I like to tinker with my lawn.I think i do some things OK ,some just alright,some outright poorly.
Any suggestions for "legal"lawn weed control-being store bought stuff,home made stuff or just lawn maintenance practices.
Appreciate it.
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I like to tinker with my lawn.I think i do some things OK ,some just alright,some outright poorly.
Any suggestions for "legal"lawn weed control-being store bought stuff,home made stuff or just lawn maintenance practices.
Appreciate it.
Get a bag of dandelion seed, spread it around and let it do it's magic. Then go fishing for the rest of the summer? You'll thank me later for this sage advice. :D
Store bought weed control = pair of old jeans, a pair of gel knee pads, pair of robust gloves, a stabber and a bottle of Tylenol for a sore back. A nice wife to bring out a coffee with Irish cream helps too.Quote:
Originally Posted by gbk
Scotts Weed B Gone Max.................works for me on Dandelions and Plantain. 4 litre jug with sprayer 40 bucks at Home Depot
That’s what I use too. Works pretty good.Quote:
Originally Posted by boogaloo
I'd have to start by killing off that sea of yellow across the street from me before I can make any headway with my lawn. Its quickly becoming a lost cause trying to stay ahead of some of the jungles in the neighborhood.
I was told a chemical free way to kill dandelions is to let the grass grow long. Basically suffocating the weeds ? I live out in the country and my water source is a well which conveniently was witched to connect with an underground stream hence why I really don't like to use chemicals if possible. Mind you for Wild Rose and Hawthorne and all those other Tee shirt ripping bushes I found Round Up (farm grade) works wonders. I was also told that dandelions are honey bees first food of the year and I delay my cutting as much as possible. My question is that when I do mow why is it the next day those things have popped up above the grass I just mowed ? What ? Did they learn how to duck at the sound of the mower coming ?
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Originally Posted by Bushmoose
Thanx guys-i will try the Scotts stuff.Sounds promising.
I hear You about the neighborhood lack of taking care of the business.I am sort of lucky,have only 1 neighbour ,and the street is not narrow.
Behind me is a park and a baseball diamond.Many years ago i planted cedars as windbreak-seed break towards it.Yet there is still areas,where i just stare at the" yellow magic".
I think i will go max with the lawnmower too(i am one notch below max-so room to adjust)
Cheers
Definitely keep the mower high. Helps the grass keep from getting burned in later months as well. 4 feedings a year with Scott's turf builder. Over seed when the grass is growing well. Weed B Gone works great for dandelions and other broad leaf weeds but by far the best value for the dollar is to buy the concentrate and make up your own batches. 1 litre of concentrate will make you 25 litres of single strength and costs about 38 bucks. Just keep a spray bottle handy to transfer it to.
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