Yates Weed 'n' Feed Liquid Hose-on Questions & Answers (page 3 of 5)
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I am not sure of the type of lawn/grass I have =-- maybe some buffalo and some kyikuya I need to feed and weed it but the Yates Feed and Weed says not to use on Buffalo.. Help. I also have drying circles developing which may be lawn grub or another pest. It seems there are little round lumps of dirt around the areas (bit like rabbit dropping size) but I'm not sure if that is just from worms of ???? Can you please give me some advice.
Sue
Hi Sue.
When I used to use this product on my old lawn. It definitely had some form of buffalo in it - I don’t know exactly what it was. But it was buffalo like... It never hurt it. My advice is to ...
Read moretake some of your lawn cutting to a nursery and see what they say - after all many of them have a degree in this field. And while your there, buy some of their product to support someone other then bunnings!
Is the date on the bottle a use by date?
I think there may be, although I have used bottles that have been sitting in a hot shed for years and it still worked effectively. Like any chemical keep out of UV and it’s probably going to be fine to store for a long time.
Not 100% on this but think it might be the date of dispatch & batch number.Uusually a use by date will have ( use by ) printed .
We are undergoing rain every other day. Weeds are prolific. We have a kikuyu lawn.we need to rid weeds now. How long since last rain and how long until rain is suitable to treat? Efficacy reduction would be expected yes? But at what lowering please. I want to treat today.
22 degrees c overcast showers for next 6 days intermittent
I think you need to be patient and wait for some drier weather. You don’t want to spray the weeds to have the chemical wash off - a. Because it’s a waste of money, and b. Because you risk the chemical...
Read more washing into creeks and rivers. Unfortunately this is the nature of the beast. No different to farmers who use aircraft to spray crops. You have to work with the weather, and there’s nothing else you can do. Don’t panic be patient and follow the instructions and common sense!Well the instructions read that you need a 24 hour dry period from rain & not to water for 12 hours (a bit confusing ) so I would pick the 24 hour one just to be sure, & that should get better results
Can you reuse the weed and feed spray bottle with weed and feed concentrate once the sprayer is empty? If so what ratio to water do i use?
The bottle would be reusable, although the lid is difficult to remove.
However you'd need to calculate perform a bit of a calculation to get the dose correct for whichever chemical you wanted to use,...
Read more as you'd be putting in a partial concentrate which will be diluted as applied.
How can we save a rose bush that was accidentally sprayed with weed and feed?
There are two prongs and I don’t know if they should be into the Yeats container or what to do with them before I turn the hose on
Can you hose straight after weed n feed application
What is the rate of weed and feed to water as I have to manually do this because the bottle/hose applicator is not working?
Hi Nadene
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Read moreThe applicable watering can rate is 300 mL in 9L and water applied over 20 square meters using a watering can. Kind regards Yates
Can I weed and feed if temperature is over 35 celcius
Husband used Weed and Feed last week wearing non waterproof shoes. Next day toes on both feet very red and swollen. Looked on bottle and saw we should have washed the feet immediately with warm soapy water. Too late now for that. Is there any recommended treatment as the toes are still red and swollen . I now realise that we should have read the label before using.
When its all gone will the spray bottle be empty or is plain water in the bottle
I,ve sprayed entire lawn and bottle is still half full
Do you have the water on full when using weed and fed
Depends on your local water pressure. I don't turn mine on full as it would blow the hose coupling apart. Low water pressure still seems to work. Make sure you open the little air hole pin on the Weed and Feed or the product won't come out.
Connected bottle to hose, popped cap, turned on hose, sprayed lawn for approximately 30 minutes, but the volume of spray in the bottle hasnt dropped, re read instructions again, then followed them again still no reduction of liquid spray in the bottle ? Please advise regards Rob
Removed hose connector/ cap off bottle, found feed tube had become dislocated from cap, pushed it back on and it worked fine.
Will Weed and Feed kill sensitive weed? If so I will definitely try your product.
Cheers Olga
Hi Olga, I am a complete novice and have not used Weed and Feed before but was amazed at the result after I used it. I don't think it killed every weed straight away but I noticed that the grass came ...
Read moreback so strongly that it has crowded out all the weeds. There is one area of my lawn that has always struggled and is under deep shade from trees. This area has had a lot of 'winter grass' weed. The 'winter grass' does not seem to have been killed but another dose of Weed and Feed might strengthen my lawn to fight back - although I don't mind winter grass really. Overall, I am really pleased with the result so I recommend you give it a go.
How long do I have to wait to apply weed n feed after rain
Hi Cheryl,
Being a consumer I am unsure.
Yates customer service is terrible!!!!
I would never use this product again as it does not work. On contacting Yates they went into a long winded deflection o...
Hi Cheryl,
Its worked a treat on my lawn. Id suggest calling the help line or trying their live chat? They were super helpful and went through which one to buy for my needs. I also have normal clover ...
Do I need to mow the lawn before applying lawn builder buffalo weed feed and green up?
Why isn’t this product recommended for buffalo lawns ? Isn’t it formulated not to affect monocots ??
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