5 days Ago By Angela Patrone,Hannah Broughton
Dandelions may bring color to gardens and be appreciated as wildflowers , but they can also endanger the well-being of other plants if not correctly managed. These bright yellow flowers tend to steal nutrients from other plants, particularly in lawns where they proliferate rapidly, and their tenacious deep roots make them resilient even after being trimmed. Genevieve Schmidt, a landscaping expert and founder of North Coast Gardening, has disclosed her distinctive "injection" method for getting rid of dandelions without damaging your grass.
She revealed: "I just got a nifty tip on how to kill dandelions organically when they are growing in your lawn or the centre of another plant: injection with vinegar-based organic weed killer." Despite vinegar's reputation as an effective weed killer, most gardeners give it a negative review because it can harm neighboring plants, and using it on lawns can be harmful to the grass itself. Urgent travel warning to those flying out of U.
S. airport as a result of Trump layoffs Trump health fears rise after new photos prompt doctor’s warning of 'serious condition' Genevieve pointed out: "You may have found that if you spray non-selective herbicide, organic or otherwise, on your dandelion, you end up with a dead patch of lawn to match your dead dandelion, which is so not cool." She also mentioned that while extracting the long taproot with a soil knife is a potential solution, it often leads to repeated work, as any remnants of the root can cause dandelions to reappear.
Genevieve proposes an ingenious tactic for eradicating dandelions without damaging the grass: wielding a tiny syringe for pinpoint attacks. She elaborated, "The whole injection-by-hand thing may sound like a pain, but if your dandelions have really good taproots and keep coming back, I'd think 20 seconds per weed is well worth it being gone forever." This method calls for targeting the dandelion's heart, right where the foliage sprouts.
The expected outcome is a withered root system within a fortnight, simplifying the uprooting process. Genevieve indicated, "After a couple of weeks, you can lift the top of the dandelion right off of the poor, pickled taproot." She endorses domestic white vinegar for this injection procedure, which promises a perfectly groomed lawn year-round, weather be damned.
Expanding on the technique, Genevieve also noted, "Another cool thing to note is that while spraying herbicide (any kind) is only effective on dry days with temperatures above 15 degrees, injections of herbicide can be done in the dead of winter with the rain pouring down.".
