Customer Reviews for Scotts 7.5 lb. 2.5M Turf Builder Weed and Feed

I'm in north Texas and put down Scotts Weed and Feed 3 weeks ago. I now have more flourishing weeds in my yard than grass. Probably won't be using this product anymore unfortunately.

I bought this last week because Scotts is suppose to be a name you can trust. It burned my lawn and kept all of the weeds. I put it down and watered immediately. I will never buy Scotts again!

I used this and it did a great job of killing the weed patches on my lawn. It’s been three weeks and I still have multiple patches on my lawn. Am I missing something???

It helps control weeds as long as you use it right. I’ve been using Scott‘s products for years and people wanna know what I do to my lawn to make it so green and weed free.

I bought a bottle of the liquid turf builder, sprayed it on my back lawn and it killed it. I have pictures comparing my front lawn and my back lawn. I did not apply it to the front.

I had high expectations for this, honestly. Back in late April my lawn here in MA was popping up dandelions so I was thinking I should apply this. I try to read and follow directions as best I can, as opposed to some people who don’t and then they wonder why their product didn’t work. I mowed and bagged a day before the rain around the start of May, thinking it will have a better chance at hitting the weeds if the grass is shorter and no clippings interfering. The temperature range may not have been optimal as per the directions because of the yoyo-like temperatures being cool in the 40s in morning but 70s by late day. But I applied after the rain and let it sit, doing nothing to my lawn until after it rained maybe 5 days later to not disturb it. I was pleasantly surprised that there was little to no trace of any dandelions popping up after the first day and after the second day haven’t seen one since - that’s good. But the clover and most of the other weeds in my lawn didn’t appear to be affected - that’s bad. I gave it the benefit of the doubt and figured maybe the cooler temps played a factor and waited the 30 days to repeat the strategy to hopefully nuke all the other weeds and clover that were unaffected but this time in the appropriate temps. Sadly, it doesn’t really appear that it was working as I had hoped. It’s been about a couple weeks since applying the second serving and it says to only apply up to twice a year, and I don’t really see any signs of them dying off, so… I guess I’m stuck with all the unwanted clover and other weeds in my yard? Unfortunately I disposed of my receipt along with about 20 other receipts cluttering up my workspace so I don’t know if I can take advantage of the money-back guarantee or not. From my experience, if you only care about a green lawn visually from a distance, it works great for destroying dandelions. But if you’re walking around your lawn and don’t want those nasty weeds in it, this didn’t make the grade. For this product, I say “Meh…”

I bought this after reading both good and negative reviews. The negative reviews all report that this product can burn the grass even after following all directions perfectly. Nevertheless, I've had good results from Scotts products and decided to go ahead, but with caution. I also followed the directions to a "T". After 3 days of rain storms this week, I got out about 7 am on Friday morning and broadcast this onto my lawn at the rate of 3.5 as instructed. I could tell that the pellets were sticking to the still wet grass as they were supposed to do. Then, 6 hours later - approx. 3 pm the same day - I took a good look at my grass and saw that some of it was burning. It was worse where my broadcast lines overlapped a little. I could clearly see the white pellets still sitting on the GRASS. I then knew that I had made a mistake in using this product and should have heeded the warnings of so many others who had their grass burned. To try and stop the burning, I grabbed the hose and watered it in by hand. I made sure that I had the hose nozzle on high enough to push the granules down into the ground. I have now watered my lawn by hand for 3 consecutive days. I can clearly see where it's burned and it may be ruined - time will tell. I would NOT recommend this product. Even if you disregard the recommended rate of broadcast and lower it by half, you may still have problems. It's not worth it. Scotts really needs to correct this formula.

I bought this product 2 weeks ago . Used it like it instructed. I put it down after a rain. A week later the weeds are still there and the grass is dead. Brown patches everywhere. I had purchased the scotts Gass seed and it came up beautifully. I wanted to take out some clover and broad leaf weeds. I will not buy scotts again. Unfortunately I didn't keep the receipts so I can get a refund. Buy something else for your yard. Wish I could give negative stars

I use Scott's all season long. My lawn is weed free, thick, and fully green.

I bought this in April and used a spreader. My lawn hasn’t yet recovered from a bad fertilizer burn. I wouldn’t recommend this fertilizer.

Great product overall but had a lot of clumps that kept stopping up my spreader causing some uneven spread. .

I bought this and put it on my lawn 2 weeks ago. It has not killed a single weed. We have always used Scott's weed and feed and it worked great. Not any more. Must have changed something

Every year I have tried this product and every time, it burns up my lawn. Why?

I applied this product on 9/29/21 as per Scott’s season plan. As of today, my lawn is dying. Temps have been in range to use and we’ve had a fair amount of rain since 9/29. Now what do I do? Before this application my lawn was geeen and thick with some weeds but not covering more than 1/2 the lawn. Spreader settings were as directed on the bag. HELP!!!

I bought a month ago and grass was dead within a week

We followed all instructions and applied the Scotts Weed & Feed with a Scotts broadcast spreader set at the 3.5 mark. The picture shows my neighbors lawn as our lawn looked prior to applying Scotts. The brown lawn is the product of Scotts Turf Weed & Feed. Our backyard is absolutely ruined by this product.

I’m writing this review on behalf of my grandfather who does not have access to internet. He has used Scott’s for years and he has loved it as it always did it’s job. Then this year he went to use this product and it killed the grass and not the weeds. He has always followed the exact directions and this year they put something new in it and it’s TERRIBLE!! The new product was supposed to get rid of weeds and should fertilize the grass, instead it seemed to seed the weeds and ruin the grass as you can see in the pictures. My grandfather has never been more disappointed especially since he loves his grass and yard.

I’ve used scotts products for a while but this was the 1st i used weed & feed. What a terrible product. It completely burnt numerous spots around my lawn. My favorite part is if you look at my photos where it destroyed the grass and left the clover! How is that possible? I applied to wet lawn and used the proper spreader setting. I will admit that most (not all) of the burnt areas is where i may have overlapped too much, but it still should not of done this. Pictures are about 1 week after. I only used it because this year i had more clover and crabgrass than normal. Wish i never did this

I have been using Scott’s Turf Builder Weed and Feed for years because it always creates a weed free beautiful lawn. I use 8 10,000 sq ft bags since I have a large lawn but the cost and effort to apply are worth the results.

Used this for my lawn to kill some early clover and dandelions. We also had some moss growth. 24 hours after applying the grass turned brown in many spots....the lawn which was green now has areas of brown coloration.

I used it on my Bermuda grass as instructed . I used Scott mini drop spreader with setting 3 1\2 . Within a week the whole grass is brown and dead . This is not lack of water because the soil is still moist . It cant be more eater even because its 100 F out here in Bakersfield . The whole grass is dead and only left is few spotted spurges weed which seems to be not effected by this . Even the Soil PH is around 7 so its not acidic .

I used this weed and feed in April. My yard still has the same amount of clover if not more than before I used it.

We still have Lots of clover & dandelions. The grass is green but it didn't take care of the weeds

Don’t waste your money. It barely affected the clover it claims to control. It actually did very little to control ANY weeds. Applied the product as directed too.

Seeded this lawn last year and used Scott’s fertilizer this spring. Love how lush it is. Great product

I bought and applied the Scotts Weed and Feed (15000 sq ft) about a month back . I applied it based on the instructions listed on the package. I have been very disappointed with the results. I have weeds all over my lawn. How can I remove and recover from the weeds without killing the grass ? I am attaching 4 pictures and can provide more. Thanks

applied 1 month ago here in southern nc to centipede sod yard now bare spots and dandelions abound

I have been using Scott’s feed and fertilizer for a while and it works well. Beats paying a crazy amount for lawn service.

I used Scott’s Turf Builder Weed and Feed over two weeks ago and will never use it again. I used as directed on the package and it has literally no effect on defeating the dandelions in my yard. When I first applied the product I had a few scattered dandelions in my front yard. Since using the product, I have had what I would consider an outbreak and have spent about 2 hrs of my time pulling these deeded dandelions. I would expect to see some sort of damage to the dandelions as I have been pulling them but, they looked strong as if Scott’s Weed and Feed was actually helping them along. I have filled 3 bags like in the photo in the past two weeks after using a product guaranteed to kill said dandelions. Thanks for nothing, Scott’s

I bought it to get rid of the weeds before overseeding. It didn't kill all the weeds and I have to care of the rest with vinegar, dish washer combo. I was happy with the result because there was no burned grass until see the label say wait a month before seeding. It was quite disappointing to wait a whole month. So read the label before buying it. Update: By the end of 3rd week after the application, weeds start to come back with new more powerful. I don't know the type of the weed but this one regrow even more. Welcome back to square one...waste of money