Recommendation for Dandelion-Specific Killer?

[(PeteCresswell)]

This year I used Roundup and, of course, left a 3-6" brown spot for each plant killed.

Does anybody have a recommendation for something more dandelion-specific as a spot-application killer?

[dadiOH]

Don't use a general herbicide that kills everything, use one for broad leaf plants such as 2-4D

[trader_4]

+1

There are plenty of choices, what he needs is a broadleaf weed killer for turf. Weed-B-Gone is one popular example. Dandelions are easy to kill.

[hubops]

Many years ago, when our little children and their friends could be found rolling and romping on the lawn all summer - I found the perfect cure for lawn weeds - especially dandilions ! I trained myself to refer to them as " pretty yellow lawn flowers " .. and they no longer bothered me at all ! Try it. John T.

[Joe]

I don't kill harmless, colorful wildflowers.

[ChairMan]

Weed-B-Gones active ingredent is 2-4D

[Frank]

Any thing with 2-4-D will work. I spray from a tank but for occasional spot use I use a spray bottle from the dollar store.

[mike]

+1 for weed-b-gone. For more stubborn plants, I use Roundup mixed with a little bit of detergent. Paint it on with a small paint brush. Kills the target without killing everything in the vicinity. Watch out for plants connected by a root system. I painted roundup on some crab grass leaves. The yard looked like a road map of Texas

[Clare Snyder]

Get a good turf grass selective herbicide like Trillion (if it is legal in your area) wink wink.