Dang dandelions

[jerp]

I noticed this last year and thought it was a coincidence but it happened again. Early this afternoon I sprayed broadleaf weed killer on about 200 dandelions in my front yard. None of them had seed heads, just the yellow flowers. I went out about 2 hours after spraying and in that short period of time over half of them had headed-out and were sporting puff balls. It's like they knew they had been poisoned so they quickly in a last act of defiance readied themselves to distribute millions of seeds across my yard. It's a constant battle -I always put down pre emergence by the book but some years it just doesn't work.

[sailor]

And fall on my face, on somebody's new mowed lawn.....

[Texas Grown]

Don't spray. Pick and make wine out of-em. You know, when life gives ya lemons.... .

[tex4k]

Your growing miracle food in your yard and didn't even know it, dandelion is good for a lot of what ails you. The greens are edible as are the roots, dandelions aren't native to this country, they were brought over by the pioneers, the root is roasted-ground- then drank as a tea.

[8mpg]

I always mow before I spray and have good luck

[BTLowry]

I didn't know they could go from flower to seed head in 2hrs

We had them blow in several years ago on a storm front. Went from 0 one years to millions the next

[TMain]

We beekeepers recommend digging out the weeds. Bee populations are suffering enough.

[Trailerman3]

My kids pull the flowers off and feed them to their bearded dragon (lizard). It's a win for me then I don't have to go buy as many crickets.

[Ron]

If you have used the same pre- emergent for several years, there might be some resistance built up. You may try something else.