Weeds have commandeered my backyard lawn
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Re: Weeds have commandeered my backyard lawn
The top picture is mostly Dutch white clover with a few dandelions mixed in. The bottom picture is a dandelion.
I noticed that you're in Canada. I know there are restrictions on some lawn chemicals in some areas of Canada. Is that true for you? If so, what can you use and what is banned?
Dandelions are fairly easy to get rid of, even without chemicals. They get killed by just about any weed killer, and they have a single tap root, which makes them ratty to pull by hand.
Clover is more difficult. If you can use chemicals, read the article on the triangle approach.
I noticed that you're in Canada. I know there are restrictions on some lawn chemicals in some areas of Canada. Is that true for you? If so, what can you use and what is banned?
Dandelions are fairly easy to get rid of, even without chemicals. They get killed by just about any weed killer, and they have a single tap root, which makes them ratty to pull by hand.
Clover is more difficult. If you can use chemicals, read the article on the triangle approach.
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Re: Weeds have commandeered my backyard lawn
Thank you so much for your reply. Would I better served by pulling the dandies or using chemicals, considering the amount in my yard?bpgreen wrote: ↑July 8th, 2018, 2:55 pmThe top picture is mostly Dutch white clover with a few dandelions mixed in. The bottom picture is a dandelion.
I noticed that you're in Canada. I know there are restrictions on some lawn chemicals in some areas of Canada. Is that true for you? If so, what can you use and what is banned?
Dandelions are fairly easy to get rid of, even without chemicals. They get killed by just about any weed killer, and they have a single tap root, which makes them ratty to pull by hand.
Clover is more difficult. If you can use chemicals, read the article on the triangle approach.
I think that the only restriction in Canada is on "weed and feed" products.
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Re: Weeds have commandeered my backyard lawn
I don't think weed and feed products work that well, anyway, so that's not a big loss.
Considering how many dandelions you have, pulling may take longer and require more effort than you would consider worth it.
Your needy bet is to read up on the triangle approach and follow that.
Considering how many dandelions you have, pulling may take longer and require more effort than you would consider worth it.
Your needy bet is to read up on the triangle approach and follow that.
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Re: Weeds have commandeered my backyard lawn
Thank you so much. I appreciate your help. I read the article and will implement the methodbpgreen wrote: ↑July 8th, 2018, 9:00 pmI don't think weed and feed products work that well, anyway, so that's not a big loss.
Considering how many dandelions you have, pulling may take longer and require more effort than you would consider worth it.
Your needy bet is to read up on the triangle approach and follow that.
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Re: Weeds have commandeered my backyard lawn
Have you ever pulled a mature dandelion? Even if you have just one, spray it.
I pull gobs of weeds every day, but dandelions get sprayed. Unless you can pull a substantial portion of the taproot, it's likely to come back. Dandelions are one of the easiest weeds to kill with the most common herbicides. Try your hand at pulling clover and you'll quickly see why clover, too, is best controlled by chemical means.
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Re: Weeds have commandeered my backyard lawn
needy bet? Stupid autocorrect. That was supposed to be best bet.bpgreen wrote: ↑July 8th, 2018, 9:00 pmI don't think weed and feed products work that well, anyway, so that's not a big loss.
Considering how many dandelions you have, pulling may take longer and require more effort than you would consider worth it.
Your needy bet is to read up on the triangle approach and follow that.
I forget that not everybody has a weed hound. I spray the bits of trumpet vine that crop up, but I use the weed hound on dandelions and rarely see them these days. I used to have a lot of them, but I'd pull a bunch every day, until they got to a manageable amount. The weed hound makes it fairly easy to pull the full root (or at least most of it).TimmyG wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 1:04 amHave you ever pulled a mature dandelion? Even if you have just one, spray it.
I pull gobs of weeds every day, but dandelions get sprayed. Unless you can pull a substantial portion of the taproot, it's likely to come back. Dandelions are one of the easiest weeds to kill with the most common herbicides. Try your hand at pulling clover and you'll quickly see why clover, too, is best controlled by chemical means.
I think clover would be just about impossible to control by pulling. I took a different approach to clover. I planted it on purpose.
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