The dandelion seems to be taken over our yard?

Answer 1

You can leave it alone:

• The yellow flower are pretty
• Kids like to blow on the seed clusters and watch them fly away.
• You can enjoy the leaves in a salad (if no harmful chemicals were sprayed on them).

If you don't want dandelions or if local zoning laws require that you get rid of them, you can spray a broad-leaf weed killer to get rid of them. Always read the use and safety direction on the package and keep kids away from it for a while and reseed the area with lawn grass seed. You might also want to till the area (turn over the dirt) before seeding. Annual grass comes up quickly but dies at the end of the season. Perennial grass comes up much slower but doesn't die at the end of the winter. A mixture of annual and perennial seeds works best. You will get green grass faster and it will continue to stay green afterwards. Stay away from Zoysia grass unless you read up on it first and decide you want it.. It can spread to neighbors and take over their normal grass lawn, and becomes dormant (turns brown) in when weather cools.

You can also hire a gardening company to do this for you.