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Old 23-04-2008, 11:04 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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Default dandelions and clovers

On Apr 23, 5:15*pm, Darryl wrote:
On Apr 19, 10:11*am, "Bob F" wrote:

Do you fertilize?


I haven't aerated or overseeded in 15 years, and my lawn does fine with
fertilizer and lime. A few times a year I walk around with a spray bottle of
weed-b-gon - spray the weeds, and that takes care of them.


No one has mentioned "neighbors" yet as a contributing variable. *If
none of your nieghbors do anything to handle dandelions in their
yards, then you'll be fighting them in your yard every year.



I was also wondering if the lawn is in such great shape, why is it
that he's overseeding every Fall? That should only be required
infrequently, it the lawn is thinning out from some problem. I'd also
try backing off on the aeration. Aeration can be a good thing, but it
does rip up the soil, which presents an opportunity for weeds to enter.