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Scotts® Turf Builder® Starter® Food For New Grass Plus Weed Preventer
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Scotts® Turf Builder® Starter® Food For New Grass Plus Weed Preventer

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Overview & Benefits

Sometimes it takes time to get your lawn moving in the direction you want. But with Scotts® Turf Builder® Starter® Food for New Grass Plus Weed Preventer, you don’t have to wait. Starter® Food for New Grass Plus Weed Preventer has a 2-in-1 formula that feeds new grass and gives it a quick start, while preventing crabgrass and dandelions for up to 6 weeks. New grass grows thicker AND quicker versus unfed grass, which will have you on your way to the lawn you’ve always wanted. Faster. *Not available in FL.

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Coverage area

5,000 sq. ft.

Where to use

  • Apply to newly seeded, overseeded or newly planted Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, centipedegrass as well as fine and spreading creeping red fescues.
  • For lawns only.
  • Follow spreader settings.

How to use

Apply to dry lawn, then lightly water to activate. Follow when and where to apply instructions below.

Where not to use

Do not apply to St. Augustinegrass, bentgrass, bermudagrass, zoysiagrass, dicondra, kikuyugrass, bahiagrass or lippia.
Avoid application to adjacent flower beds when using a broadcast/rotary spreader.

Do not apply this product in a way that will will contact any person or pet either directly or through drift. Keep people and pets out of the area during application.

Do not enter or allow people or pets to enter the treated areas (except those involved in the watering) until the watering-in is complete and the surface is dry.

Do not use this product on flowers, shrubs, trees, fruit or vegetable plants. Cana, day lilies and irises are especially susceptible to injury.

Do not apply another pesticide within seven days of an application of this product as turf injury may occur.

This product applies 0.15 pounds of Mesotrione per acre per application. The maximum application rate of Mesotrione per treatment per year is 0.45lbs. This package applies 4.3 pounds per 1,000 sq. ft.

When to apply

Apply on a calm day. Apply this product before watering newly planted grass for the first time. Apply when temperatures are consistently between 60°F and 90°F.

Non Availability Regions

Not Available in: Florida

Overview Tips

  • Great for sod and grass plugs
  • 2-in-1 formula feeds new grass and prevents weeds
  • Prevents crabgrass and dandelions for up to 6 weeks
  • Weeds sprout white and die quickly, won't harm new grass
  • Grows new grass quicker and thicker versus unfed lawn

Spreader Settings


Scotts® Broadcast / Rotary Spreader
- (Turf Builder® Edgeguard Mini, Basic, Standard, Deluxe Edgeguard, Edgeguard DLX, Lawn Pro & Speedy Green) - Set to 4 ½

Scotts® Drop Spreaders
- (AccuGreen, Classic Drop) - Set to 7

Scotts® Wizz™ Spreader
- Set to 4.75

Other Spreaders | Lookup spreader settings

Weeds

Prevents the following weeds: Large crabgrass, smooth crabgrass, dandelion, broadleaf plantain, buckhorn plantain, carpetweed, common chickweed, common lambsquarters, common purslane, corn speedwell, ground ivy, hairy bittercress, henbit, parsley piert, Pennsylvania smartweed, persian speedwell, pokeweed, purslane speedwell, redroot pigweed, shepherd's-purse, velvetleaf, white clover, yellow woodsorrel, flatsedge, yellow nutsedge

Fertilizer Analysis

21-22-4

Category

Feed New Grass

Disposal Methods

If empty do not reuse container. Place in trash or offer for recycling if available. If partly filled, call your local solid waste agency for disposal instructions. Never place unused product down any indoor or outdoor drain.

Product Label

This is not the product label. Always read and follow the product label before use.

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Safety Data Sheets can be found at scottsmsds.com

Need an answer to a product question?  Scotts experts are always available by email and phone in our Help Center.

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Active Ingredients

Mesotrione

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