Lawn Food Do's and Don'ts

Watering-in a fertiliser treatment is necessary for fine powdery products such as weed and feed so try using a fertiliser that doesn’t need watering in!

Use a granular or pelleted feed without weed killer or iron that is slow-release. These settle deep into the grass pretty much out of reach of dogs and cats.

'Weed and feed' is a clever lawn care idea. The problem is, for most people it doesn't work leaving stripes, burnt grass and even bigger weeds.

Lawn fertiliser may not completely dissolve in to the grass for a variety of reasons. Most of them are good and better for a healthy lawn!

Using a proven mix of nutrients you can rapidly enhance the green in your lawn in less than a day. Ideal for application between seasonal feeds or as a standalone fast green-up before an event.

Liquid feeding of the lawn is suitable from late spring to early autumn during the main growth period in warmer weather.

Here are two simple ways to use weed killer and soluble or granular lawn fertiliser that is easy for you, safe for the grass and deadly for the weeds.

Follow a few simple rules to apply your lawn fertiliser and get the best results from your grass whether it's a spring, summer or an autumn feed

The soil in your lawn controls the amount of fertiliser, air and water to the grass roots, therefore sandy and poor soils should be fed more than clay soils

There is only one way to spread fertiliser on the lawn and that is with a spreader. Preferably a broadcast or rotary spreader.

There are three factors that control how long fertiliser takes to work. The availability of moisture, the temperature and the type of fertiliser. 

You can save a lot of time and money and get a better result if you use the most appropriate fertiliser for your lawn. Here are the main points to consider. Adjust for these and you’re 90% of the way there.