Weed & Feed Applied With Seed: Active Ingredient Determines Fate

Planted common Bermuda + centipede. Accidentally applied weed & feed instead of fertilizer. Can we overlay sand? When to replant?

Depends Entirely on Herbicide Active Ingredient

• 2,4-D: Harder on broadleaf; grasses tolerate better. Heavy rain helps. Inactive ~3 weeks.
• Atrazine: Centipede tolerant; Bermuda sensitive. Persistent.
• Pendimethalin/oryzalin (pre-emergent): Stunts new roots. If seedlings established, may survive.

Immediate Actions

• Read label for active ingredient.
• Water heavily (if 2,4-D).
• Don't add sand—buries seed deeper.

W&F % Herbicide Is Low; Application Often Inaccurate

Some recovery possible. But check label first.