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Scotts Turf Builder Bonus S Southern Weed & Feed Florida 41.38 lbs.
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Feb 7, 2017
Reviewer name: BadLawn
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Didn't work

When I first moved into this house in central Florida (2011) I used Bonus S and it worked great. Last year (2016) in September I applied to my lawn to kill dollarweed which had started to appear. It didn't kill anything. I now have twice as much dollarweed. I noticed in your guarantee statement for Bonus S it says "Simply send us evidence of purchase and we will mail you a refund check promptly. For more details, click here." The "click here" doesn't work. What does this tell you? Your instructions say to water in immediately after application which to me means my normal watering, but your replies to some reviews say to lightly water in. Shouldn't your instructions say this? This product use to work great. I wish I knew what you changed.

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reply from Consumer Services

We are sorry that you have encountered issues with our Scotts Turf Builder Bonus S. For our product to be effective in killing your Dollarweed the temperatures need to be between 60 and 90 degrees. To make sure the product is activated, water in immediately with only half an inch of water. We offer a product guarantee to help further assist our consumers when issues arise. If this is something you'd like to discuss with us please contact us. You can reach us here: http://tinyurl.com/mds8zo5

May 27, 2016
Reviewer name: Luce
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Best yard in the neighborhood

We have been using Scotts products the past 3 years and our St. Augustine grass looks great. We use the Bonus S in the Spring and then follow up with the Turf Builder in Summer. We get asked all the time how we get our grass to look so good! Another thing is to not cut St. Augustine grass below 3 inches, 4 is even better.

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Oct 20, 2014
Reviewer name: Gottfried
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Best Results

I rarely take the time to write a review but when something works this good I'm compelled to do so. It was like I waved a magic wand and had some kind of spell to say all weeds die now! I've tried many other products and methods of application that maybe didn't help at all or only slightly impacted a few varieties of weeds. This killed everything with no stress to the Palmetto St. Augustine or Centipede grass. These weeds were very well established and to the point that I was wondering if I could ever recover my lawn. I can only imagine how well the product will work in Spring as a pre-emergence control. The product has definitely been improved over years ago. Expensive but well worth it.

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May 26, 2015
Reviewer name: Upsetin2015
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Killed my centipede lawn!!

I have used Scott's products for about 6yrs and until now and it had performed very well. My home is near Charleston, SC. I applied Bonus S per directions and used a Scott’s edge guard spreader to my centipede lawn put down by the builder. I had watered it and it even rained. Well after a couple of weeks my lawn was wiped out!! I used to have the greenest lawn but now I have dirt and burnt yellow areas. So after figuring out by a friend, all this started last year! The very same issue happened last year! I had no clue what had happened!! I received a few complaint letters from my HOA and I told them if you can figure out what’s going on I’ll fix it!! Well I quickly squashed that issue by other means but I was sick to my stomach about my lawn because my Dad lived by Scott’s products so I did too! So when I applied the Bonus S last year I had some left over for this year. Well I used it again this year unknowingly that my lawn would die again!!! So I’m know waiting to get letters my HOA and I’ll be contacting Scott’s to see what they, if anything, will do.

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reply from Marketing

We're very sorry about your grass. Please call us so we can figure out a way to make this right. The number is 877-309-9560.

Mar 21, 2016
Reviewer name: trailgirl
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

okay

i think that using this product consistently (4 applications) did prevent weeds this spring - there were nowhere near the number of weeds we had in previous years. however, the application instructions are very confusing. Scotts should address this! the bag seems to indicate that 4x per year is optimal, yet the website product info says no more than 2x per year. the poor souls who had no luck with this product were advised to apply when daytime temps are consistently 60-85 degrees and to apply to dry lawns. but the bag indicates dry OR wet lawn. it says apply in early spring (pre-emergent!) and temps are NOT 60-85 in February. and now, in rereading the website and bag, i see that i shouldn't have used this product on my lawn because it is a mix of st. augustine and bermuda. Buyers and Users - read instructions carefully! but, Scotts, please rethink/rewrite your instructions!

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May 24, 2019
Reviewer name: Mach G
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

My lawn shows good results!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Six weeks ago I spread Scotts Turf Builder Southern Weed & Feed on my lawn. The result is very good. The grass recovered nicely after the winter rest benefiting from the feed component in the granules. There were many weeds in my lawn and the majority has vanished as a result of the included weed killer. There are a few persistent kinds of weeds remaining, which I hope will perish after a second treatment with the product.

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Nov 17, 2020
Reviewer name: SW FL fan
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Doesn't work

I have a healthy 2 year old yard that was starting to have a few weeds so after doing the research I purchased this product. I followed the schedule and directions exactly and had ZERO results on the weeds, actually they started growing and spreading faster. I had to hire a professional company to apply multiple rounds of treatment to save the lawn, very expensive mistake. If you live in SW Florida let the licensed professionals handle your lawn care and avoid the problems I had.

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reply from Consumer Service

SW FL fan, we are sorry that you are disappointed with your purchase of Scotts® Turf Builder® Bonus® S Southern Weed & Feed₂. This product only controls listed weeds and it can take up to 3 weeks for the weeds to begin to yellow. May need to reapply in 6-8 weeks for complete control. We want you to be confident in our products; therefore, we offer a product guarantee. To receive more details about this, please contact us at https://tinyurl.com/y8nvfsca.

Apr 22, 2019
Reviewer name: Paulajoan
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Product

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We applied Scotts® Turf Builder® Bonus® S Southern Weed & Feed₂ to our St. Augustine grass just prior to the latest round of storms. Now, our Spring, TX grass is so green and healthy looking. Little by little the weeds are turning yellow and dying. We love Scotts Turf builder and use many other Scotts products.

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Jan 21, 2016
Reviewer name: Don11
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

Not much on weeding.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] While product does seem to help grass and roots, not much on killing very many types of weeds. After a bug problem depleted my lawn, now mostly covered with different types of weeds. At least weed and feed keeps the weeds green!

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reply from Consumer Services

We are sorry that the Turf Builder Bonus S Southern Weed & Feed did not control the weeds as expected. To get the best results from Bonus S we recommend applying the product to a dry lawn when the temperatures are consistently above 60 degrees; water the product in after application. It is especially important to water after applying the product when daytime temperatures are above 85 degrees. We recommend that the weeds not be mowed for two days both before and after the product application. We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience please contact us to see what can be done. You may visit our contact page by clicking on the following link http://tinyurl.com/7ag7a3n

Apr 30, 2019
Reviewer name: Bo59
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Bonus S Weed and Feed

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received the bonus s from you guys a few weeks ago. Grass appears to be responding well. I had a lot of weeds in my grass. I will need to do another application as well as put down some of your turf builder and water the grass well. Thank you for sending me your product to try and I want you to know that I’m only going to use Scott Miracle Grow products for my lawn and garden

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