Weed Killer
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Depends on what you are using.There are several different products out there with different properties
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Originally Posted by Warstud
Ortho Weed-B-Gone for Northern Lawns
Changed the name for you … bad idea around our beautiful Live Oak trees …
(I only spot treat away from tree roots)
Ortho Weed-B-Gone for Northern Lawns
Changed the name for you … bad idea around our beautiful Live Oak trees …
(I only spot treat away from tree roots)
Warstud
Have you read the label thoroughly? It states on the label that maximum use age is 4oz/1000sq.ft. per application. and 8oz/1000sq.ft. per season (growing season). You must wait 30 days for a second application. I recommend that you re-read the label and highlight the important sections. Over application can be bad for your lawn. I am commercially certified in the state of Georgia as a pesticide applicator with a Right of Way specialty.
Have you read the label thoroughly? It states on the label that maximum use age is 4oz/1000sq.ft. per application. and 8oz/1000sq.ft. per season (growing season). You must wait 30 days for a second application. I recommend that you re-read the label and highlight the important sections. Over application can be bad for your lawn. I am commercially certified in the state of Georgia as a pesticide applicator with a Right of Way specialty.
Warstud
Get you a magnifying glass, if you need to. Reading and understanding the label is very important when using any type of pesticide. The label is to protect you and the environment. You will have good results if you follow the labeled rates.
Get you a magnifying glass, if you need to. Reading and understanding the label is very important when using any type of pesticide. The label is to protect you and the environment. You will have good results if you follow the labeled rates.
Some of the labels on similar products say 2 weeks and some say 4 weeks. Other considerations are 3 days after mowing and 3 days before mowing. And 4 weeks before reseeding in the fall.
Also make sure the weeds you are trying to kill are specified on the label. Many weeds are easier to treat in the spring and fall rather than mid-summer.
Also make sure the weeds you are trying to kill are specified on the label. Many weeds are easier to treat in the spring and fall rather than mid-summer.
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And for a herbicide
I like Trimec. You can get it concentrate on Amazon.
Trimec plus Crabgrass will kill crabgrass and Oxalyis (look alike clover) in addition to what the regular Trimec will kill.
Trimec plus Crabgrass will kill crabgrass and Oxalyis (look alike clover) in addition to what the regular Trimec will kill.
Depends on what the weather forecast is. If it's really hot just leave it alone for now. I have good success combining a fertilization with a weed killer spray. I use spectracide in the black bottle with a green label but none of them can kill existing crabgrass. I missed it this year. For some reason the germination time was different so my pre-emergence Lesco was ineffective
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We had a bad year with broadleaf weeds … had to spot treat several areas with that Spectracide … I cut short and often in the Spring … but now have to follow the upper 1/3 rule in the heat and hot wind periods
Most weeds are gone
Most weeds are gone
I use 'generic' Trimec with 2,4-d and the other stuff in weed-b-gone. A 3 gallon jug is much cheaper...
I just sprayed two 2-gallon sprayer-fulls on creeping vines in my ditch.
I just sprayed two 2-gallon sprayer-fulls on creeping vines in my ditch.
As noted, read the label. Weed B Gone is typically a 30 day wait between treatments, and a maximum of two applications per year. Anything else is just wasting product and hard on the environment - including your grass. A lot of things are essentially not as bad for the lawn as they are for the weeds at low doses, overdoing it weakens the grass too...
Originally Posted by LeakySeals
Depends on what the weather forecast is. If it's really hot just leave it alone for now. I have good success combining a fertilization with a weed killer spray. I use spectracide in the black bottle with a green label but none of them can kill existing crabgrass. I missed it this year. For some reason the germination time was different so my pre-emergence Lesco was ineffective
Quinclorac will deal with crabgrass.
You need to time the pre-emergent with the dropping of the forsythia blooms. A little earlier is better than late. It will be warmer 1' to 2' in from asphalt drive/street than rest of the lawn.
If you are late go with Dimension rather than Barricade.
Depends on what the weather forecast is. If it's really hot just leave it alone for now. I have good success combining a fertilization with a weed killer spray. I use spectracide in the black bottle with a green label but none of them can kill existing crabgrass. I missed it this year. For some reason the germination time was different so my pre-emergence Lesco was ineffective
Quinclorac will deal with crabgrass.
You need to time the pre-emergent with the dropping of the forsythia blooms. A little earlier is better than late. It will be warmer 1' to 2' in from asphalt drive/street than rest of the lawn.
If you are late go with Dimension rather than Barricade.
You know your stuff Donald. But, I have to tell you that Michigan (and I imagine lots of regions) had one of the craziest springs on record (cold and rainy), We were way behind on degree days in mid-June. The result is that the weed populations are way different this year. And, even if one was able to target the applications on time, the excessive rain reduced the efficacy of many of them. It's been a crazy season like no other I can remember. Even the farmers I hang out with are complaining about many of their crops (corn, wheat, beans, - even the hay sucks).
The other thing I try to do is not obsess too much about keeping a perfect lawn. Gut enuf has become my mantra. Lawns are a living, changing thing. Trying to maintain that perfect monoculture is one of those standards that has driven us to over-use of chemicals, just like we need perfect fruit and veggies too. Rant off, LOL.
That Quinclorac is some crazy stuff. Controls grasses AND broadleaves. I've been trying it in rotation to knock out some persistent clover. LOL, my coworker encourages his lawn to have clover!
The other thing I try to do is not obsess too much about keeping a perfect lawn. Gut enuf has become my mantra. Lawns are a living, changing thing. Trying to maintain that perfect monoculture is one of those standards that has driven us to over-use of chemicals, just like we need perfect fruit and veggies too. Rant off, LOL.
That Quinclorac is some crazy stuff. Controls grasses AND broadleaves. I've been trying it in rotation to knock out some persistent clover. LOL, my coworker encourages his lawn to have clover!
Originally Posted by doitmyself
You know your stuff Donald. But, I have to tell you that Michigan (and I imagine lots of regions) had one of the craziest springs on record (cold and rainy), We were way behind on degree days in mid-June. The result is that the weed populations are way different this year. And, even if one was able to target the applications on time, the excessive rain reduced the efficacy of many of them. It's been a crazy season like no other I can remember. Even the farmers I hang out with are complaining about many of their crops (corn, wheat, beans, - even the hay sucks).
The other thing I try to do is not obsess too much about keeping a perfect lawn. Gut enuf has become my mantra. Lawns are a living, changing thing. Trying to maintain that perfect monoculture is one of those standards that has driven us to over-use of chemicals, just like we need perfect fruit and veggies too. Rant off, LOL.
That Quinclorac is some crazy stuff. Controls grasses AND broadleaves. I've been trying it in rotation to knock out some persistent clover. LOL, my coworker encourages his lawn to have clover!
Clover is fine, its the look alike clover with yellow flowers (Oxals) that is driving me crazy.
People need to focus on soil health as much as they do on eliminating weeds. The grass will do an excellent job of eliminating weeds if the soil health is good.
Clover adds nitrogen to the soil.
You know your stuff Donald. But, I have to tell you that Michigan (and I imagine lots of regions) had one of the craziest springs on record (cold and rainy), We were way behind on degree days in mid-June. The result is that the weed populations are way different this year. And, even if one was able to target the applications on time, the excessive rain reduced the efficacy of many of them. It's been a crazy season like no other I can remember. Even the farmers I hang out with are complaining about many of their crops (corn, wheat, beans, - even the hay sucks).
The other thing I try to do is not obsess too much about keeping a perfect lawn. Gut enuf has become my mantra. Lawns are a living, changing thing. Trying to maintain that perfect monoculture is one of those standards that has driven us to over-use of chemicals, just like we need perfect fruit and veggies too. Rant off, LOL.
That Quinclorac is some crazy stuff. Controls grasses AND broadleaves. I've been trying it in rotation to knock out some persistent clover. LOL, my coworker encourages his lawn to have clover!
Clover is fine, its the look alike clover with yellow flowers (Oxals) that is driving me crazy.
People need to focus on soil health as much as they do on eliminating weeds. The grass will do an excellent job of eliminating weeds if the soil health is good.
Clover adds nitrogen to the soil.
Also keep in mind that some of the stuff at the big box stores may not be the proper concentration to do the job. As in weak. For example if t
the container says it kills broadleaf weeds in addition to crabgrass does if have the same concentration (ounces per 1000 sq ft or acre) as a container of Quinclorac?
I just put down Trimec Plus Crabgrass on Sat and can see some of the crabgrass changing color today.
the container says it kills broadleaf weeds in addition to crabgrass does if have the same concentration (ounces per 1000 sq ft or acre) as a container of Quinclorac?
I just put down Trimec Plus Crabgrass on Sat and can see some of the crabgrass changing color today.
Check the concentration, the dilution factor, it's directly related to the price.
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