Create the outdoor space of your dreams at your local Rocky’s Ace Hardware! We carry effective landscaping, gardening and lawn care products from Scotts®, Miracle Gro®, Ortho® and Whitney Farms® to help you spruce up your lawn and garden and make your neighbors green with envy.
Step 1® Crabgrass Preventer Plus Lawn Food
What it does:
Scotts Step 1 Crabgrass Preventer Plus Lawn Food can improve your lawn’s ability to absorb water and nutrients. It also prevents and controls crabgrass for up to four months.
When to apply:
Apply in early spring, between March and April when temperatures are still cool.
Step 2® Weed Control Plus Lawn Food
What it does:
Scotts Step 2 Weed Control Plus Lawn Food helps build thick, green turf from the roots up. Using Scotts Exclusive Particle Technology, it attacks the weeds you see and the ones you don’t.
When to apply:
Apply in late spring, anytime between May and June, but be sure to wait 4–6 weeks after applying Step 1.
Step 3® Lawn Food With 2% Iron
What it does:
Scotts Step 3 Lawn Food With 2% Iron gives your lawn a mid-season boost. It strengthens the lawn against heat and drought.
When to apply:
Apply in the summer, between July and August, for best results.
Step 4® Fall Lawn Food
What it does:
Scotts Step 4 Fall Lawn Food assists to strengthen your lawn before the winds of winter begin to batter it. It helps build stronger roots for the winter, so you’ll see a thicker, greener lawn in the spring.
When to apply:
Apply 4–6 weeks after Step 3, between September and October, for best results.
Lime (Before Step 2)
What it does:
Lime counteracts the acidity of the soil and restores depleted nutrients, so fertilizers work more efficiently, saving you money.
When to apply:
Before Step 2 between March and May.
Grass Seed (Before Step 2)
What it does:
Use Grass Seed for new lawns or patching to help grow quicker, thicker, greener grass, guaranteed!
When to use:
Before Step 2 between April to May
Winterization
Region: Northeast
What it does:
To round out your annual lawn care plan by using Scotts Winterguard to improve your lawn’s ability to absorb water and nutrients before its winter slumber.
When to apply:
Anytime in the fall.
Southern Weed & Feed
Region: Florida
What it does:
Southern lawns need southern fertilizer. Scotts® Turf Builder has designed a Bonus S Florida Weed & Feed to not only kill weeds but to help your lawn withstand the stresses of heat, drought and family activity.
When to apply:
When grass and seeds are actively growing
Other Lawn Challenges
For specific lawn troubles, consider some of our other lawn care products such as Grub Control, Fungicide, Milorganite and Moss Control.
Download our helpful lawn care schedule and guide and make your neighbors green with envy as they gaze upon your green lawn this season!
