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weedkiller and lawn (maybe a silly question...)
Hi quick question,
my new lawn (1year old) is full of weeds and following the advice from the local nursery I am going to use some weedkiller. Now the silly question is: Should I spray the weedkiller before or after cutting the lawn? Thanks in advance. PA |
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weedkiller and lawn (maybe a silly question...)
On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:11:00 -0700 (PDT), "P. Alves"
wrote: Hi quick question, my new lawn (1year old) is full of weeds and following the advice from the local nursery I am going to use some weedkiller. Now the silly question is: Should I spray the weedkiller before or after cutting the lawn? Thanks in advance. Typical instruction is not to spray within 3 days of cutting. So cut the grass, then spray 3 days later. Don't cut the grass again for over 3 days (and be careful with the cut grass, it may well contain residual active weed killer) -- ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°¹ |
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weedkiller and lawn (maybe a silly question...)
"P. Alves" wrote in message ... Hi quick question, my new lawn (1year old) is full of weeds and following the advice from the local nursery I am going to use some weedkiller. Now the silly question is: Should I spray the weedkiller before or after cutting the lawn? Weedkiller works on the leaves, so do it AFTER mowing otherwise (a) you are wasting weedkiller (b)some weedkiller will end up in your compost bin where you don't want it. (You DO have a compost bin don't you?) R. |
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weedkiller and lawn (maybe a silly question...)
Thanks!
(and yes I have 2 big compost bins!) |
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weedkiller and lawn (maybe a silly question...)
Thanks!
(and yes I have a compost bin!) PA |
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weedkiller and lawn (maybe a silly question...)
On 12 Aug, 10:35, PA wrote:
Thanks! (and yes I have 2 big compost bins!) I wouldnt spray for at least a week after cutting, remember when you cut you are reducing the leaf area of the weeds you wish to kill, so the more leaf area the better the results. After spraying I'd leave cutting till you see the weeds looking very sick, dump the grass clipings from at least the first 2 cuttings after treatment, better to be safe than sorry David Hill |
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weedkiller and lawn (maybe a silly question...)
"Dave Hill" wrote in message ... On 12 Aug, 10:35, PA wrote: Thanks! (and yes I have 2 big compost bins!) I wouldnt spray for at least a week after cutting, remember when you cut you are reducing the leaf area of the weeds you wish to kill, so the more leaf area the better the results. After spraying I'd leave cutting till you see the weeds looking very sick, dump the grass clipings from at least the first 2 cuttings after treatment, better to be safe than sorry David Hill or if possible, mulch the clippings back on to the lawn. rob |
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