On Sep 3, 6:05 pm, "JimR" wrote:
"goober" wrote in message

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hey all

was wondering if anyone can advise me on a good weed and feed for
autum

regards

matt

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goober

1. An answer to your question really depends upon your location and the
type of turf which you have.

2. Generally, a weed-and-feed is unnecessary -- it's a victory of marketing
over good practice and amounts to overuse of pesticide. Also, to keep the
"weed" part from damaging the turf, the "feed" part contains a very high
amount of soluble nitrogen, also not the best choice for good turf. If you
have so many weeds you have to weed the entire yard, best to just start
over -- otherwise, spot treat the weeds by themself and use a good lawn
fertilizer suitable for your area.

Your handle suggests you live in the south and may have St. Augustine grass.
Lesco makes several good lawn fertilizers -- pick one with a moderate amount
of nitrogen, most of which is insoluble, and low potassium -- their best is
under the Lesco Professional name.

The other problem with weed 'n' feed is that when you spread it you'll
be adding weed killer to your gardens. It's counter productive at
best.

Peter H