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Old 04-02-2011, 09:26 AM   #168
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Re: The yard & garden line is OPEN

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Originally Posted by GAC View Post
What can I buy (TRC, Lowes, etc) as a pretreatment against dandelions? They were terrible last year.
There are a host of "weed and feed" products that work on dandelions. They have a combination of herbicides in them, most notably 2-4-D. Try to use it sparingly; if your neighbors don't have dandelions then you probably won't have to use it every year. If they do, you may have to re apply each spring and maybe even again in the season. What I do not recommend is to apply without first checking to see if it's needed. This is a gripe I have against a lot of turf care companies- they have an indiscriminate schedule of herbicide application, whether it's needed or not.

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