Does natural fertilizer do the same things as a chemically based weed & feed product?
Yes. Luscious Lawn Corn Gluten 9-0-0 is a natural weed and feed. Luscious Lawn Corn Gluten can be used as natural means for weed control, while providing nutrients to established plants. Corn gluten meal is a powdery by product of the corn milling process used to make corn starch and corn syrup. Luscious Lawn Corn Gluten also works as an herbicide (a pesticide used to kill unwanted plants). Natural chemicals called peptides found in corn gluten inhibit root formation at the time of germination. Luscious Lawn Corn Gluten dries out seeds as soon as they open to sprout. Controls: crabgrass, dandelions, smart weed, purslane, lambsquarters, foxtail, barnyard grass and more.
No. While both products will feed your lawn, natural-based fertilizers are not formulated to kill weeds. The problem with indiscriminate use of weed & feed products is that it can accidentally kill broad-leaf plants you want to grow, such as trees. Some of the chemicals used in these products can also harm soil microorganisms, which are necessary for healthy soil. This can lead to outbreaks of disease and development of more resistant forms of weeds, just like abuse of antibiotics has done in humans.
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