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    Default Mutant Dandelions

    Need help, my usual tricks aren't working...

    Trying to fix my front lawn... DSPO apparently had a rule "never water". So as a result, pretty shitty weak lawn as a starting point.

    Started the season early with the Corn gluten meal and aerated. Realized it wasn't going to be that easy... Lawn started greening up - looks like shit, sparse & weak. 3" mowing height, 1" of water per week.

    Topdressed & Overseeded, which got the dandelions and clover going like crazy. Lawn, not so much...

    Been hitting the weeds with killex, that wasn't even making a dent, damn weeds didn't even wilt or brown or nothing... Got me some 24D from UFA (mixing per instructions), They brown out a smidge - then come back with a vengeance... The f*cking ones coming up in the sidewalk cracks, I've been hitting with roundup - and they're taking weeks to die.

    What's next?

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    You know what to do.

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    I think this is your only choice right now. Keep going at it until you don't see them pop up anymore


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    There's no way in hell I'm hand weeding nearly 60,000sq feet of lawn (yeah I get to deal with the hamlet's turf too... FFS) Chemical solution FTW!

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    Originally posted by AndyL
    There's no way in hell I'm hand weeding nearly 60,000sq feet of lawn (yeah I get to deal with the hamlet's turf too... FFS) Chemical solution FTW!
    Hire a bunch of kids from your neighborhood. Split it into grids and make them do it.

    I bet it'll be cheaper than chemicals.

    ... Or just bomb it with napalm; call it a day.

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    LOL, kids are expensive these days... Had a few by looking to walk the dogs - 20$ for a half hour... Mow the lawn - 60$, FFS - I could buy me a couple Mexicans or Newfs for less than most of these kids! (I kid I kid!)

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    Originally posted by AndyL
    LOL, kids are expensive these days... Had a few by looking to walk the dogs - 20$ for a half hour... Mow the lawn - 60$, FFS - I could buy me a couple Mexicans or Newfs for less than most of these kids! (I kid I kid!)
    Holy fuck, you don't know how to barter.

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    I for one, accept our new Dandelion overlords.

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    FACT - The day you just give up and don't care about dandelions anymore is a glorious day, and it will add 3 years to your life.

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    Ignore them, make a salad, make wine. Happy life to follow.

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    When I lived in Calgary, I found that Killex worked the best for taking out the dandelions permanently. I used the style that you attach the garden hose to and spray on the lawn.

    That said, the same product does little to the ones I have on my lawn here on the Island. They seem to be much stronger and much more resilient.

    I have now began the process of digging them out... it's a long and painful process, but it's working.

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    ^^

    Killex and Weed B Gone are good pruducts.

    For those environmentally friendly types and want to do a little bit of work.

    Fill a spray bottle with vinegar

    Break off the base of the dandelion stem and 1 sqirt = dead plant in just days.

    Be careful,,, it will kill the grass too if you over spray... with the side effect of wanting deep fried halibut and chips and a squeeze of lemon.
    Burn some serious rubber on your Wedding Night!!


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    Quote Originally Posted by killramos View Post
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    You realize you are talking to the guy who made his own furniture out of salad bowls right?

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    lee valley for the win

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    Salt the earth.
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    Pull them out with the tools that were mentioned above then give two shots of killex in to the hole.

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    Originally posted by roll_over
    lee valley for the win
    Lee Valley tools? What do they have? I dont really want to buy that $30 Fiskars weed tool, but i need something.

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    I think he's talking the tiger torch, not that its particularly useful for lawn care... gophers maybe...

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    Originally posted by B20EF
    Lee Valley tools? What do they have? I dont really want to buy that $30 Fiskars weed tool, but i need something.
    Originally posted by AndyL
    I think he's talking the tiger torch, not that its particularly useful for lawn care... gophers maybe...
    Yeah, the "giant Weed Torch" that I linked to. I use that for killing weeds in my decorative gravel. I wasn't serious about using it for lawn care.

    It is a good stress reliever. Nothing eases the tension like a flamethrower. I'm sure my neighbors worry about me though.
    Quote Originally Posted by killramos View Post
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    You realize you are talking to the guy who made his own furniture out of salad bowls right?

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    DSPO... Dipshit previous owner?

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