Dandelions are one of the most persistent weeds that gardeners face in their quest for the "perfect lawn". Dandelions are the most common type of weed in the United States and Europe, and they are very hard to deal with, as they do not die once the growing season is over and thus quickly reappear the following spring. They are green broadleaf weeds that eventually produce a yellow flower. This flower then forms a sphere of white seeds as it matures. These seeds are than spread throughout your lawn through wind pollination resulting in multiple patches of dandelions throughout your yard. The roots for these small weeds can be up to three feet deep in the soil and thus, to completely remove this weed from your lawn, you must attack it at the root. Now dandelions grow and flourish in moist soil and thus can be an effect of heavy rains or overwatering.

There are number of things that you can do to eliminate dandelions from your garden. As mentioned before, dandelions must be attacked at their root or they will resurface again the following spring. Hence, there are a number of products that will remove dandelions from your lawn. These products attack weeds at the root so that they do not resurface again the following year. Now, there are a number of products that you can use; however, the Scotts brand of weed control has proven effective for me in the past. I use the weed control as soon as I see the dandelion start to grow and this has proven as an effective method to remove dandelions. You can refer to the product information of your weed control product to see when you should use it. Dandelions can be problematic for many inexperienced gardeners; however, the problem of dandelions can easily be solved if you are able to remove the roots of the weeds in the spring, so that they do not crop up again the following growing season.