Lawn Care

[Mike Anderson]

What is the best type of Fertilizer to use on your lawn to control and get rid of existing Broad leaf weeds. I have recently been using a weed and feed and putting a lot on it and it does not seem to be getting rid of them.

[Jon Holdman]

Go to a garden shop in your area, not Lowes or Home Depot, and take along samples of the weeds. A good garden shop will have people who can help you choose the right product.

Notice you said "fertilizer" to control weeds. Better to use a separate, weed specific product.

Some weeds are nearly impossible to control. Around here we have one called "field bindweed", and its extremely tough. Its roots can be 20' deep, so pulling it is out of the question. It resists most herbicides. You just have to keep knocking it back and hope it gives up.