You don’t have to keep your dog off the lawn if you choose organic weed and feed options. Use an organic weed-prevention product in combination with a dog-safe fertilizer if you don’t want to keep your dog off the lawn after spreading weed and feed. With this combination, your lawn pet will be safe while you feed your grass and prevent weeds from growing.

Lawn grass can suffer substantially during the winter months, so it’s worth employing the advice of the well-known saying – the best form of defence is a good offense. According to a study, pesticide use in lawns and parks increased the rate of lymphoma cancer in dogs by 70%. [1]Veterinary clinics across the country are seeing a rise in dogs that have become ill after interacting with lawn care chemicals. Similarly, another study found that dogs exposed to lawn care chemicals can have a higher bladder cancer risk. The general rule of thumb is to restrict a dog’s access to your lawn following weed and feed treatment for 48 hours. To be on the safer side, you can opt to wait 72 hours. Method 2: Plants usually easily killed using one or two applications of weedkillers containing 2,4-D plus mecoprop-P or 2,4-D plus dicamba. Examples include Doff Complete Lawn Feed, Weed & Mosskiller,Vitax All in One Lawn Feed, Weed & Mosskiller or Westland Aftercut All-in-One Feed, Weed & Mosskiller (also contains fertiliser and mosskiller).In terms of actual timing, you want to complete the cut and clear process a few days, maybe four, before you want to spread the lawn weed and feed. The best month to take this on is April or May. My pro tip is to half feed the lawn twice rather than go all in the first time. There is little evidence that MCPP is a teratogen (an agent that can cause the malformation of an embryo) in animals. Until further evidence, it should be treated as a teratogen and used with caution around dogs. [6] Is Dithiopyr Safe For Dogs?

Aside from the information found under Description of first aid measures (above)and Indication of immediate medical attention and special treatment needed (below),no additional symptoms and effects are anticipated. The best lawn feed and weed for Autumn The correct method to achieve a beautiful lawn through weed and feed Some of the best lawn feeds are those which are designed with slow-release formulas, working in different phases to continue improving the health of the lawn for weeks after application. The Scotts Lawn Builder Lawn Food starts to revitalise the lawn in around seven days, then continues slowly releasing nutrients for eight weeks. As well as seaweed, this lawn feed contains iron which encourages grass to ‘green up’ and grow stronger. This, combined with the additional nutrients, vitamins and amino acids, helps maintain a healthy lawn with visible improvements in 5 days.Alternatively, look in our Weedkillers for gardeners document– sections 1b, cand d–for the corresponding product trade names (such as dicamba/mecoprop-P is sold as ‘Resolva Lawn Weedkiller Extra’)