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NOT looking forward to dealing with the Dandilions again this year.

My father used to look after this property (he passed away, and now it's mine to look after), and he was retired, so he could keep the dandilions at bay by digging them up.

I tried last year but it was a losing battle. Some days-off, I could spend 4+ hours just digging up dandilions, just to find a new crop sticking up the day after.

A neighbour last year told me about this wax-bar thing they used to pull around the yard, tied to the back of their lawn mower which would kill dandilions, but I had never heard of such a thing.

I did actually find them about two minutes down the road from home at a local hardware store, but I read the directions/warnings, and for some reason decided against it.

NOW, this year, i'm ready. I'm going to find one of these Weedex dandilion/broad-leaf weed killers, and use it.

Does anyone have any experience with this product? Any further warnings?

Thanks,
Coop
 
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never heard of it. i give the lawn a healthy dose of round up in the spring before the bermuda wakes up(should have done it by now but rain has stopped me) and then a couple times a summer i hit it with 2,4-d. the areas of my property i don't treat are pretty overrun with them too.
 
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:goodl: I myself have used Weed-be-Gone mostly for Dandelions with success. I just have to be careful not to make it strongerthan their recommendations.
 
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the area I live in is unfortunately, pesticide/chemical free. The outlying areas however (outside of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia) are not.

What this basically means, is that the use of any EFFECTIVE weed product, is prohibited. Though retailers are still allowed to SELL these products, Home Depot, locally, has actually discontinued these lines of products in favour of organic types. (almost unbelievable).

Still, the neighbors have admitted to spraying, so as long as they're OK with it, so am I.

In favour of dragging out the water hose as little as possible, I'd rather drag around a stick.


http://www.teragro.com/English/Labels/WeedExStickLabelUS.pdf
 
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I have used those Weedex bars in the past. They are very effective. You have to watch carefully where you go so that you don't miss any areas on the grass. You may end up with a zebra effect. It is recommended that you reapply 90 degree to the previous application, and don't apply bare foot.

It would be interesting to make a bracket to pull several next to each other (to add width) behind a tractor. If you applied it while cutting, you would always know where you had been. Just don't back up over them.
 
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I used them when I was stationed if virgina beach in the 70's Haven't seen them them sense. They sure worked good and would use then again if i could find them
 
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xdiver86 said:
I used them when I was stationed if virgina beach in the 70's Haven't seen them them sense. They sure worked good and would use then again if i could find them
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Well, I had never heard of them before this past summer when my neighbour mentioned them. They said they used them when they first moved in, that's gotta be at least 20 years ago.

I found two at the local Home Hardware last year, and they're still showing as available on their website, so that's good news. I read the deatails and it says not to use on newly seeded lawns. Well, I had put a lot of see down by that time, and I guess that's why I didn't buy one. Also says not to allow grass cuttings to blow onto other greenery/vegetation.

Well, the hunt is on to get one or more for this coming summer.

The brand is weedex.

Now I gotta find a solution for the ants.

Coop
 
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I visisted the local independant Lawn & Garden place (Halifax Seed) here a few days ago, and they didn't even know what I was talking about regarding the dandelion wax bars.

So I called the store (Home Hardware) that I saw them at last year. They still have the two very same ones in stock, but stored away for the season. They've ordered an additional two for me.

Should've done that in the first place.
 
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Well, it's still too early to tell the results, but I dragged this thing in both directions yesturday on the front lawn. I know it's down, because I can smell the weed killer when I get out of the car.

Anyway, there are a few dandelions and other broadleafs in the front lawn. While I didn't take stock of them prior to treatment, they do look as though they're wilting. They don't look too healthy.

So we'll see how it goes.

Coop
 
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There are definately some dead/near-dead weeds out there now, but overall so far the weeds seem to have mixed feelings about this. Perhaps it still wasn't warm enough outside when I dragged this thing.

The crabgrass (if it's crabgrass) seems to be affected by it somehow as well.
 
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The man upstairs goes to all the work putting nice little yellow flowers in your yard and you want to stomp them flat.... I kinda like them... I think it's a mind game... Someone says uck and now everyone thinks they don't belong in the grass... I let them grow and I enjoy what God has given us...
 
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