Dandelions, dandelions, dandelions....

[#juan]

I have a neighbor grows a yard full of bloody dandelions while my wife is on hands and knees using
her little dandelion fork to pull the pesky things out by the roots.
Is it reasonable to expect the neighbor to control his own weeds? The guy claims he has a right to
grow dandelions on his property and that is fine I guess but when the dandelions are in the puff ball
stage a puff of a breeze will ensure that every one on the block gets a crop of these damn pests.

I don't suppose Agent Orange or anything like it is available anywhere....

Any suggestions?

 

[Ron in Regina]

I bet, wherever it is that you live, there are bylaws in place pertaining
to noxious weeds, etc...& with a complaint, the City/Town/RM will come
out.....clean up your neighbours yard...& tack that cost right onto his/her
property tax bill.

A thousand dollar bill to have 1/2 a dozen government employees in
his yard with weed whackers for a few hours might be a wake-up call
for buddy's right to his crop of weeds that are infesting your lawn.

 

[lone wolf]

If your neighbour is planting dandelions, then he'd be responsible. The leaves do make a pretty tasty salad - to some people, anyhow. They're a native species so I doubt you'll get much help from the City. I just wish I could find something that zeros in on the periscope operator. Otherwise, when I lop off their heads, they're green.

 

[Goober]

I have a neighbor grows a yard full of bloody dandelions while my wife is on hands and knees using
her little dandelion fork to pull the pesky things out by the roots.
Is it reasonable to expect the neighbor to control his own weeds? The guy claims he has a right to
grow dandelions on his property and that is fine I guess but when the dandelions are in the puff ball
stage a puff of a breeze will ensure that every one on the block gets a crop of these damn pests.

I don't suppose Agent Orange or anything like it is available anywhere....

Any suggestions?

This fall by some urea - It is a fertilizer - used on runways as it does not damage the tarmac-

Ouline with Urea the following

Giant letters - ASS and below that a big circle = Ass Hole

It will grow like hell - and there it is - on the front lawn for all to see.

 

[DaSleeper]

When I bought my house, I had about nine to twelve big ole poplar trees..
I went to a lot of trouble and work to cut them down, in sections from the top, hauling them to the bush, then the next spring hiring a backhoe to dig out the stumps...then getting of them...4 pickup loads....then levelling the ground and starting a dandelion farm:smile:

Now I have this neighbour, upwind from me that has half a dozen Oaks and Elms and one big old Birch that gets that yellow dust like substance all over my truck all the time, and that yardfull of leaves I have to rake every fall, with a single Balsam tree in my yard....

What should I do???

 

[Ariadne]

Some cities have decided that dandelions are no longer noxious weeds and don't deal with them on city property, so by that reasoning, the city can't do anything about them on private property. My neighbour has 3 feet tall grass in the backyard ... the lawn is ruined and next year it will be filled with dandelions and other weeds. There's nothing to be done.

 

[JLM]

I have a neighbor grows a yard full of bloody dandelions while my wife is on hands and knees using
her little dandelion fork to pull the pesky things out by the roots.
Is it reasonable to expect the neighbor to control his own weeds? The guy claims he has a right to
grow dandelions on his property and that is fine I guess but when the dandelions are in the puff ball
stage a puff of a breeze will ensure that every one on the block gets a crop of these damn pests.

I don't suppose Agent Orange or anything like it is available anywhere....

Any suggestions?

I hear you, but I've found a solution, it's a new hobby where I'll spend half an hour at a time in the spring removing them. (Screw driver works very well) Killex is useless.

 

[Goober]

When I bought my house, I had about nine to twelve big ole poplar trees..
I went to a lot of trouble and work to cut them down, in sections from the top, hauling them to the bush, then the next spring hiring a backhoe to dig out the stumps...then getting of them...4 pickup loads....then levelling the ground and starting a dandelion farm:smile:

Now I have this neighbour, upwind from me that has half a dozen Oaks and Elms and one big old Birch that gets that yellow dust like substance all over my truck all the time, and that yardfull of leaves I have to rake every fall, with a single Balsam tree in my yard....

What should I do???

Buy a couple of big bags of those wild flowers - and seed him.

 

[relic]

Does he mow his lawn ? I doubt there's a law that states he has to get on his knees,no law that states he has to be a fanatic.Too bad not everyone is as perfect as you.Christ !

 

[Goober]

Does he mow his lawn ? I doubt there's a law that states he has to get on his knees,no law that states he has to be a fanatic.Too bad not everyone is as perfect as you.Christ !

Who are you referring to?

 

[petros]

Killex

 

[Goober]

Killex

Roundup.

 

[petros]

Roundup.

Roundup kills your grass.

 

[taxslave]

I bet, wherever it is that you live, there are bylaws in place pertaining
to noxious weeds, etc...& with a complaint, the City/Town/RM will come
out.....clean up your neighbours yard...& tack that cost right onto his/her
property tax bill.

A thousand dollar bill to have 1/2 a dozen government employees in
his yard with weed whackers for a few hours might be a wake-up call
for buddy's right to his crop of weeds that are infesting your lawn.

Nah, he lives in nanaimo. They have a bylaw against killing anything green. Except Broom and I think ragweed.

 

[petros]

I'll mail him Killex.

 

[Goober]

Roundup kills your grass.

Roundup - small container - tiny brush - a little dab - works well for thistle etc. to much work for other weeds.

 

[petros]

Killex...everything but the grass with one pass.

Round Up Ready grass comes out from Scotts next spring so I read in the Western Producer.

 

[Goober]

Killex...everything but the grass with one pass.

Really - Did not know that. Thanks

 

[petros]

Zinc kills moss.

Next spring I'll pass around a dandelion wine recipe in flyer form to every house in the hood. That would be the best solution for my neighbourhood.

 

[JLM]

Killex

A temporary solution to a permanent problem..........you have to haul the roots out!