I have a nice front yard Tall-fescue is it safe to spray this stuff to destroy bermuda grass, without harming my tall-fescue?
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Yes, I have the same Tall Fesque grass and use Ornamec on it. Follow the directions precisely and plan on lots of patience and multiple sprayings. The difference between this and Turflon is a matter of "stunting the growth and spread" vs attempting to kill the Bermuda altogether (Ornamec). Do not be afraid to go to conc'd Roundup if all else fails and replant. But if you do take this path, you need to spray the area with the 40% concentrate, kill the Bermuda, water the dead Bermuda, until is shows up again in exactly the same place, and repeat this until you cannot get any Bermuda to reappear in the "dead" area that you sprayed. I have had to do 10,000 sq ft by this latter method and it is not fun. Hope this helps.
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based on my experience with a different fescue you will probably see some yellowing for a period of time, my grass recovered. I found bermuda grass to be a tough opponent and ultimately resorted to multiple applications roundup that are continuing more that a year multiple applications of Ornamec....
1276835
Only if you are real careful... this stuff kills everything -- broad leaf, grasses, weeds and of course vegetables -- if you get it on a leaf it goes right to the root ... kills the entire plant.. I have used it in open areas around bushes and scrubs but never very close as it will kill the roots also ... me I would not us in a garden...
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Phil, I don't think normal grasses like blue grasses or broad bladed grasses have rhizomes. This stuff won't kill that type of grass. It kills bermuda grass which has rhizomes. Nothing else we tried will kill bermuda grass.
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I spot sprayed the weeds in my lawn and did not make a general application. The label says that you can do this and it is effective where you have widely spaced weeds. In areas where I had crab grass I used a more general application. The product works very well with holistic weeds and does not seem to harm the desired turfgrasses.
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Yes no problem. It needs to be applied 0.69 teaspoons/1000 square ft. Also you will need use 1-2 teaspoons of a surfactant/dawn dish detergent per gallon of water to help tenacity stick to grass/weed
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Do you mean "monkey" grass? 1st of all, this IS crossbow herbicide Dow specialty herbicide!!It usually has no damaging effect on grass. However, it is not labeled for lawns. Trimec Classic or Trimec 992 would be labeled for broadleaf weed control in lawns..
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no, i would not advise this. your tall fescue is at a week point right now. that should have been done in the fall when fescue was at its strongest and bermuda at its weakest.
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I had brown patch on my tall fescue lawn last year, and it did not work at all. The whole lawn was dead after the second application. This year, I used it as prevention, applying it in May. It seems to work for now since I can see the brown patch and the red thread starting to spread on my neighbors' lawn.
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we mixed an sprayed it from a sprayer, just don't use on lawn as it killed the lawn also
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That's a good question, Crossbow 's label at least the dow version I referenced has listed three areas of applicationPasture, non-cropland, post emergence woody plants. My thoughts are crossbow likely kills just about every broadleaf it gets sprayed on - however it also kills some grasses and does not specifically address lawn type grasses ie bluegrass, or fescue, or rye so damage may occur to the lawn if treated it also may not but the label doesn't address it so we don't advise an off label application
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Yes, Spurge is effective against dicotyledonous plants. I have not had any damage to my grass (Tall fescue, a monociot like all grasses) unless I used too high of an application rate. Check out your application rate on a small portion of your lawn, wait about 4 days and see if there is any damage. At my application rate I apply the herbicide once a week. No damage to my lawn even under these conditions. But, check your application rate first. I have killed some grass in my day.
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It is safe on grass and flowers but I wouldn't use it the for the general lawn area. It is a particulate suspension which would clog the screen in my hose end sprayer. Also is way expensive for a broad coverage area. This insecticide is meant to be used as about a 3 foot wide barrier spray. It also washes away so I only use for my indoor barrier. For outdoor use you should get a bag of granular insecticide and use a broadcast spreader.
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I used this product in the fall (sept/oct) on a section of my lawn that had Bermuda grass. I won't know if it killed off all the Bermuda grass till the warm weather (June) However I think it killed my lawn too. BE CAREFULL IF YOU USE IT.
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Yes, it does. Mix according to directions. Expect to treat lawn at least two or three times as the solution isn't a poison & has to hit them directly. If you make the mixture too strong or spray more frequently than recommended, it could yellow (burn)the grass. Once again, it isn't a poison & if you end up getting it all over you the worse that could happen is you'll smell a little fishy.
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It depends on the intended purpose, but for controlling Bermuda grass in tall fescue, the instruction sheet says to apply 20-24 oz per acre. So a gallon would cover about 5 acres-- for one treatment. From my reading and limited experience, it takes more than one treatment to eliminate Bermuda grass. I bought a gallon of Ornamec to treat approximately 3/4 acre of fescue. I applied it to the entire area once, and to smaller areas subsequently. I plan to apply again this spring as the Bermuda grass breaks dormancy. Good luck.
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Vantage will KILL turf type fescue. Vantage only kills grass - it is not for broadleaf weeds in grass - it will kill the grass and not kill the weeds.
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No it is not safe for lawns unless you don't like your lawn. and it is hard to kill horsetail weed horsetail will die and slowly grow back.