Nope

I've never heard of grass mulching killing dandelions. Plus, I believe turf builder is more fertilizer than weed killer. The bag that is a Spring specific says it "Thickens lawns to help crowd out weeds."

Shouldn't the staff take care of stuff like that?

Fertilizer will not kill weeds, get some roundup weed killer and kill kill kill...

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Just Triing
Triathlete since 9:56:39 AM EST Aug 20, 2006.
Be kind English is my 2nd language. My primary language is Dave it's a unique evolution of English.

Unless it is Scott's Weed and Feed, it won't do anything for the dandelions.

why do people feed the lawn?. the last thing i want is the grass to grow faster; all it does is create more work mowing it. Don't fall into the trap unless you want to give up your weekends. use one of those spray things that kills the weeds but not the grass, and stay away from anything else

If you want environmentally safe, try and get a bag or two of Milorganite. I used it for the first time this spring and the lawn is going nuts.

95% of the time in a "weed and feed" mix, you get a pre-emergent herbicide and a fertilizer usually in a ratio of 3:1:2 or 4:1:2 (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium).

Pre-emergent herbicides will not kill weeds that you can see. If you can see the weed, it is post-emergent meaning you need a post-emergent herbicide such as 24D or similar herbicide if you are selectively killing weeds.

There are some granular mixes that have post-emergent herbicide in them. Scott's may even sell one. However, typically post-emergent herbicide will be in liquid form.

For the strength of the herbicides that you can buy at your local home store, throw it on the lawn, then come back and put some post-emergent on.

Why not pick the dandelions and make dandelion soup? They are one of nature's superfoods.

Especially after some pre and post emergent herbicides.

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First time I used Weed and Feed on a mixed content lawn, it killed half the shit I call lawn, and looked terrible for the next year or so.

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This........is the right answer!!!

Just checked....it is the weed and feed.

All good to go on dandelions?

WTF, dude? Why do you want to spread a bunch of herbicides, on your Alaska lawn that frankly will never amount to shit anyway?

All that crap will end up in the Inlet. Why bother?

Adds flavor! Or, is it seasoning? Anyway, stay away from the stems.

I think the bigger question is who would gift you Scott's Turf Builder. I think you deserve something far nicer.

Agree with this. Lawns are a waste of time and energy. To put herbicides on top of it is crazy town.

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Not true.

Do you know how often I need to mow my f$&@#ing dandelion field? Those things grow several inches a day, are unsightly, and annoy the neighbors. Way less maintenance to mow and fertilize the lawn.


I think my yard is beyond repair at this point. I've got to go scorched Earth with a bobcat and start fresh.

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Long Chile was a silly place.

You have a bobcat laying around?

I have friends who own them or mini-excavators.

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Long Chile was a silly place.

We have a small Italian area here downtown, about 2x3 blocks....every single house has converted (basically 80 years ago) their front yard into grapes, tomatoes, fruit trees. Every house is like a mini farm.

Really thinking of throwing a fence out front and doing the same.

Maurice

Urea Nitrogen - just like pure dog piss. You need to dilute it or it will kill your grass. 1lb per 1,000 sq feet.

Don't use chemicals on your lawn! Ugh. Mow the dandelions down before they go to seed. They're gone by mid-June anyway. Grass has grown for how many years all on its own? Overseed with more grass if you have to, but chemical fertilizers and weed controllers (they aren't killers.. the weeds always find a way) just get into the ground water. Use a mulching mower and just let nature do its thing.