Dandelion problem- any ideas?
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There is a special tool. It is about a foot long bar with vee cut in the business end. It requires getting down and dirty. You find the dandelion, push the tool straight down alongside the intruder wiggle it around (maybe on both sides), then tug that bad boy out of the dirt. They have a deep tap root and you have to get that out of the ground. There is a good chance that your neighbors are to blame for some of this. If they let them go to seed then the wind will deliver them to your garden.
They are annoying but I think digging is your best bet. Herbicides could hurt your perennials. Get at them after a rain with a pointed tool designed for this. They have very long tap roots.
I have an old dandelion puller.... https://www.amazon.com/Grampas-Weeder-Stand-Weed-Removal/dp/B001D1FFZA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1524340939&sr=8-4&keywords=dandelion+puller+tool they have them right now at True Value for $25
I know that we don't use Roundup so much now, but my daddy used to take a little bit of Roundup in a jar, and he'd take a small paint brush and paint the leaves of a couple of the plants. Within 24 hours, the entire group of the weeds would be shriveling up. They have long roots, but they are also interconnected, so if you can focus on just a few of the plants in that manner, the rest will die as well. Then just pull them up.
Best way Iāve found for my perennials is take a heavy butcher knife and as soon as you see the dandelion coming up, run knife down deep as close as you can to the weed and twist this will loosen roots and then just gently pull dandelion up roots and all.
There are special tools for these. They have a long prong and open up like a scissors. You'll find them in the garden section. Think of the letter y on a stick. First, wait until the flower blooms but does not turn into shade. That gives your local bees a boost. Slide the blade down about six inches around the long taproot and pull it out.
The greens are great to eat in a salad early in the year. At this time, blanch them in boiling water for a minute, then treat them like arugula, spinach, or any potherb. Don't do this if you spray your lawn with chemicals..