Getting rid of the dandelions

[smurfchops]

I have been dead heading the dandelions so they don't spread but is there a good spray or something that isn't harmful to animals that i can put on the dandelions to kill off the roots ?

[landscaper2]

Most selective lawn weedkillers will take care of dandelions.

[carrust]

I use round up to duff weeds up on my allotment. Expensive, but good.

[Wak]

Pour a little pile of ordinary salt right in the middle of the dandelion and it will kill it.
There are one or two gardening sites about this on Google too.

[AlBags]

A spot killer on each plant, if you don't have too many.
A general "broad-leaved" weedkiller if there are lots including many others.

[lardhelmet]

Salt - on each plant? Strewth I'll be there till Christmas!

[boxtops]

Dig 'em out and give them to a local rabbit - our neighbours' rabbits love them.

[smurfchops]

Salt sounds the most natural to me. Thanks all !

[Hugh-F-51]

Use glyphosate (tumbleweed, roundup, or similar with glyphosate active ingredient) and apply it to leaves and centre. Drip it on or use a childs paintbrush. Keep it off the grass. Do it at least 4 hours before rain or dew. They may take a month to die. Come back after 6 weeks and do any you missed. It is a lazy way to spend a sunny afternoon on a lawn. You may have to do a round every spring for a year or two. Pity though, dandelions are very pretty, flower before much else, are very useful to bees, and if they were difficult to grow they would cost £5 a pot.