How can I get rid of those nasty cretins from my garden?

I went on holiday for two weeks and now my garden is covered in dandelions. HELP!

How can I get rid of those nasty cretins from my garden?
I will be honest with you, and you won't like it. The BEST way to get dandelions out is to dig them out by hand. If you use weed spray it's going to kill or stun the grass around it. Dandelions are so tough that sometimes spray doesn't kill them. Put on your swimsuit and get out the SPF 15 and spend a day in the sun.Water your lawn first so that the weeds come out easier and are less likely to snap the root. Try to get the whole root because if you leave even a bit in the ground, the plant will regenerate a new dandelion.



You REALLY don't want to use toxic sprays near edible plants.

Good luck! Hope you don't have TOO many to do!



Good luck!
Reply:Just pull them out. Use a weeding tool to get some of the root too. If it's all ready gone to seed, cut the heads off and throw them in the trash before disturbing the plant. I know it sounds like a drag to get down on your hands and knees and get kind of dirty, but it feels good to see what you have done when you are finished.
Reply:try salt,it kills other plants so it might work on them 2.
Reply:we pay green thumb to spray it a few times a year, don't know what they use but it does the trick. did you know cretins were people in france that suffered from a deficiency which led them to be born with severe deformities. i learnt that a couple of weeks ago.



by the way, the french name for dandelion is pissenlit which literally means " wet the bed "
Reply:Tumbleweed do a sort of stick applicator which will help.
Reply:weed killer works
Reply:I found in my warfare that not only spraying, but mowing frequently helps reduce germination of defiant plants. Keep the lawn well-kept and spray every two weeks

Tina
Reply:oohhh the pain the pain? i bet its really ruined your holiday coming back to that hasn't it? take 5 seconds out and chill? you want to come back home to find burglars have broken in and took your belongings,turned all the taps on and flooded your f*****g House out? you'd me moaning then cos that's what hap pend to us?
Reply:Buy a rabbit!!
Reply:buy some lawn feed with moss and weed killer.i did mine a few weeks ago and its great.its just my grass keeps growing really quick now.gut its lovely and green.its GGRREEEEEEAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply:If they are in the lawn try a selective weedkiller. Alternatively you can mow the grass very short a few times a week making sure you collect the cuttings and throw them away, don't compost them.





The thumbs down made me laugh. I've been a professional gardener for twenty years!
Reply:Weed killer. You know for a moment though I thought you were talking about your neighbours!
Reply:Some people think dandelions are beautiful. To others they are weeds. Remove them manually and protect the environment from toxic chemicals. Use a weed puller. In the mean time pop the flower heads off so they don't go to seed and spread more. My children love to pick dandelions and I encourage them too. Regular mowing will keep them under control.



Don't feel bad about the Cretin term because he may be right on, more then he thought with the deformities part of his answer. Makes me wonder what the Cretin's did for a living. Have you ever seen one of those lawn services spray lawns for weed control, etc.? I wish I could tell you the number of times I have seen people doing this job spray and walk right into their own chemical spray. No protective clothing or breathing masks. No thought of what the chemicals can do to them. Then they turn around and put a warning sign on the lawn to stay off hazardous until dry. As if the chemicals dry are less hazardous, I could (L.O.L.) but it is not really funny when people are so ignorant.
Reply:cut them,best before they seed and dig them out otherwise they will keep coming back!
Reply:Sorry about your rosebush too,it was dark.
Reply:try a broad leaf weed and feed. It will kill the dandelions and feed your lawn at the same time. I like Scott's brand the best. It is easy to use and works quickly.
Reply:i dont know