Preen 21-63902 Garden Weed Preventer Plus Plant Food, 5.625 Lb, Cover

Description

Stop weeds before they start. Preen Garden Weed Preventer Plus Plant Food works all season long! Unlike other weed killers and plant foods, one easy application prevents weeds up to 3 months and feeds your plants for beautiful color, foliage and strong roots to help avoid insects and disease.Can be used anytime during the spring, summer, or fall in flower and ornamental garden beds, around ground covers, trees, and shrubs. Although it will not kill existing weeds, it will prevent new weeds from sprouting eliminating the need for difficult and time-consuming hand weeding. There is no chance of overfeeding or burning your plants when used as directed.Without weeds, your valuable plants can grow larger and stronger. Your beds will stay neat and weed-free all season long!*5.625 lbs*All purpose plant food*Covers upto 900 square feet*Stop weed before they start*Strengthens plants against heat and drought*More colorful blooms, fewer weeds all season*Works all season long*There is no chance of overfeeding or burning your plants when used as directed.How to Apply:*When plants are dry, sprinkle this product on soil surface, and immediately water to activate. It forms a weed control barrier in the top layer of soil, preventing weed seeds from germinating. Disturbance to the soil surface after activation may result in erratic weed control.When to Apply:*Apply Preen Garden Weed Preventer Plus Plant Food anytime in the spring, summer, or fall around established plants and transplants. It should not be used on flower seeds. In can be used after flowering plants have germinated and are 2-3 inches tall. Since it does not kill existing weeds, you must first remove any that have already begun to grow.*Rain does not wash this product out of the soil. For optimum weed control and plant feeding, reapply this product every 3 months.FAQ’s:How does Preen Garden Weed Preventer Plus Plant Food work?*Preen Garden Weed Preventer Plus Plant Food creates a barrier that inhibits weed seed growth. The barrier lasts up to 12 weeks.How long does Preen Garden Weed Preventer Plus Plant Food stay in the soil?*Approximately 8 12 weeks per application. The rate at which Preen Garden Weed Preventer Plus Plant Food biodegrades will depend on temperature, soil type, rain/moisture, sunlight and amount applied.What are the other ingredients in Preen Garden Weed Preventer Plus Plant Food?*Preen Garden Weed Preventer Plus Plant Food also contains a carrier agent such as corn cob or attaclay, as well as fertilizer.What are the particles on the soil surface after I watered Preen Garden Weed Preventer Plus Plant Food?*They are a carrier agent, such as corncob, and will biodegrade over time.What is the active ingredient in Preen Garden Weed Preventer Plus Plant Food?*1.47% Trifluralin (Treflan).Do I have to weed first before applying Preen Garden Weed Preventer Plus Plant Food?*Yes; Preen Garden Weed Preventer Plus Plant Food does not kill existing weeds, so you must hand-pull existing weeds first. Note that Preen Garden Weed Preventer Plus Plant Food will not control weeds that are tilled under.Weeds Controlled:Annual bluegrass (Poa annua), barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli), brome (Bromus spp.), carelessweed, carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata), cheat grass (Bromus tectorum), chickweed (Stellaria media), Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis), fall panicum (Panicum dichotomiflorum), Florida pusley (Richardia scabra), goosefoot, goosegrass (Eleusine indica), guineagrass (Urochloa maxima), hare barley (Hordeum murinum ssp. Leporinum), henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense), junglerice (Echinochloa colona) & more.