"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote in message ...
When is the best time to apply weed and feed to the lawn?
In Central Maryland Zone 6
Does the stuff really work?

On the side of the bag that doesn't have pretty pictures are instructions.
Turn the bag over and read them.

You are probably going to be in the late April early May time frame....Any
Weed & Feed does not treat the soil, they are contact herbicides, so the
weed has to be up to kill it. Crabgrass Preventer is a soil barrier that
lets about nothing grow through it...Broadleaf weeds sporadically are
popping up here in Richmond, VA. but he ideal timeframe will be (for me)
when I can't stand them anymore which will be about mid April.....Find one
that is a powder, not a pellet, cut your grass one day and apply the W&F the
next morning when the dew is still there. Think of a damp spinach leaf...
Which sticks better croutons or pepper? Most of the pellets will drop off in
the soil, doing absolutely nada, wasting your time and $$...Powdered types
may be a little more expensive, but you will get more bang for your buck...
You should be treating with a Crabgrass Pre-m up there now. Then follow with
the W&F later as noted.



"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote in message
...
When is the best time to apply weed and feed to the lawn?
In Central Maryland Zone 6
Does the stuff really work?

Spring for 20 bucks and get Agent.


On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:18:49 -0700, Janice
opined:

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 09:03:28 -0500, "LFR" wrote:

Well, not everyone can know everything about everything...but some of us
know how to use spellchecker...

not everyone *has* spell checker though free agent doesn't have it
and I'm sure there are others which do not. ;-)


"no one" wrote in message
. ..
weed and feed continues to be a talentless agrdeners tool!


On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 13:49:36 GMT, Phisherman wrote:

Very few lawns need "weed and feed," but millions of bags of this
stuff is purchased every year. Apply weed killers when weeds are
young and actively growing. A dry sunny day is best. Spot treatment
is better in that your grass is not "punished" and you are using less
chemical yet the weeds are treated.

Years ago, the procedure was to apply lawn fertilizer. Wait 2-3
weeks, then spot treat the weeds. The idea is that the fertilizer
puts weeds into active growth which is when the weed killer has the
best effectiveness.

Well, not everyone can know everything about everything...but some of us
know how to use spellchecker...

"no one" wrote in message
...
weed and feed continues to be a talentless agrdeners tool!


On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 13:49:36 GMT, Phisherman wrote:

Very few lawns need "weed and feed," but millions of bags of this
stuff is purchased every year. Apply weed killers when weeds are
young and actively growing. A dry sunny day is best. Spot treatment
is better in that your grass is not "punished" and you are using less
chemical yet the weeds are treated.

Years ago, the procedure was to apply lawn fertilizer. Wait 2-3
weeks, then spot treat the weeds. The idea is that the fertilizer
puts weeds into active growth which is when the weed killer has the
best effectiveness.