It is finally time to use a weed and feed product.  These few great sunny and warm days have brought out the fresh little weeds in everyone’s yard.  One of the hardest things to identify are weeds.  I love the apps for your phone that can back you up with your identification process.  

There are many different kinds of weed and feed brands and products.  First, you need to know what kind of grass you have.  There are specific chemicals for each grass variety.  Most of the grass here in this area are Bermuda, St. Augustine, and Centipede. The chemicals in the weed and feed are different in each bag or brand.  You need to really know what you are doing when picking out a product.  Fertilome has several different types and some for each variety of grass.  

You need to have some kind of spreader to put it out with.  We prefer a drop spreader because it does not throw the chemical where it is not wanted or needed.  A spreader that throws is okay, but you need to be careful where it lands.  Weed killer kills shrubs or flowers if you use it wrong.  Sometimes it will stain concrete.  

You can also spray with weed killer to kill the weeds.  You don’t get to get the feed in there with a spray, but you can put fertilizer out differently.  13-13-13 is a good general fertilizer for the grasses in this area.  We sell a 15-5-10 w/2% iron.  The iron will make the grass to turn an extra little greener.  15-5-10 is 15% nitrogen, 5% phosporus, and 10% potash.  It’s a good mix for around here.  Whatever you use please read the label.  You don’t to kill the grass in the beautiful yard that you have working on for years.  

(Mitzi Thomas owns Minden Farm & Garden LLC. Watch for her column on Fridays in Webster Parish Journal.)

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