We've recently scarified the main areas of lawn (about 2500m2) so now
thoughts are turning to weed'n'feed, but is it too hot/dry and, if not,
which product to use?

On Mon, 18 May 2020 10:08:05 +0100, nothanks wrote:

We've recently scarified the main areas of lawn (about 2500m2) so now
thoughts are turning to weed'n'feed, but is it too hot/dry and, if not,
which product to use?

Leaving it a bit late, perhaps, depending on area.
Which part of the country are you in?

North of a line from Liverpool to The Wash there seems to be enough rain
to water it in.

Forecast for East Anglia looks to be long term dry.
However you can use a lawn sprinkler to water it in if the forecast is dry.
I did this a little earlier in the year and although it took a couple of
evenings with the sprinkler the lawn is now looking green and growing
berserk.

Which? recommends:

Scotts Lawn Builder Lawn Food Plus Weed Control at 77%.
This for just weeds and feed.

For weed and moss killer plus feed:

Wilko Lawn Feed, Weed and Mosskiller 73%.

Evergreen Complete 4 in 1 69%.
[This is the one that I use.]

General recommendation is that for larger areas a granular treatment is
easier to apply than a liquid treatment.

Hope this helps.



Dave R


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On 18/05/2020 10:08, wrote:

We've recently scarified the main areas of lawn (about 2500m2) so now
thoughts are turning to weed'n'feed, but is it too hot/dry and, if not,
which product to use?

It is a bit late to do that really.

Best done in spring before the weeds get going. Ideal time to apply it
is just before rain is due. Otherwise you will have to water it in.

I use whichever one I can buy in bulk right at the end of the season
when they are practically giving it away to make room for Dracula's
Cave/Santa's Grotto. There isn't a lot to choose between them.

Important to spread it evenly though any places with too much will burn
the grass. Likewise if it doesn't get watered in properly within a few
days of application. Incidentally it rained here overnight!

Enough to really perk the grass up already. It had been slowly turning
brown due to the incessant drought for weeks - particularly where BT
have a cable run under it. It has rained overnight before but previously
only enough to show a few drops on the car but not even wet the paths!

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