The combined feed/weed formulas should only be applied twice a year; they will damage your garden if used more frequently. However, lawn feed alone can be applied more often: up to every two weeks during the growing season unless the weather is very hot and dry. Make sure the lawn isn’t dried out and tired. Applying weed killer at this point could actually do more harm than good. Again, this will be your team of 1 star reviewers missing the correct plan. Ensure the lawn is not dry prior to spreading. Hopefully you’ll get a lovely steady bit of rain and you can time this, otherwise, you can use a garden sprinkler if you don’t have a hosepipe ban. I certainly hope not in May anyway!!

You’ll get the best results from scarifying a few days before but otherwise this will give you great looking lawn improvements in two weeks. A lot of people won’t use any other product after using liquid Vitax. That says plenty about this handy liquid version. Before you seed your lawn, you should take the necessary steps to test the soil to make sure the turfgrass you chose will actually grow on the lawn. Soil testing not only measures the presence of different nutrients in the soil but also the pH levels. To start with you need to make sure there’s a good balance of the three main nutrients, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus in the soil. Grass often needs more nitrogen than potassium and it just requires trace amounts of phosphorus in the soil. But, it’s worth it. For example, do you spend a lot of time weeding your garden? Or scarifying and raking in an attempt to pull out stubborn moss? What if I told you that you could get a beautifully green lawn and kill weeds and moss all with just one product? And not only that, but with long-lasting results.Children and pets should be kept off the area until the granules have been watered in; a process that can be sped up by actively watering the garden instead of waiting for rainfall. However, to save water and time, this lawn feed can be applied when rain is imminent, allowing nature to take care of the after-care treatment. Apply liquid formulas early in the morning, or in the evening. If it gets too hot then the formula will evaporate before it’s had time to be absorbed. Make sure you don’t apply this if your lawn is too dry, it won’t break down and in properly. Ideally the lawn is a bit moist and soft helping to take the nutrient rather than a downpour resulting in it running straight off! Not ideal obviously. Apart from that, make sure to keep your kids and pets out the way following the instructions which by the way are minimal and you are good to go!

This ready-to-spray formula covers up to 7,500 square feet easily. A wide range of broadleaf weeds falls under its area of expertise as it can kill and control most of them. This one ensures an ample coverage of 7500 sq ft. Spectracide brags about its innovative double-action formula, which effectively kills all major broadleaf weeds and feeds the lawn to be more luscious, greener, and beautiful. So, once this surge is over the grass basically has eaten its fill and the grass growth slows. The dark green starts fading a little. This is perhaps the perfect state you want you lawn to be in; fit, growing well, nicely green without being too lush. Over feeding will make the lawn more susceptible to disease. February is pretty quiet but March would be my first cut and scarify session. Don’t be scared of scarifying. If you have a super cool scarifier/aerator like the one linked in the guide here again for convenience, it’s no more effort than mowing the lawn… April/MaySimilarly, you may consider paying slightly more for a very effective lawn feed which has long-lasting results. This might ultimately save money in the long run as you’ll have to use it less often. Just Feed, or Feed and Weed Killer? The final phase of the weed and feed process is the feeding part. While the product is killing the weed, your grass also gets valuable nutrients and plant food supplements that give the lawn a lush green look. Most products are high in nitrogen and low in potassium with zero content of phosphorus. That’s the right nutrient formula that your grass needs. However since some products have a higher concentration of nitrogen than others, you need to read the instructions carefully to apply the fertilizer in the right dosage. How do I apply Weed and Feed?

Greenview uses a 65 percent slow-release formula that’s high on nitrogen to feed the grass for up to 12 weeks after each application. The 24-0-6 formula is suitable for many turfgrass varieties as long as the roots are established in the soil.Our lawns get waterlogged in winter and dry and parched in summer. We often get yellowing grass, moss and weeds that spoil the look of the lawn, too. Preen is safe to use three out of four seasons. You can use it in the spring, summer, and fall. Furthermore, you can use it to fight off fully grown crabgrass. This is what makes Preen stand out among other weed and feeds. It is still effective against crabgrass that’s about 4 weeks old. So you can use it as both a pre-emergent and a post-emergent weed killer.