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Lawn weed and and feed
Jason Cook
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Hi, I'm thinking of putting some Autumn we're weed and feed down as my lawn as many weeds now. Will I end up with unsightly dead burnt patches all winter where the weeds were? Our will it grow over? Thanks in advance. JC
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Best not weed and feed in the autumn Jason. Really that needs to go on in spring. You need an autumn lawn booster right now. Lawn treatments are best done in spring as it gives you the chance to see what damage winter has done, remove moss and the like after the wet weather, and reseed if necessary.
Autumn is the time to scarify your lawn. Use a spring tyne lawn rake to pull out all the dead moss and grass that has built up over the summer. Its a hard workout but you'll be surprised on how much comes out. Then the lawn needs aerating with a garden fork or aerator. Finally if you still have the energy you can spread sharp sand over it, working it into the holes left by aeration. This will improve the drainage. Then next Spring as Dave said you can go for the weed n feed.