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Soon time to feed the lawn

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  • 18-03-2010 10:15am
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    alibabba
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    And the lawn feed is as expensive as ever.

    Looking at the main DIY stores, a bag of lawn feed will set you back 34 euro. This will cover around 400 - 500 sq meters of lawn.

    Aldi are selling boxes of lawn feed this thursday for 4.50 a box, so about 4 boxes will cover the same area for allot less.

    Anyone got any other suggestions / tips of how to feed the lawn but also not breaking the bank ????




    Lawn Feed

    each €4.49


    - High nitrogen content
    - Rich in iron and magnesium
    - Designed to give a lush green colour
    - Strengthens and thickens
    - Coverage: 120m2

    http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/2827_12326.htm?WT.mc_id=2010-03-16-16-52?WT.mc_id=


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    Fatswaldo
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    Buy a bag of 10-10-20 fertilizer from a farm suppliers - about €20. This will give you enough for about an acre! Does the job for me every year.


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    alibabba
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    Fatswaldo wrote: »
    Buy a bag of 10-10-20 fertilizer from a farm suppliers - about €20. This will give you enough for about an acre! Does the job for me every year.

    My father-in-law is a farmer and buys a trailer of this stuff every year for his farm. I asked him one time about taking a bag of it for the lawn, he said it would be too strong and burn the lawn ????


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    Fatswaldo
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    Can't comment on your FILs experiance but we have been doing this for years with good results. Apply sparingly and if possible, just before a shower of rain. Dont use during cold weather - this will burn the grass.


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    alibabba
    Registered Users Posts: 1,240 ✭✭✭alibabba


    Fatswaldo wrote: »
    Can't comment on your FILs experiance but we have been doing this for years with good results. Apply sparingly and if possible, just before a shower of rain. Dont use during cold weather - this will burn the grass.

    You are right about one thing, its allot lot cheaper than the standard lawn feeds


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