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A bit OT from your question, but I've had an organic lawn the last 3-4 years (in Illinois), and while it's certainly debatable if tall organic grass 'crowds out
by penguindev 12y ago
A bit OT from your question, but I've had an organic lawn the last 3-4 years (in Illinois), and while it's certainly debatable if tall organic grass 'crowds out dandelions' or not, I've been quite happy with the natural spread of white clover, particularly along parts of the lawn like the edge of the driveway that have been hit hard/first by drought. I'm pretty sure the clover is more drought tolerant than the grass will ever be. The last few years before this one we had some bad droughts, but this year our fortunes are reversed.
So when I see clover getting dispersed through my grass, I get quite happy. Much better than bindweed, which took me a few years to get out :-)
- baking 12y agoThe strength of dandelions is in their tap roots. One theory is that dandelions do best in poor, hard soil that other plants have a hard time taking root in. Let the dandelions grow and they will breakup compacted soil and you will eventually have thick grass and no dandelions, assuming you do the high mowing, infrequent deep watering, and organic fertilizer only in the fall. It will probably take more than a few years, but I've been doing this for twenty years and I'm quite happy with the results.