Best Lawn Weed Killers
Posted: May 20th, 2010 | Author: tejvan | Filed under: Uncategorized | 3 Comments »The traditional lawn weed killer, is based on Ferrous Sulphate. Ferrous sulphate will kill moss and damage the broad leaves of weeds such as dandelions. However, ferrous sulphate is not guaranteed to kill all lawn weeds, so it is usually combined with other selective weedkillers with active ingredients such as:
- MCPA
- Dicamba
- 2,4 D
- Mecoprop- P
- Dichlorprop
- Fluroxypy
Take care when applying lawn weedkiller, it is important to follow instructions careful. Make sure you don’t apply too much as you could be left with brown grass.
After application do not walk on lawn until it has rained or two days have passed. The application may take a long time to have effect, up to 4-5 weeks. Some weeds may need a second application.
It may also be worthwhile doing a bit of grubbing for stubborn weeds (using trowel to dig up tap root).
Also, it is important to combine lawn weed killer with good lawn maintenance. For example, if your lawn is very mossy, try to ensure better drainage, and more light, otherwise the problem will just return.
Best Lawn Weed Killers
Four in One Weed killer and Feed. Feeds grass, kills weeds, controls moss and helps protect against draught.
Spot Lawn Weed Killers
Useful for direct spraying of problem areas. This is easy to use with a simple spray gun action – saves having to mix up chemicals.
Spray on lawn weed killer at Amazon
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