I had a soil science class in college during my years as a Botanist. The professor was a kid at heart when it came to dirt. He loved dirt...in fact we couldn't call it dirt it was "soil" to him. Dirt was anything that didn't belong where you wanted it, he would often remind us, as we dusted our soiled tables and swept out the dusty floors of the lab.
So, we shall extrapolate it to the general weed pollution...the "unwanted" in the garden of our Eden. The bane of our existence in home ownership. I was looking online for something to post for my future online Facebook business postings...Oh, did you know I had a Facebook account...you must visit...lots of helpful tid-bits...little doses of help. LOL!
Anyway, I was thinking about how to get rid of dandelions because I remembered some time ago someone told me the best way to kill your weeds was to overfeed them with fertilizer, the good stuff, to smother them with love without harming your "lawn". Well, to some extent this is true, what goes for one will also go for another...in other words don't over fertilize your ornamental, you'll can kill them in the same manner.
Here's an excerpt of how to get rid of your dandelions and other weeds:
1. Mow often to prevent blossoms from seeding.
2. Root them out manually or find some critters to pluck them for you, i.e. rabbits, chickens
3. Poach them by pouring boiled water over the plants.
4. Smother them with mulch, plastic, cardboard, or spray paint them whatever is more aesthetically pleasing to you or applicable with your neighborhood regulation(s).
5. Spray their foliage's with household vinegar.
6. Apply corn gluten meal to prevent roots from forming during seed germination (Garden Alive!)
7. Burn them, as a last resort w/caution in drier climate.
8. And last, inject your soil with love by improving it, creating an environment where weeds are less likely to take root and the soil is made more "fluffy" for easy pulling of weeds.
Full article: Seven ways to get rid of dandelions...Organically! by Marion Owen
