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Scotts, and a bunch of other lawn care mailers have been coming in strong. Had an estimate a while ago and while not exhorbitant was a bit expensive especially seeing as though we pay to have our lawn cut. What blend of liquid chemicals do they use?? I'd love for my lawn to be green and weed free. Have tried the speader granules - Scotts and others and it must be my imagination but it seems the weeds got worse!!
Thanks. We actually had more weeds after the weed and feed.
Really? What type of lawn? It works great on fescue. You did follow directions, right? You need to water first then apply the granules and just let it set for a couple days.
We are in the Atlanta area with Bermuda Grass. Who knows, maybe we put down the wrong thing?? The dreaded henbit just keeps on coming back. We have few dandelions, some crab grass and a field of henbit.
Really? What type of lawn? It works great on fescue. You did follow directions, right? You need to water first then apply the granules and just let it set for a couple days.
Good point about watering the grass first with the Scott plus 2 weed n feed. It needs to stick to the broadleaf weeds for a while to kill them. That's why I think it is more effective and more economical to use a liquid weed killer and spray it on the weeds several times during the year.
I think the lawn companies use more toxic chemicals than you can purchase retail for things like crabgrass and grubs. Both are very difficult to eliminate with off the shelf products.
We are in the Atlanta area with Bermuda Grass. Who knows, maybe we put down the wrong thing?? The dreaded henbit just keeps on coming back. We have few dandelions, some crab grass and a field of henbit.
Henbit needs to be controlled in the fall because that's when it germinates. It returns in spring and flowers and is much more difficult to get rid of now. Same thing goes for dandelions and any other weed that germinates in the fall. Bad news for dandelions is that they are perennial. Good news about henbit is that it's an annual. It will die off by summer, and if you keep mowing to lop off the flower heads and keep them from going to seed, that will help. Then you will want to apply a preemergent weed control late in the summer before the henbit germinates.
Henbit needs to be controlled in the fall because that's when it germinates. It returns in spring and flowers and is much more difficult to get rid of now. Same thing goes for dandelions and any other weed that germinates in the fall. Bad news for dandelions is that they are perennial. Good news about henbit is that it's an annual. It will die off by summer, and if you keep mowing to lop off the flower heads and keep them from going to seed, that will help. Then you will want to apply a preemergent weed control late in the summer before the henbit germinates.
Good point about watering the grass first with the Scott plus 2 weed n feed. It needs to stick to the broadleaf weeds for a while to kill them. That's why I think it is more effective and more economical to use a liquid weed killer and spray it on the weeds several times during the year.
I think the lawn companies use more toxic chemicals than you can purchase retail for things like crabgrass and grubs. Both are very difficult to eliminate with off the shelf products.
These companies have to have a special license to use some of their chemicals. I've found it to be more economical to use a service with a guarantee than to repeat applications myself.
I've known a few people who are in the "best lawn in the neighborhood" contest. Basically, all it involves is paying attention and putting some time and effort in.
Your average family lawn is very lucky if it gets mowed once a week and the sprinkler turned on before it is totally brown. The time investment to produce a nice lawn isn't even all that demanding; just more than average semi-neglect.
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