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These products help deal with dandelion

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Benefits

  • Effectively controls a wide range of weeds down to the roots.
  • Quick knockdown, non selective, systemic weedkiller.
  • No soil residue so will not harm neighbouring plants. Planting and seeding can be safely carried out soon after treatment
  • Ideal for killing weeds around established trees and shrubs.
  • Buster is a glufosinate weedkiller and kills many weeds that glyphosate products are less effective on.
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Benefits

  • For quick and effective control of a range of weeds including clover and moss.
  • Fast acting - results within 3 hours.
  • Inactivated in soil.
  • All natural combination of pine oil and fatty acids.
  • BioGro® Certified Organic for use in organic gardening.
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Benefits

  • For long term weed control, kills current growth and prevents weed seeds germinating.
  • Ideal for the control of weeds in driveways, paths and fence lines.
  • Residual weed control.
  • Controls weeds for up to 12 months.
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Benefits

  • Controls a wide range of lawn weeds.
  • Especially effective on clover.
  • Leaves lawn grasses unaffected.
  • 250ml covers up to 250m2. 500ml covers up to 500m2. 1L covers up to 1000m2.

Dandelion TJ

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dandelion

Dandelion is a common weed with a large yellow flower often found in lawns.

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HOW TO CONTROL DANDELIONS

In lawns

Apply a selective herbicide like TURFCLEAN. This will effectively control dandelions but will leave lawn grasses uneffected.

> For best results use in Spring and Autumn when weeds and turf are growing.


In garden beds

Spot treat with BUSTER. It controls dandelions within 7-10 days and is an ideal product for use around established trees and shrubs. It is inactive in the soil so planting can be safely carried out soon after treatment.

> For a fast acting organic solution use Kiwicare ORGANIC WEEDREE RAPID.

> For best results use in Spring and Autumn when weeds and turf are growing.


In paths and driveways

For long term control on paths and driveways use PATHCLEAR LONGTERM. This will kill a wide range of weeds and prevent regrowth for up to 12 months.

> For a fast acting organic solution use ORGANIC WEEDREE RAPID.

> For best results use in Spring and Autumn when weeds and turf are growing.

About

Dandelion is a very common perennial weed, with a well-known large yellow flower. Dandelion is often found in lawns and grasslands. Dandelion weed can be identified quite easy as it contains a milky sap. It has a large taproot and the leaves have a backward-directed pointed leaflet lobe.

Did you know

The name dandelion comes from the french dent-de-lion, meaning lion's tooth, referring to the tooth-like edges of the leaves.

The common dandelion is the species Taraxacum officinale. Taraxacum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Taraxacum are native to Eurasia and North America, and two species, Taxacarm officinale and Taxacarum erythrospermum are found as weeds worldwide including New Zealand.


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Gallery

Dandelion flowers are bright yellow and show up strongly on lawns. Dandelion seed head. Seeds are widely dispersed by the wind. Dandelions have a prostrate rosette profile and a deep central tap root that means mowing is ineffectual at control.

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