How to Use Weed and Feed Fertilizer

See how to use weed and feed fertilizer for your lawn this season! Jason will go over our 15-5-10 Weed & Feed fertilizer and how to apply it in a residential lawn.

Spring is here and it is time for weed control. Everyone knows that to have a healthy yard, you need to combat weed growth while promoting healthy growth for your turf grass. You could use a mixture of pre and post-emergent herbicides and fertilizers, or you could use a product that will do both for you. That’s our 15-5-10 Weed and Feed.

This weed and feed is labeled to control a wide range of weeds such as clover, dandelion, spurge, and many others. It also supplies your yard with essential nutrients to help it grow strong this season.

There a many different fertilizers out there that have different core analyses. The core analysis is the three numbers you’ll see on a fertilizer bag. Our weed and feed is 15-5-10 -- that’s 15 percent Nitrogen, 5 percent phosphorus, and 10 percent potassium. These three elements are essential to your yard’s health. And this 15-5-10 combo is perfect for Spring.

What’s great about this weed and feed is that there are additional ingredients included as a micronutrient package. This is kind of like vitamin supplements for your grass that will promote health and longevity. Not all fertilizers will have that.

One of the first things we want to do with our bag of weed and feed is read the label. The label will tell you which weeds this will kill and the type of turf grass this is intended for. But it’s also crucial to follow the recommended spreader settings and the application rate. This is important because if you over apply, you could hurt your lawn at worst; at best you’ll waste product.

Per the label, we applied 3.2 pounds of the weed and feed for every 1,000 square feet. The lawn is about 2,500 square feet so that means we’ll need eight pounds of weed and feed. It’s okay to have an approximate square footage because this is a low Nitrogen fertilizer and will not damage your grass.

Start at the edge of the lawn and work your way around, and then go from one end of the lawn to the other, moving at a steady pace to make sure you deliver the correct amount of product to the lawn. Also watch how far the fertilizer is spreading so you’ll know where to go for your next pass.

Some things to consider:

1. You’ll want to make sure to mow your lawn to its normal height a day or two before your application. If the grass is dry at the time of application, sprinkle some water on the grass so that the product will stick and prevent drift.

2. You’ll need to water your lawn at least a day before the application so that the turf and the soil have adequate moisture.

3. Water the lawn a day or two after the application, so the product can have time to stick to the weed leaf surface.

4.You will want to make a follow up application in about 30 days. This is to make sure the correct amount of Nitrogen is put down.

5.And finally, READ THE LABEL. Remember, label is law. Everything you need will be on there.

This Weed and Feed is a great product and a fantastic tool to have for your Spring lawn care program. This will kill and control weeds AND feed your turf grass for a full, luscious lawn. After laying it down, you should start seeing results in about a month.

If you have any questions about weed and feed or any other DIY pest control, please don’t hesitate to give us a call, send us an email, stop by one of our stores, or visit our website. Also leave a comment in the comment section below for questions. And be sure to subscribe to our channel for more How To and product videos.

Thanks for watching!

[acivic]

This is a great video! I'm glad I'm watching it right after I
1. Bought the first bag I found without checking the grass type
2. Mowed right before applying
3. Didn't read or watch any instructions
4. Did not water my lawn before applying
5. Spread a completely random amount of product around the yard ensuring that patchy areas and weeds were completely covered with the product until there was no green visible

I will make sure I forget everything I just learned the next time I weed&feed my lawn and only think to watch a video after the fact!

[nick]

I was told the best time to apply is early morning when it’s Dewie this way it sticks to the grass and weeds

[bencahayag]

While watching this Video, I've learned a lot on how I should take care of our Lawn. This Video might help me to improve my project.
Thank you Jason.

[BellDavidE]

I would definitely add that you should be careful around the perimeter if you have shrubs and groundcover that the herbicide can get on.

[AmeliaRosalinaTheHedgehog]

My dad use to have this before for the grass

[collinhouseholder]

You got pretty close to the desirable broadleaves on the side there. Not sure what herbicide is in your weed and feed but I’m assuming something like 2, 4-D and dicamba. Maybe some sulfentrazone. Be careful when applying near broadleaves you don’t want to kill or trees.

[austinjamesgriffen]

Should temperature affect this? Been in the 100s all week, should I wait until the season cools down more?

[mikerich]

Turned all my Clover a beautiful green

[kenatkins]

Thanks for the presentation. It helps make more sense of the instructions.

[stjic]

Thank you for the video and I do have a question. I applied Scott’s Turf Builder feed and weed product on my lawn. I used a full bag since our yard is about 5, 000 sq ft front and back of house and I went over the areas multiple times. My question is: it started raining 2 hours after the application. When should I start seeing results if any? Should I reapply again? I know the label says you need to have at least 24 hours after application of product before watering but I am not sure if I am just being impatient or the product is slowly working.

[pamelaaverill]

Thank you for this great video. Does it matter if I have a different brad spreader please?

[SGray-olyv]

So if I water 3am on Monday and Fridays, my application should be Tuesday morning? I asked because I don't believe the moisture will last the day.

[dgwpyvo]

Just wandering is there a specific time of the day to apply the lawn weed and feed should be applied? Is it good to put on when it’s gonna be raining the same night?

[beckymilla]

What do I do after I applied weed and feed? Once the weeds are dead, do I pull them out? Or will they shrink and “disappear”?

[doowopmusicman]

I applied the product in the spring here in the north east. It is now going into August and I see many weeds. Can I apply it again this month? Thank you

[RM-ubxd]

After I overseed can I use weed and feed right after or should I wait a few days? The lawn has lots of dandelions last year so thats why I wanted to use that particular fertilizer this spring. Thanks.

[rastaming]

How bout 3 acre lawns/backyard?? Any cheap/budget solutions??

[omarmilton]

Is there a period of time I need to wait before applying grass seed after the weed and feed application?

[MostlySunny]

According to your label, your product contains 18.04% urea nitrogen. Are you telling us that urea is a source of slow release nitrogen?

[sueclothier]

It has been suggested that I leave lawn cuttings, following application of weed and feed, be left on the lawn. Is the reason for further release of nitrogen? I am just worried because I have a small dog