How to get rid Dandelions?

Dandelions are the most common weed type that can be noticeable in your yards in between of lawn. These should be removed because they can ruin the whole look of your well shaped and maintained lawn to give it an ugly look. The worst part of dandelions is their population and the amount of seeds that they produce. It has been estimated that one dandelion plant can give up to 15, 000 seeds so just imagine how difficult it is to eradicate them completely from your garden.

How to get rid of Dandelions?

This can be accomplished but by trying several ways repetitively:

  • If you notice a few shoots then just pick them with hand and be careful to pluck along with the roots to avoid further growth, this works best if  observe it early so that it can be stopped early.
  • You can use the normal hound that is used to pluck the other weeds from lawn and this will make your task easier as it will pull more shoots in very short time, but to complete this you should know how to use the hound and then only try to make use of it.
  • Even though we blame dandelions to disturb the beauty of our garden, it comes with many advantages like it aerates the soil to make it more fertile what I mean is ,if the shoots are short and few then keep them in your area and trim them regularly to avoid the overgrowth and increase in population.
  • There are some options available outside especially to remove the dandelions, these work on heat technique and is available for quite affordable price. They remove the shoot grown above the ground and penetrate a spike under the ground to kill the roots and seeds that are dispersed by the plant one such product name are ‘puzzy boy punto’, it works quite well just run a search over the net.
  • If you are unlucky to have cracks caused by these then only way which is left to you is the weeder equipment which uses direct flame to kill the plant that is creating cracks in your compound or walkways. In this the propane gas is used to create flame and it is held directly on the plant. This is quite destructive idea but works down good on the interrupter.
  • If you want something less destructive then try vinegar it is effective in killing the overgrowth, just spray the acid on the plants for about 3 to 5 seconds and see next morning it will be gone. In following this method you need to be careful as it can hurt your good grass too.
  • One thing you can use which is always available in house is water and it can be used in ample amount, for that boil a bucket full of water and spray it or pour it on dandelions, it will kill them instantly. While doing this you need to doubly cautious as if the water touches elsewhere it will kill the useful vegetation and delicate plants too so it’s best to use spray bottle to restrict its amount.
  • When you observe the yellow blossom then quickly mow the garden including this specific plant the reason behind is if it matures and produces seeds then it’s impossible to remove all of them so better act fasts and clear them before.

Natural Ways to get rid of Dandelions

  • Any plant will need sunlight for photosynthesis we all know that so why not to use it in our benefit, what I am saying is just protect the sunlight from reaching the deleterious plant and you can easily do this by putting a plastic cover or, by covering the whole area by cardboard and keep it there until you see the drooping of the plant.
  • Use corn gluten meal to kill not only dandelion but also other perennial weeds, this works as preemergent that means if you apply it early then it will restrict the growth os the roots and then they will not grow and spread in your garden. This meal is a byproduct of corn which is available for sale in many markets.





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