Lowes weed n feed on sale, 37 and some change.

Thanks. I was just looking at my yard thinking it looks like it could use some more poison on it!

I used this on my St Aug lawn a few weeks ago and it stressed it the eff out.

I used this a month ago on my St. Augustine yard and it's beautiful and lush now. The back yard needs an application or two of herbicide spray (celsius) right now because it was really really bad before, but the front yard looks great.

What you guys use for spreading? One of those push spreaders or hand held? I believe they have battery powered hand helds now that do it for you.

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Should we just conclude that we should not use it because Red Solo Cup says so? Seems like you’re waiting for an obvious follow up question whose answer you intentionally omitted for some reason. But I’ll put in the extra work. Why?

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I’ll post Dan Gill, a highly respected LSU AgCenter consumer horticultural extension specialist (retired, but still does a 2 hour garden show on WWL radio on Saturday, 9-11 am) comments-explanation on the use of Weed & Feed products in lawn Weed & Feed

Weed & Feed is a convenience product for the homeowner - an attempt to kill 2 birds with one stone, but there is very narrow-constricted time frame in spring where they can be effectively used. Apply early, you can control weeds but it may be far too early to be fertilizing the lawn. Apply later at the optimal time to fertilize, then one has missed the optimal to effectively control many winter weeds, and if it is to warm the herbicide in the product can potentially damage the lawn, depending on grass type and the herbicide the manufacturer incorporates into the product.

Ideally, lawn weed control and lawn fertilization should be treated as 2 separate lawn management activities to obtain the best results from both.

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because weed and feed does neither well enough to justify the cost, effort and toxicity. You’re just dumping chemicals on your lawn for little benefit. Herbicide treatment and fertilizer application should be two different events, specific to the weeds to be eliminated and the deficiencies in the soil. These can be and usually are different from area to area and even lawn to lawn. that’s why and all of that is assuming you should be using any chemicals at all. I don’t and I wish others didn’t but there not much I can do about that

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Awesome response.

Thank you for filling the void.

What is your seasonal lawn upkeep routine (other than mowing and edging)?

man, I'm late to the game. i have a ton of weeds in my centipede right now.
should i spray it with something now? wait, and then fertilize later?
what should i spray the weeds with now?
maybe I'll roll the dice and just weed&feed...
ETA: bunch of dollarweed, not sure how I can get it under control...

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man, I'm late to the game. i have a ton of weeds in my centipede right now. should i spray it with something now? wait, and then fertilize later? what should i spray the weeds with now? maybe I'll roll the dice and just weed&feed...

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MSM Turf or Celsius will kill many of broadleaf and grassy weeds in your centipede lawn now. Also Fertilome Weed Free Zone will do a good job on broadleaf lawn weeds though it’s rapidly getting near the mid 80 F that will cause some stress to the centipede. You can spray early morning.

You can fertilize shortly after herbicide application, but fertilizer needs to be watered in so plan to use sprinklers a couple days + after spraying weeds or fertilize before the next anticipated rain event (not seeing much rain forecast for the BR area in the next week).

When its time to weed it not time to feed.

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weed n feed

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PASS!