Gulf-Girl – posted 13 March 2004 00:09
I could really use some help in finding a site or place to buy weed killer at a more afordable price than your local stores. Please anyone with information for time is running out for me to be able to maintain the yard this summer. Prices I have found are just more than I can afford. Surely there is a site that sales it wholesale.
Dchall_San_Antonio – posted 15 March 2004 07:45
Your lawn mower and sprinkler are your best and cheapest weed controls you have.
1. Water deeply and infrequently. Deeply means for at least one hour all at once. Infrequently means monthly during the cool months and no more than weekly during the heat of summer. This watering schedule will develop deep roots on your grass and will starve the shallow rooted weeds of water then need to live.
2. Mow most grasses at the highest setting on your mower. Mow bermuda, centipede, and bent at the lowest setting on your mower. These settings will give you the best density to shade out weeds and weed seeds.
3. Fertilize regularly. I like organic fertilizer but the type of fertilizer you use is much less important than numbers 1 and 2 above. I fertilize 4 times a year using corn meal ($3.50 for a 50-pound bag at my feed store) at a rate of 10-20 pounds per 1,000 square feet.
Alex_in_FL – posted 19 March 2004 19:56
It would help to know what type turf you have. If cost is the issue, buy mixable herbicides instead of ready to use. A pint of concentrated atrazine runs $6 at HomeDepot and 2,4,D is about the same. One or two bottles should last you all year.
To save money and minimize herbicide usage, mix up some in a sprayer and then spot spray your yard instead of spraying the entire yard. No sense putting weed killer on good grass.
You might consider a pre-emerge to help hold down on the weeds at first.
Dchall_San_Antonio gave solid advice on how to proceed.