Tools have been created just for dandelion eradication. I remember as a boy , spending many hours out in the yard with one of these long handled tools , designed with a metal forged fork on the end to pop up the deep tap roots of the dandelion . It was kind of like fighting a raging wild fire with a damp wash rag . The more dandelions I popped up , the more there seemed to be .
I remember my Dad one spring day in late April , when the dandelion population was particularly advanced in our front yard , and their white , fluffy , seed heads made it look like it had snowed several inches over our entire lawn , reached a breaking point .
. He brought out the big gun , our large shop vac and a long extension cord . With the click of a switch and a loud roar , he began to grimly vacuum the seed heads off those pesky weeds. After a short time of vigorous suctioning he knew the war was lost. The dandelions had won again , and would once more reign supreme in our beleaguered yard throughout the summer.
My view , however , of the dandelion as a noxious weed has changed over the years after numerous studies and articles came out declaring the incredible nutritive and healing properties this plant contains.
