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RE: Scott's: The First Step to a Healthy Lawn (Reply to this comment)
by smooth14
I used to sell this product wheni worked at a local hardware store in my area. I would like to elaborate on the comments posted before. First of their are two main reasons that the weed control in this product dosent kill crabgrass. The first is that crabgrass is not a weed, but a strain of grass that is immune to weedkillers, just as lawn grass is, therefore you have to use a killer that is effective in killing certain strains of grass. Second and most importantly is that you have to kill crabgrass before it "blooms" whitch is february to may, to be effective with it not returning later in the year. Since in many areas, mine included, climate is to cold for other weeds to beggin to grow before crabgrass blooms. This is why you have to use two seperate products at two different times of the year to effectively controll both weeds, and crabgrass. In other words, you cannot kill and controll crabgrass if you kill it after it blooms, it will just come back in a month or two; but if you kill it before it comes out of its dormant stage then you can kill and controll it which aids in preventing its return. And you have to kill weeds after it starts to grow, therefore it is almost impossible to do both at the same time.
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May 20 '06
12:46 pm PDT
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Crabgrass (Reply to this comment)
by mattg36
I think the reason the products to kill crabgrass are seperate relate to the chemical interaction. Maybe the products just don't mix well, or one counteracts the other. Or, if Scotts added weedkiller for every weed into the fertilizer, there wouldn't be room for the fertilizer.
Scotts early spring treatment blocks crabgrass from germinating. They assume you use that product as part of their annual program. Since grass should be fertilized 4-5 times a year, they add the appropriate weed control to each fertilizer step.
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May 17 '05
7:23 am PDT
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the desert, eh? (Reply to this comment)
by pinkants
so what happens if you start seeing those grass mirages? :)
thank you for the detailed, comprehensive review!
~pinkants
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Jun 05 '03
6:23 am PDT
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Re: Pity you hate yardword (Reply to this comment)
by Bryan_Carey
Yes, I detest yard work. But I don't think the ground cover would work where I live. I'm sure it would violate some type of zoning law.
I can't wait to live in a desert where I will never have to deal with the misery of landscaping again!
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Jun 04 '03
11:04 am PDT
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Wonderfully thorough review Bryan! (Reply to this comment)
by randfan
I'm sorry about your crabgrass. My experience with crabgrass is that a pre-emergent product is best...kill the stuff before it gets too big.
Otherwise, English Ivy makes a wonderful groundcover!
Fab review! meg
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Jun 04 '03
6:30 am PDT
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Pity you hate yardword (Reply to this comment)
by rmthunter
or you could just dispense with the lawn (high maintenance, not awfully attractive) and put in a nice perennial garden with groundcovers (low maintenance, very attractive). (Which one of my neighbors just did.)
Good review, and thanks for the cautions.
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Jun 04 '03
4:16 am PDT
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Don't be a stranger (Reply to this comment)
by lorace
Wow! Bryan, we love having you here in H&G.
Wonderful review,
Lorace
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Jun 03 '03
8:42 pm PDT
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Thank You (Reply to this comment)
by gamblin_man,  in Home and Garden
You definitely have the touch when it comes to reviewing. This was an excellent example of the craft.
Larry
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Jun 03 '03
2:14 pm PDT
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