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recommendations for lawn feed and weedkiller

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  • 05-06-2021 10:46am
    #1
    thebourke
    Registered Users Posts: 1,306 ✭✭✭


    can some one recommend environmentally lawn feed and weedkiller for small lawn?


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    pugleon
    Registered Users Posts: 155 ✭✭pugleon


    Environmentally friendly ones never killed anything properly weed wise I've tried them on. Waste of money tbh. Better off with resolva 24hr the light blue container. And just be aware to spray only what you want killed


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    Pious14
    Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭Pious14


    Get a bag of 7-6-17 or 10-10-20 (prepare to cut with this one) from any Agri supplier (about €20) for fertiliser and spray dicophar for weed control, it’s selective so will kill weeds only and not grass


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    tDw6u1bj
    Registered Users Posts: 207 ✭✭tDw6u1bj


    Pious14 wrote: »
    spray dicophar for weed control, it’s selective so will kill weeds only and not grass

    Note to OP: Dicophar works very well, but is far from environmentally friendly.


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    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,538 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    tDw6u1bj wrote: »
    Note to OP: Dicophar works very well, but is far from environmentally friendly.

    Is any weedkiller, by definition, environmentally friendly?


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    tDw6u1bj
    Registered Users Posts: 207 ✭✭tDw6u1bj


    Jim_Hodge wrote: »
    Is any weedkiller, by definition, environmentally friendly?

    Some are a lot worse than other - dicophar is probably the nastiest stuff a home user can get their hands on.


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    Frogeye
    Registered Users Posts: 364 ✭✭Frogeye


    tDw6u1bj wrote: »
    Some are a lot worse than other - dicophar is probably the nastiest stuff a home user can get their hands on.

    Nasty for the user or the weeds? I used it recently. great on thistles and docks, not great on buttercup or clover.




    Frogeye


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    tDw6u1bj
    Registered Users Posts: 207 ✭✭tDw6u1bj


    Frogeye wrote: »
    Nasty for the user or the weeds?

    Yes, 2,4 D, and Dicamba especially
    Frogeye wrote: »
    not great on buttercup or clover.

    It works, it just takes a bit longer. It's a little like glyphosate on brambles - you spray it on and they just look a little sad, not dead, so you think it hasn't worked but eventually they'll die off. You won't get a fully weed-free lawn with it until it's been sprayed a few times and it won't stay weed free without consistent application, say 1-2 times per year every year.

    FWIW, I wasn't going for a rant here. OP asked about more environmentally options and dicophar isn't one of them.


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    banoffe2
    Registered Users Posts: 421 ✭✭banoffe2


    anyone tried Weed & Feed


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