Cheap & Safe Homemade Lawn Food

We have tested this for a long time and consulted with yard professionals on the benefits of each ingredient, so you are getting a great DIY solution.

*****UPDATE:: I have had some readers tell me this looks like Jerry Bakers Formula. I have never heard of him, so I searched for his lawn food to see what he has. It is VERY similar to his with some minor differences. I use club soda and epsom salt, his contained corn syrup and some other different things. The only one I have used is this one below. I learned part of this recipe in college from our textbook. I have since changed up a few things to make to better for the grass. Thanks to all my wonderful readers for letting me know about Jerry Baker, so I can make sure to check out his posts!*****

Ingredients:

• 1 bottle of beer (it can be anything you have!)
• 1 cup mild baby shampoo (click link to see the type we use, NOT an anti-bacterial type)
• 1 cup club soda (any type you have or find for cheap)
• ¼ cup Epsom (NOT scented)
• 1 cup household ammonia (same as ammonium hydroxide, click link to see details)
• Hose sprayer with settings (see the best one in the link)

Directions:

Check out this video on putting it all together!

1. First, combine ingredients into a big jug (I am using a leftover Silk almond milk bottle). Make sure it is something with a lid. For ventilation, mix this up outside or a place with air flow (like near an open window).
2. Cap the lid, then add all the ingredients to a 32 oz sprayer hose container. ***Make sure to set it no more than 3 or 4 oz per gallon!
3. Next, spray evenly over your lawn.

Apply every 2-3 weeks when temperatures are below 90 degrees. If you aren’t getting rain, make sure to water your lawn while using this.

Lawn Size:

This amount will cover a small yard using the hose sprayer. If you get a lot of rain or water often, you can use this to do 1/2 of your yard and make another bottle for the other half. For large yards, you will need to make a few batches.

Why this Homemade Lawn Food Recipe Works:

For the exact chemical breakdown and reasons, please click the blog post below. Here is a chart with the summary of each ingredient.

FAQs on Making this Homemade Lawn Food

You might be wondering about substitutes for ingredients, application details or more....

Here is a huge list of questions we've answered including details on comments from readers! (SCROLL to Bottom of Post)

Please read the full post to make sure you catch all the important information and questions.

Just wanted to update this post. I snapped this photo today. It has been 100 degrees most of July, we water once per week. This is the only solution I use for my lawn.