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Old 05-05-2009, 02:43 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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"K" wrote in message
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graham writes



They are regarded as a pest here and if you don't keep them under control,
the city council can cut your infested lawn


And exactly what effect is cutting the lawn supposed to have?


Some people let the dandelions virtually take over their lawns and don't cut
it often enough. If a neighbour complains, the city will cut it and order
the owner to do something about it. I agree, it is a bit "after the horse
has bolted" but some get really neurotic about them and they are regarded as
pestilential.

and charge a princely sum.
Ironically, some of the worst infected areas are city property.


I can only imagine you have far fewer dandelions than we have in the UK.
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Not so! Grass dies back over the winter, my lawn is still mostly brown and
is very gradually greening up (we de-thatch [scarify] every Spring - mine
was done last week). Dandelions, having deep roots get underway before the
grass has had a chance to "get going" and spread their seeds. Lawns can
become infested in a few years if not kept under control and wasteland can
be a mass of yellow. Most use 2-4D but there is a move afoot to ban this.
My son's lawn is infested because his children like the pretty flowers and
he, of course, has no intention of exposing them to 2-4D.
Graham
(Formerly from mid-Suffolk)