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Frank · 24-05-2010, 05:49 PM posted to rec.gardens

On 5/24/2010 1:48 AM, wrote:
I want to get-rid of dandelions from a lawn of a couple acres, and I
have been doing some reading.
There is a basic list of things to do, and one of them is to make a
healthy lawn but it is never explained whether this will get rid of
dandelions or does it only prevent them.
My questions is...can you take you dandelion filled lot and do all of
the lawn building activities (aerate, fertilize, over-seed, water,
etc) and end up getting rid of the dandelions, or is that impossible?
Do you have to go to the chemical warfare?

I'm no expert but nobody's answering you, so I'd say no. Chemical or
physical removal IMHO is only thing that works. Look at something like
Scott's treatment which requires 4 applications a year and besides
fertilizer contains crabgrass premerg, broadleaf killers, and bug killers.

Personally, I do a weed and feed treatment with a product much cheaper
than Scotts and then only spot weeding with chemicals or physical
removal as necessary.