Scotts Healthy Plus Lawn Food is a 2-in-1 lawn care product designed to both fertilize your lawn and protect it from a variety of common lawn diseases. It combines the benefits of a traditional lawn fertilizer with the preventative and curative properties of a broad-spectrum fungicide. This article will explore the ingredients, application methods, benefits, and considerations for using Scotts Healthy Plus Lawn Food to achieve a healthy and vibrant lawn.
What is Scotts Healthy Plus Lawn Food?
Scotts Healthy Plus Lawn Food is a dual-action product. It contains fertilizer to promote thicker, greener grass and a fungicide to prevent and control common lawn diseases. The fast-acting formula starts working within 24 hours and provides up to four weeks of disease control. It's designed for use on all grass types when used as directed.
Key Ingredients and Their Functions
The product contains both fertilizer and fungicide components.The fertilizer component is a 19-0-10 fertilizer analysis.The fungicide component contains Azoxystrobin (0.362%) as an active ingredient.
Fertilizer Components
The fertilizer component of Scotts Healthy Plus Lawn Food provides essential nutrients that promote healthy grass growth:Nitrogen (N): Represented by the first number in the fertilizer analysis (19), nitrogen is crucial for leaf and stem growth, giving the lawn its green color and promoting vigorous development.Phosphorus (P): Represented by the second number (0), phosphorus supports root development and overall plant health.Potassium (K): Represented by the third number (10), potassium enhances the lawn's ability to withstand stress, resist disease, and improves overall hardiness.
Fungicide Components
Azoxystrobin is a broad-spectrum, systemic fungicide that belongs to the strobilurin class. It works by inhibiting fungal respiration, effectively preventing and controlling a wide range of lawn diseases.
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Benefits of Using Scotts Healthy Plus Lawn Food
Disease Prevention and Control
Scotts® Turf Builder® Healthy Plus Lawn FoodFL contains a broad-spectrum and systemic fungicide for prevention and control 27 types of lawn diseases, including brown patch, leafspot, powdery mildew, and red thread.
Enhanced Lawn Appearance
The fertilizer component promotes a thicker, greener lawn, improving its overall appearance.
Stress Recovery
Strengthens each blade of grass down to the root to help your lawn recover from stresses.
Fast-Acting Formula
The fast-acting formula dissolves quickly to begin working in 24 hours, providing up to four weeks of control.
How to Use Scotts Healthy Plus Lawn Food
When to Apply
Apply Scotts® Turf Builder® Healthy Plus Lawn FoodFL to actively growing grass, prior to disease symptoms, when conditions are favorable for disease and/or stressful periods. Applications can be made after seeding or at seed germination.
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Where to Use
Scotts® Turf Builder® Healthy Plus Lawn FoodFL can be used on most home lawns in Florida.Do not apply to warm season turf species later than one month prior to the first expected frost (zoysiagrass, bermudagrass, St. Augustinegrass, centipedegrass, bahiagrass).
Application Instructions
- Prepare: If the grass is tall enough to touch the bottom of the spreader, give it a trim.
- Apply: First set up your spreader. Fill the spreader and apply Scotts® Turf Builder® Healthy Plus Lawn FoodFL by walking at a steady pace. We recommend using a Scotts® spreader to apply this product (please refer to spreader settings on product label).
- Clean-Up: Sweep any product that lands on the driveway, sidewalk or street back into your lawn.
Watering
Water the treated area for 15-20 minutes after application.
Safety Precautions and Considerations
Environmental Considerations
This pesticide is toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates. Do not apply directly to water. Runoff may harm aquatic organisms.
Usage Restrictions
Do not apply more than 13.7 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. in a single year. Do not apply more than 3,425 lbs. of this product per 1,000 sq. ft. per application.
Weather Conditions
Applications should also not be made if rain is expected within 24 hours.
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Re-Application
Reapplications can be made after four weeks (28 days). Instructions state you can re-apply every 28 days but should allow 1 month in between applications and no more than 4 times a year.
Human and Pet Safety
Keep people and pets out of the area during treatment and do not allow entry until dusts have settled.
Cautions
Causes moderate eye irritation. Avoid contact with eyes or clothing. Wear long-sleeved shirt and long pants, socks, and shoes. Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling and before eating, drinking, chewing gum, using tobacco or using the toilet.
Disposal Methods
This is a nonrefillable container. Do not reuse or refill this container. If empty: 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.
User Experiences and Testimonials
Many users have reported positive experiences with Scotts Turf Builder Healthy Plus Lawn Food, noting visible improvements in lawn health and appearance. Some users have observed a noticeable difference within 2 weeks. Overall my grass lookes healthier and thriving. My grass got brown from our sprinklers breaking and a drought and this helped revive my lawn and get it looking nice and green again. My neighbors have an issue with fungus in their yard but we haven’t had an issue because of this product.
Users appreciate the product's ease of use, especially with a handheld spreader. Scotts Turf Builder Healthy plus Lawn Food is a super easy to apply 2 in 1 fungicide and fertilizer that helps to percent disease while promoting healthy growth. The product is simple to use with a handheld spreader.
Some users have reported that the product helped with the brown spots that we’ve had in some areas of the yard despite treating the whole lawn the same.
I wish I had a before picture for this product as it was amazing!! It took my unhealthy dead grass to a beautiful green healthy lawn!!
Addressing Contradictory Information
Some users have pointed out contradictory information regarding watering instructions, with labels advising against application before rain but also recommending watering after application.