DIY vs professional lawn fertilizing

[cr113]

I'm trying to decide whether to apply my own fertilizer and weed
control vs using a professional. I live in north alabama and have a
2,000 sq ft bermuda grass lawn. Last year I tried cheap fertilizer and
spot treating with roundup but it didn't work very well. This year I'm
either going to hire a pro or use high quality fertilizer.

The estimate I got for a pro was $40 per liquid application, 5
applications per year. The liquid contains pre-emerge, fertilizer, and
post-emerge.

If I go DIY I was going to use Fertilome granules with Barricade per-
emerge. Not sure what to use for post-emerge.

[Gordon]

cr113 <cr...@hotmail.com> wrote in news:80edc4d2-8220-4c27-91ee-
fc5d49...@v15g2000vbb.googlegroups.com:

Get a good granulated weed and feed like Scotts. Spread it out with a
broadcast spreader. Then spot treat with liquid sprays durring the
season. Don't use Roundup on the lawn, it kills grass. Make sure that
the weed killer you use is the right one for the weed you are trying to
kill. Usually you need one each for Crabgrass and broad leaf.