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Can I dissolve lawn fertiliser and spray it on?

MisterBoyMisterBoy Posts: 52
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It's time to give a small lawn some treatment. I have some try feed'n'green'n'weed type product, dry granules.
Is there any reason I can't measure out the correct amount then dissolve it so I can apply by backpack sprayer? I feel I would get a more even distribution doing several passes that way especially since I don't have any equipment for dry-spreading, and I want to avoid burning it!
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  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    Don't do it, the granules are designed to break down and release the feed and herbicide gradually. If you want to apply by backpack sprayer use a product designed for that.
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  • glasgowdanglasgowdan Posts: 632
    Don't use that type of product at this time of year. There's far too much nitrogen in it. 

    And as Will says, no, spraying it won't work. A spreader is only a tenner and will last a few gos
  • MisterBoyMisterBoy Posts: 52
    glasgowdan said:
    Don't use that type of product at this time of year. There's far too much nitrogen in it. 
    Lawnsmith says this is the exact best time of year for lawn repair and winter feeding...
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    You need different fertilisers for Spring and autumn feeding. The feed for now should be low Nitrogen.
    Personally i never feed my lawn!
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    MisterBoy said:
    glasgowdan said:
    Don't use that type of product at this time of year. There's far too much nitrogen in it. 
    Lawnsmith says this is the exact best time of year for lawn repair and winter feeding...
    Because they want money from you  ;)

    The appropriate feed is the one to use, as others have said. Low nitrogen.  :)
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    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • MisterBoyMisterBoy Posts: 52
    punkdoc said:
    You need different fertilisers for Spring and autumn feeding. The feed for now should be low Nitrogen.
    Personally i never feed my lawn!
    I don't normally, but I am trying to look after this new small one a bit better as more of a feature. Weeds and moss are just starting to establish themselves and the original turfing left some bare patches so embarking on some overseeding, etc. 
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    why over-complicate things? The product has been designed to be used in a granular form, why not just use it that way than make extra work for yourself?
    Devon.
  • MisterBoyMisterBoy Posts: 52
    Hostafan1 said:
    why over-complicate things? The product has been designed to be used in a granular form, why not just use it that way than make extra work for yourself?
    'cos I've seen the results of bad hand-spreading... I hadn't realised the liquid and granular products were fundamentally different, I thought they might just be charging you more to get it in liquid form :)
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    so follow the instructions and don't do a " bad hand-spreading" job
    Devon.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Better to use a bit less rather than a bit too much @MisterBoy.
    If you mark out a basic area of 1 metre [or whatever the measurement rate is] and do the same with the feed. I use a little plastic pot which I mark where I fill it to. Then do a test area, sprinkling really lightly in both directions. Yousoon get a feel for the amount to use.
    If it's a big area, the spreader is worth getting.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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