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"Mike Lyle" writes:
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| No lawn is complete without daisies! The only thing you did wrong was
| probably to expect complete results from a single application:
| dandelions are very tough and have remarkable powers of recovery. I'm
| wondering if the best approach might be to dig up as many daisies as you
| have time and energy for, plant them in seed-trays, then hit the lawn
| with the usual weed-and-feed till you're sure the dandelions etc have
| surrendered; then replant the daisies. Once re-established, the daisies
| will spread again. You'll have to keep on top of any new dandelions
| which appear, of course: but maybe spot treatment will be enough.

Hmm. My approach is the converse! Dandelions are weeds of rich
and disturbed soil, and so NOT feeding can help keep them under
control. An old kitchen knife or equivalent is good at cutting
their root far enough down that they rarely regrow (an inch or
two is usually enough).


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.