Sprayed weedkiller on the grass on my allotment pathways two weeks ago [the only place I use it, all the rest are removed by hand.] Sure, it killed it off but now fresh young shoots are growing. Another dose or two me thinks!!!
No point trying to dig out Dandelions in my opinion, if you want to be organic then top them every two weeks, it does work but takes ages. Otherwise as the others say hit them when they're growing strong. Vinegar and salt with a little soap works as an organic contact spray but you have to repeat and repeat on regrowth.
I've hit them twice Jim (with Roundup) as it was dry, sunny-ish and still lots of leaf on show - they are the ultimate survivor; drought or minus 10 they'll pull through ...
I recently had to dig a really deep hole in my garden, and it's amazing how far down Dandelion roots go down, which is why you'll never dig them out unless you've gone a bit crazy. You've got to just keep hitting them or totally shade them out, but even then they'll hang on by the skin of their teeth for a long time. Good advice I've heard time and time again for your first allotment is to grow potatoes because they'll clear most weeds for you by shading out.
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Sprayed weedkiller on the grass on my allotment pathways two weeks ago [the only place I use it, all the rest are removed by hand.] Sure, it killed it off but now fresh young shoots are growing. Another dose or two me thinks!!!
No point trying to dig out Dandelions in my opinion, if you want to be organic then top them every two weeks, it does work but takes ages. Otherwise as the others say hit them when they're growing strong. Vinegar and salt with a little soap works as an organic contact spray but you have to repeat and repeat on regrowth.
I've hit them twice Jim (with Roundup) as it was dry, sunny-ish and still lots of leaf on show - they are the ultimate survivor; drought or minus 10 they'll pull through ...
Oh and it's fallow land - nothing growing until April
I recently had to dig a really deep hole in my garden, and it's amazing how far down Dandelion roots go down, which is why you'll never dig them out unless you've gone a bit crazy.
You've got to just keep hitting them or totally shade them out, but even then they'll hang on by the skin of their teeth for a long time. Good advice I've heard time and time again for your first allotment is to grow potatoes because they'll clear most weeds for you by shading out.
I'm organic.
And why would a weedkiller contain DDT ... obviously don't have a clue.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
In the sticks near Peterborough