wildlife, plenty of bees on them at this time of year and in a week or two our lawns will be full of goldfinches sidling up to the seed heads.

 

[peds]

I f*cking hate goldfinches! Is there some kind of spray or tweezing device I can use to get rid of them?

[Steven P]

'Wild Sling'. Only saying.

[Steven P]

'Wild Sling'. Only saying.

[kerryp]

Peds I think your on the change 

[sime42]

You can also make wine out of the flowers, my Granddad did. Bucket loads of it.

 

I think we're in danger of repetition, deviation but not hesitation here; I remember Dandelions have been discussed at length at least once before.