Is a weed and feed part of your plan for lawn care this year?
If so, toss that plan in the trash. You need to figure something else out.
It's rather simple: weed and feeds do not work. And if you've been using them year after year wondering why you still have weeds, this is why.
The Convenience Trap
The whole point of a weed and feed is to make things easier by combining your weed control and lawn feeding into one convenient package. Apply once and take care of two jobs at the same time. Sounds great, right?
The problem is that the timing for effectively controlling weeds and effectively feeding your lawn simply do not add up. These two tasks need to happen at different times, and cramming them together means neither gets done properly.
Why the Timing Doesn't Work
The high-nitrogen, quick-release fertilizers found in weed and feeds aren't effective until your grass is actively growing and out of dormancy. For homeowners in Midlothian, Prosper, and throughout North Texas, that means waiting until the lawn has greened up in spring.
By that time, your lawn will already be full of weeds.
The post-emergent herbicide in the weed and feed may kill off a few of those weeds—but it will not kill all of them. And in a few weeks, more weeds will take their place. Thus begins the never-ending cycle of battling weeds in your lawn for the rest of the year.
You're always playing catch-up. You're always behind. And you're always frustrated.
The Only Effective Approach
The only way to effectively control weeds in your lawn is to separate your weed control and feeding. These are two different jobs that require two different timings.
Weed control is done now using a pre-emergent. This prevents weeds before they ever germinate. Feeding is done later, by itself, when your grass is actively growing and can actually use the nutrients.
This is how you stay ahead of the game instead of constantly playing from behind. Homeowners across Waxahachie, Midlothian, and Prosper who separate these applications see dramatically better results than those relying on weed and feeds.
The Pros Don't Use It—Neither Should You
Consider this: there is not a professional lawn care company out there that uses a weed and feed. Not one.
On top of that, the biggest brand of weed and feeds on the market—which will go unnamed—actually has their own lawn care service division. And guess what? Even they don't use their own weed and feed product on the lawns they service. That should tell you everything you need to know.
Don't Cut Corners
There are good pre-emergent products and fertilizers available. Don't cut corners for the sake of convenience. The few minutes you save by using a weed and feed will cost you an entire season of fighting weeds and a lawn that never looks as good as it should.
Watch the video below to learn more about why weed and feeds don't work and what to do instead.
For professional fertilization and weed control in Midlothian and Prosper, contact Vista Lawn and Pest.
