Any tips on preventing this from spreading to my lawn
This is my neighbors backyard. I moved in a couple years ago and completely tilled/reseeded my yard. It's looking good so far but this spread seems inevitable.
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jusjar315
Im not an expert but do pre-emergents help with dandelions? If it does start to spread would it be slowly where you could pull them out as they pop up?
LawnRick
Pre-emergent is the way, corn gluten in Canada or something with prodiamine in the states. Gotta get it down before seeds start to germinate tho, don’t know if you’ve missed the initial window but wouldn’t hurt to throw it down to help stop anymore from germinating.
A row of hearty arborvitae will keep the roots and plumes at bay, and more so as they grow. I personally recommend dark American variety but emerald greens will work.
1Enthusiast
This is both terrifying and amazing at the same time
yungingr
One of my neighbors used to let his lawn grow like this (but oddly enough was always asking how my lawn was so nice looking….like 2x a month).
When I did my spring weed-b-gone application, I’d always “accidentally” spray about 10-15′ into his yard to give a little bit of a buffer.
Get a Sulcata tortoise. You’ll never see these again and you’ll have a very happy tortoise.
OzTheMeh
Not sure how friendly you are with your neighbor. Also not sure your local code. Uncontrolled weeds is actually against the law around here, but code enforcement only acts if somebody complains. If it were my neighbor, I would either have a conversation or call and complain.
SuperFrog4
The best answer is to kill them off with weed killer (repeated applications) and then make your lawn as healthy as possible and put in grass that makes a nice thick lush carpet that will block out sun to weeds.
Also Weeds love to live in the lower and higher Ph ranges where grass struggles to grow. If you get your Ph right then that presents a problem for them as your grass grows really well and the weeds don’t get as many nutrients because the grass is getting them all.
05041927
Spray chemicals. This looks like every neighbor of mine right now 😂I have zero dandelions.
LouGossetJr
Broadleaf selective herbicide. 2-4-d is probably the most popular.
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Im not an expert but do pre-emergents help with dandelions? If it does start to spread would it be slowly where you could pull them out as they pop up?
Pre-emergent is the way, corn gluten in Canada or something with prodiamine in the states. Gotta get it down before seeds start to germinate tho, don’t know if you’ve missed the initial window but wouldn’t hurt to throw it down to help stop anymore from germinating.
War
https://preview.redd.it/lwcz16wev6xe1.jpeg?width=612&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b9653491439611f67bff591c9cec2603a999805
Pre emergent at just the right time next year.
A row of hearty arborvitae will keep the roots and plumes at bay, and more so as they grow. I personally recommend dark American variety but emerald greens will work.
This is both terrifying and amazing at the same time
One of my neighbors used to let his lawn grow like this (but oddly enough was always asking how my lawn was so nice looking….like 2x a month).
When I did my spring weed-b-gone application, I’d always “accidentally” spray about 10-15′ into his yard to give a little bit of a buffer.
https://preview.redd.it/rsfnix60x6xe1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b239444a4c8ea52110a369bafcfd54392a45a26
Got dandelions? Who you gonna call?
I…. Kind of love it
Get a Sulcata tortoise. You’ll never see these again and you’ll have a very happy tortoise.
Not sure how friendly you are with your neighbor. Also not sure your local code. Uncontrolled weeds is actually against the law around here, but code enforcement only acts if somebody complains. If it were my neighbor, I would either have a conversation or call and complain.
The best answer is to kill them off with weed killer (repeated applications) and then make your lawn as healthy as possible and put in grass that makes a nice thick lush carpet that will block out sun to weeds.
Also Weeds love to live in the lower and higher Ph ranges where grass struggles to grow. If you get your Ph right then that presents a problem for them as your grass grows really well and the weeds don’t get as many nutrients because the grass is getting them all.
Spray chemicals. This looks like every neighbor of mine right now 😂I have zero dandelions.
Broadleaf selective herbicide. 2-4-d is probably the most popular.