OKay so i'm going to be trying to kill the weeds in my yard soon. it is a newly planted tall fescue lawn. After i mow it 4 or 5 times i'll probably zap it. I've got what i believe to be mallow weed. so what would you reccommend an Ortho spray or a scotts weed control fertilizer?
what are the pros and cons of each, and what'll do the trick the best?
2006-09-30 08:26:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
YES - i did put down scotts starter fertilizer, so i will make sure to wait at least 7 weeks before hitting it with anything else. the weed is fairly spread out through the whole yard. thick in a few spots and sparce in others, but it would be easier to use a granule probably. it could be harmful to increase the amount you spread right? cause that would be the only thing with scotts is that it probably wouldn't drop enough to come in contact with every single weed.
is either one more dangerous to a new yard?
2006-09-30 09:24:14 · update #1
Did you put Starter fertilizer down when you planted the grass seed? If you did you want to make sure you wait 7 weeks before you put down any fertilizer, with weed killer or not.
The inherent weakness with any granular weed killer is that it has to be put on a wet lawn so the granules will stick to the weeds. If a granule, by chance, misses a weed the weed will escape unharmed. Scotts is better than most in that it has weed killer in every granule so the odds are better the weed will get hit. But usually most people have to go around with a bottle of weed killer to spot shoot any that did escape. The strength of weed and feed is if the entire lawn is full of weeds it's easier to treat them by covering the whole lawn with a W&F.
The strength of the liquid Weed*b*Gon is more weed killer hits the weeds increasing your chances that the weeds will die. The drawback is it's time consuming to put a liquid down, unless you use a hose end sprayer.
For either, make sure you have 24 hours of dry weather after you've made your application. It has to be on the weed long enough to be absorbed by the weed.
KING: You asked in an E-mail if a good watering is equivalent to a good rain. Yes it is. Try to get down one inch of water.
2006-09-30 09:10:05 · answer #1 · answered by college kid 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Weed B Gone Spray
2016-12-17 04:23:26 · answer #2 · answered by wisorserratore 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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"Ortho Weed B Gone" Liquid Spray vs. Scotts Fertilizer with Plus 2 Weed Control to kill weeds?
OKay so i'm going to be trying to kill the weeds in my yard soon. it is a newly planted tall fescue lawn. After i mow it 4 or 5 times i'll probably zap it. I've got what i believe to be mallow weed. so what would you reccommend an Ortho spray or a scotts weed control fertilizer?
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2015-08-18 19:42:57 · answer #3 · answered by Liane 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liquid Weed And Feed
2016-10-02 00:05:25 · answer #4 · answered by vite 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what the cautions are for Weed B Gone but most Scott fertilizers with weed control warn about putting it close to shrubs or under the drip line of your trees.
You should read the instructions before you buy either to be sure you don't end up killing more than weeds. My neighbor didn't and he lost two fairly large oaks.
2006-09-30 08:46:46 · answer #5 · answered by oil field trash 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Weed killer is not environmentally chummy, waiting until it rains and pulling them out whilst the soil in between th cracks is the best time to completely destroy them. Dry killer sand poured into the cracks will deter further eruptions but there is no given guarantee that some wont push through... re grouting is expensive but effective for large areas.
2016-03-17 00:20:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋