Amateur Gardening – 29 June 2019

29 JUNE 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 43

Do’s & don’ts of using a

combined lawn treatment

Do

✓Buy a pack big enough to cover your lawn, pace out the

length and width with large strides, then multiply strides

together for a rough square yards/metres measure.^

✓Mow on a high cut before treating the lawn to remove

leaves and other debris that can affect the distribution

of granules.^

✓Walk slowly and steadily at an even pace when using a

spreader pack, covering the lawn in parallel passes^

without overlapping to distribute granules evenly.^

Don’t
✗Buy a refill pack and try to guess the amount of granules
to spread if you don’t own a calibrated spreader or^
spreader pack.^
✗Spread the granules more thickly, or more often than
recommended, or let them fall into ponds or flowerbeds.
✗Use fresh clippings from a treated lawn as a mulch on
garden beds. Bin clippings from the first cut after
treatment, and compost the next two.^

1

Buy a pack big enough to treat

your whole lawn area. If you

don’t own a calibrated spreader,

buy a flip-top spreader pack.

2

On a dry day when the soil is

still moist, give the lawn a light

mow on a high to middle cut to pick

up any debris.

3

Remove the seal if necessary,

flip out the spreader, tip the

pack forward and walk slowly

forward from one corner of the lawn,

covering the area in parallel passes.

4

After two days, water the lawn

thoroughly if it hasn’t rained.

After two weeks rake dead moss

and debris out of the lawn and bin it.

Weed, feed

and moss

treatment

Step

by step

The language explained

Spreader pack: A plastic pack filed

with treatment product, with a flip-out

spout on top and a mechanism to

control the flow of product.

Calibrated wheeled drop spreader:

A wheeled tub with an adjustable

mechanism for distributing dry,

granular products evenly over the

lawn by dropping it through holes

in the base.

Moss killer: A chemical (usually ferrous

sulphate) that kills moss without

affecting other plants.

Weedkiller:One of a range of chemicals

that kill broadleaved weeds (ones with

wide leaves) but don’t kill grass.

Feed: A high-nitrogen fertiliser with

small amounts of phosphorus and

potassium to stimulate rapid growth

of grass.

Anatomy of weed, feed

and moss treatments

2. Plastic spreader
   pack – check that you
   can by refills
   4. Flip-out spreader
   6. Coverage of the pack
   contents – is it enough for
   your lawn? If you need
   more buy a refill pack, too
   5. Carrying and
   tipping handle


3. Instructions and safety
   information on back of pack

• read before using as
  product advice varies

6.

contents – is it enough for

product advice varies

5.

tipping handle

3. What it will do –
   check that it feeds,
   and tackles both
   weeds and moss

What it will do –

check that it feeds,

4.4.

pack – check that you

can by refills

Pace out the length and

width of the lawn

Spread the granules

evenly over the lawn

Avoid paths, ponds

and fl owerbeds