Please help with dandelions! If I remove all but base root, is it easier or harder to kill with weed-n-seed?

I just did some research, and I'm thinking that the more removal, the worse. The weed-n-seed is supposed to make the plants grow too fast, and starve it out when it can't get enough.

Removing everything above the surface will mean that it takes longer to grow out, right?

The soil is dry, so I'm going to just pull up flowers and spores for now...

Any help you can give is appreciated!

Please help with dandelions! If I remove all but base root, is it easier or harder to kill with weed-n-seed?
I agree with Stephen. I control mine by just keeping the lawn mowed. Our lawn hasn't had weed killer or fertilizer applied to it in over 25 years. Mowing and bagging the grass before the dandelions form seeds will get rid of 90% of them, or at least keep them in check. The bonus is that the lawn stays greener during the summer without having to resort to lots of watering and you get plenty of material for mulching the rest of your garden or for placing in your compost pile.



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Reply:weed and seed is a growth hormone that is adsorbed through the leaves. Thus, better to leave plant intact.
Reply:The best way to fight the dandelions is to strengthen the grass around them. Depending on the type of grass you have in your yard, this could be easy or difficult. If you have St. Augustine grass, there are specific types of weed and feed you have to use, because technically, St Augustine IS a weed, so be careful of that. Otherwise, I would personally fertilize the yard with a high nitrogen fertilizer which will green it up big time, and mow twice a week, bagging the grass and making sure you have the setting on the lawnmower low enough to get the low lying yellow flowers. If you are mulching your yard, all you are going to do is spread the weeds around. another good thing about bagging your grass, is that you can start a compost pile which will allow you to fertilize more as it composts. Good luck with it. I would say stay away from the herbicide and stay green. Bag it and fertilize.