I bought my house 2 years ago. 1st year I was pregnant, last year I was trying to work off the baby weight and re did 75% of the yard. I didn't pay to much attention to lawn care, then grubs took out a big chunk in the front yard, and fruit trees messed up parts of the back yard lawn.
This year I got fertilizer, fertilized early spring, spring, and about to do the next treatment. I feel like there are more weeds this year than last year in my lawn and was wondering if this scotts weed n feed Turf builder actually works? I bought ortho weed killer that I attach to to the hose, and I also just ordered scotts grub x because I am worried about grubs again.
Is it ok if I use the weed killer, wait a few days to use the grub x, and first week of July use the fertilizer? Oh and I also have to use the 24 hour grub killer I have some brown spots. Am I over doing it?
Redoing all the landscaping my lawn is looking awful and I want the lawn looking crisp like the landscaping.
Weed and feed ?
Well you need to see what the product claims to do and how its applied.
Weeds and grubs have a cycle that needs to be broken or interupted.
1. Take soil samples before you do anything else. A good soil test will help. I used UMass Extension service and learned I was only maintaining a low PH even though I was applying lime every year, just not enough to get the levels up.
Umass labs
I bought my house 2 years ago. 1st year I was pregnant, last year I was trying to work off the baby weight and re did 75% of the yard. I didn't pay to much attention to lawn care, then grubs took out a big chunk in the front yard, and fruit trees messed up parts of the back yard lawn.
This year I got fertilizer, fertilized early spring, spring, and about to do the next treatment. I feel like there are more weeds this year than last year in my lawn and was wondering if this scotts weed n feed Turf builder actually works? I bought ortho weed killer that I attach to to the hose, and I also just ordered scotts grub x because I am worried about grubs again.
Is it ok if I use the weed killer, wait a few days to use the grub x, and first week of July use the fertilizer? Oh and I also have to use the 24 hour grub killer I have some brown spots. Am I over doing it?
Redoing all the landscaping my lawn is looking awful and I want the lawn looking crisp like the landscaping.
1. Weed Killer the healthier the weed the harder /longer product takes to work.
I used Spray on direct RoundUp For Lawns per suggestion on some tough “grass” weeds
Product label said reapply as needed after 14 days.
Well it looked like nothing was happening then day 12 it was like a switch by 14 weeds where dead.
Now the weed and feed granular most need applying while lawn is wet- again read the instructions
July is a good time to apply GrubEx again should be watered in after application to speed up effect. Grubex applied in july will target any new eggs/grubs easing the damage for next year.
As for fertilizer I would apply a fert with a pre-emergent to help control newly sprouting seeds and fall germination.
When it comes to weeds manual removal with as much of the roots is a good practice and toss them in the trash. I keep a few large dinner forks around to loosen up the area around the root/base for easy removal
Aeration is always a good thing to do , even if you just drive a pitch fork every few inches in the heavy traffic areas.
So come july 1st take a soil sample and send it off or now.
You can use those at home kits for now they will usually be in the ball park. I find them only good to see extreme ends of the range. Time and money better spent on the professional lab test.
Post some pictures if you can
