I just recently saw a commercial for the new fertilizer Scotts is putting out. I am a big fan of weed & feed fertilizer for the first and last applications of the season. So, naturally this new product piqued my interest. It is basically an all-in-one type application. It is supposed to kill weeds completely, strengthen lawns against heat and drought kills, and prevent fire ants for the entire season.That is their claim at least. I will be trying it out this Spring and posting my thoughts later about the product.
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The only issue with using weed and feed is that your preemergent weed killers should be spread well (usually 1st week in March) before your first application of fertilizer is due to be applied (usually in April) and then in the fall the reverse is true.
I have found, for Tyler, that Center Chemical has a great calender by which to follow for applying all of your lawn chemicals. They also have great products you can purchase that are specialized for the area. You have to watch the commercial products because they are designed more for your cold winter grasses and what we deal with are warm winter grasses.
Think it took me 3 years of following the plan to be totally weed free and a full thick lawned.
dear matt morrison...
would you like to use our lawn (saaaaadly neglected, underwatered, unmowed, untouched) as the peeerfect testing site for your lawn experiments? just BLOCKS away from your own site? we would gladly allow you full use of our grounds and facilities... we HAVE been looking for a yard upkeeper, since my husband and myself are truly inept... please call with any ideas on this subject...
ciesco,
I personally don't use any chemicals. At least not yet. I have only had the lawn for one season :) Maybe that is why I still have a few weeds at the beginning of Spring.
Casey,
Maybe you should test out some grass seed on a small area of your lawn to see how that works. I know your lawn needs a lot of work and its large enough to make sodding cost prohibitive.
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