The province says it plans to roll out a ban on the sale of cosmetic pesticides this month, which means some homeowners would have to find a different way of dealing with weeds and dandelions.

The lawn-care industry is trying to pressure the Selinger government to stop the ban and is mailing out flyers, calling on homeowners to mail it back to the premier to try and sway the government.

Homeowner Amanda Kinden said a ban on cosmetic pesticides makes sense because of cancer and other potential health concerns with them.

“Children play a lot on the grass and they have a lot of hand-mouth contact and they can’t read the signs if it says stay off,” said Kinden.

Landscapers said lawns could end up covered in dandelions without the use of cosmetic pesticides.

Dave Hinton of Weed Man is part of the campaign.

He said a ban would hurt homeowners because it would be harder to control weeds and dandelions without synthetic options. He said organic pesticides, which wouldn’t fall under the ban, don’t work as well.

“They’re more expensive. They’re harder to work with. They take longer,” he said.

The province is confident that enough alternative products are available to control weeds if synthetic ones are banned.

“We've been looking in particular at the replacement products that are continually coming onto the market to make sure Manitobans can continue to control weeds,” said Gord Mackintosh, minister of conservation and water stewardship.

Some homeowners who spoke to CTV News said it’s all about choice.

Dan Rollick uses an electric lawnmower and he doesn’t use chemicals to control weeds on his lawn.

But, he thinks his neighbours should still have that option.

"Everybody should have the right to decide whether or not we should have that stuff going on and it doesn't bother me in any way I'd rather see dandelions dead,” he said.

It’s not yet clear what exactly the ban would restrict or when it would come into effect. The new law wouldn’t include farming operations.

Industry experts said maintaining a dense and healthy lawn is an important part of weed control.

They recommend to only remove about a third of the grass blade when mowing. The optimal height is 6.5 to 7.5 centimetres during cool, wet weather and 7.5 to 8.5 centimetres in summer heat. They also said to make sure your mower blade is sharp and mulching and aerating can also improve the health of a lawn.

- with a report from Jeff Keele