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Turf Builder Starter Food Plus Weed Preventer
Starter fertilizer that also stops weeds in a new seeding
21-22-4 with mesotrione 0.08%
Full lawn seeding (reset)
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Whole lawn21.5 lbover 5,000 sq ft
To buy1 × 21.52 lbeach bag covers 5,000 sq ft
4.3 lb per 1,000 sq ft. Mesotrione is the same active as Tenacity, which is why this can prevent weeds without hurting new grass — the one weed preventer that belongs in a seedbed. The 4.3 lb rate is printed on the bag.
- Water in after applying.
- Not sold in Florida.
- Read the label — it governs, not this page.
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