Accidentally spilt product can cause discolouration to paving slabs etc you will need to immediately clean-up the spillage (brush it away) to try and avoid this. I was pretty surprised that this treatment killed daisies and plantain on the lawn but left the grass unscathed! What is this witchcraft? I chose to use a watering can. Now, 15 mls is a very tiny amount but the bottle has a measuring cap so you can get it right. I needed my glasses to see the lines and spilt a fair amount trying to get it in the cap though so you’ll need to be careful what’s beneath when you pour it out. An effective way to carry out scarification is to use a rake designed for the job. This is an easy way to remove moss and thatch and is ideal for smaller lawns.

It was at least 14 days before anything started to happen and I thought the rain showers had washed the product off. It was 2-3 weeks before the plantain started shrivelling up and getting on for a month before the roots showed any signs of damage.For best results do not mow for 3 days before or after treatment. Avoid spraying in drought or frost. For new lawns treat in the spring at least 2 months after sowing or laying turf. The new lawn must be growing well. Keep children and pets away from treated area until spray has dried. Now that you understand why you need to scarify your lawn every autumn, or most autumns, then this is the time to look at the potential of investing in a quality scarifier. When buying partner items like this one, your contract of sale will be with our Range Plus Partner instead of The Range. In three to five weeks your lawn problems will have disappeared and you will be left with a lush lawn. Weedol kills weed roots but it’s a slow burner. If you’re impatient this isn’t for you. However, Weedol says just one application a year is needed to control lawn weeds and you can’t complain about that.

Designed to kill weeds by over-stimulating their development, effectively exhausting the weeds and causing their downfall. A4: The best time to treat lawn weeds is between April-September when the weeds are actively growing on a dry calm day. Avoid mowing for 3 days before and after spraying. Super Effortless with Heel】 The latest Lawn Aerator Sandals. We have added extra heel straps (the effect is better than elastic straps), which can fix the shoes on the heels to maximize stability and save you more energy. One treatment controls most common broad-leaved lawn weeds in one annual application without harming the grass. Best applied using an EverGreen or Scotts spreader to encourage level coverage as using too much on any one place could damage your grass.Scarifying in March will be dependent on the weather, and the best time is usually in April and possibly in May. And while your lawn has two main growth periods, in Spring and Autumn, there will be those who believe that you can scarify a lawn in both the seasons. Requires one treatment per year. Ideal for spot treatment or treating small patches of weeds within the lawn. How to use You might have to repeat the treatment if weeds are well established, but you will need to leave a 6-week period between each use.

You can apply the Elixir by hand – mark out the area you want to treat and use 32 grams of weed killer per square metre. With the scarification process, you will be removing a large volume of thatch, that is debris such as moss and grass cuttings, and you may find that afterwards the lawn may look very bare.

Use the Scotts Evergreen wheeled spreader for larger areas (otherwise you can expect your arms to ache)! If you use a stronger than recommended dosage, you still run the risk of killing grass and other plants you didn’t want to remove. It doesn’t contain glyphosate, the stuff that kills everything including bees, but uses fluroxypyr which is a herbicide used to control broadleaf weeds and woody brush.