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Posted: 4/25/2014 8:21:49 AM EDT

Looking at Pasture pro

This is for my weed infested yard

Posted: 4/25/2014 8:24:06 AM EDT

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Cheapest thing with 2,4-d in it.

Posted: 4/25/2014 8:24:39 AM EDT

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A Denver hippy

Posted: 4/25/2014 8:24:42 AM EDT

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What I use.

Posted: 4/25/2014 8:27:47 AM EDT

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Just buy some lv6 (the good 24d) and whatever surfactant the local chemical dealer recommends. You could also go for a dicambria/24d mix but it's going to cost more and be marginally more effective. You should consider what noxious weeds are present and discuss with the local field man how to manage it.

Posted: 4/25/2014 8:29:24 AM EDT

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depends on the grass, bermuda will take things centipeed/st aug wont

Posted: 4/25/2014 8:37:15 AM EDT

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Cheapest thing with 2,4-d in it.

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Just get 2-4-d and mix with water. Works great. Want to kill everything, then Roundup and 2-4-d combined (mix roundup with water, then add 2-4-d).

Posted: 4/25/2014 8:40:18 AM EDT

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Weed Stop, Weed-b-gon.

Posted: 4/25/2014 8:41:52 AM EDT

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When i had a lawn (one of the best in the neighborhood), I used Scott's Weed n Feed. Broadcast when grass is wet. Within days the non-grass starts yellowing and dies off.

Posted: 4/25/2014 8:43:54 AM EDT

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Depends on the type of grass and the type of weed.

Posted: 4/25/2014 8:44:25 AM EDT

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2,4-D and surfactant.

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Posted: 4/25/2014 8:46:00 AM EDT

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When i had a lawn (one of the best in the neighborhood), I used Scott's Weed n Feed. Broadcast when grass is wet. Within days the non-grass starts yellowing and dies off.

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I have good results with Scott's Weed n Feed. Grass turns green, weeds die and you can actually see the line o' death between my neighbor's dandelion crop and my weed-free lawn.

Ortho Weed-B-Gone for spot touchups. They have a new applicator with a battery powered wand that extends so you don't need to mess with the hose, trying to get it to flow while crouched over.

Posted: 4/25/2014 8:46:49 AM EDT

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Just get 2-4-d and mix with water. Works great. Want to kill everything, then Roundup and 2-4-d combined (mix roundup with water, then add 2-4-d).

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Cheapest thing with 2,4-d in it.

Just get 2-4-d and mix with water. Works great. Want to kill everything, then Roundup and 2-4-d combined (mix roundup with water, then add 2-4-d).

Groundworks from TractorSupply is much better and cheaper. It will kill everything for a decent amount of time.

Posted: 4/25/2014 8:48:25 AM EDT

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What kind of grass?
St. Augustine? ---> Scott's Bonus S

Posted: 4/25/2014 8:53:12 AM EDT

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Gasoline.

Posted: 4/25/2014 8:58:54 AM EDT

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depends on the grass, bermuda will take things centipeed/st aug wont

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i have a combination of both

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:01:21 AM EDT

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Groundworks from TractorSupply is much better and cheaper. It will kill everything for a decent amount of time.

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Cheapest thing with 2,4-d in it.

Just get 2-4-d and mix with water. Works great. Want to kill everything, then Roundup and 2-4-d combined (mix roundup with water, then add 2-4-d).

Groundworks from TractorSupply is much better and cheaper. It will kill everything for a decent amount of time.

its $30 for 1 gallon which only does 1,000sq ft

Not what i call cheap.

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:01:44 AM EDT

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My neighbor will mix up a little liquid death for me. Spray in the morning and by lunch it's dead and brown.

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:01:53 AM EDT

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i have a combination of both

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depends on the grass, bermuda will take things centipeed/st aug wont

i have a combination of both

No go on the Scotts Bonus S, then.
It doesn't like bermuda.

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:12:00 AM EDT

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Depends on the type of grass and the type of weed.

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Huge +1 there, most weed killer went touch nut grass or crab grass. Image will, but it isn't great on broad leaf

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:14:55 AM EDT

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Roundup is the least volatile, I have some stuff in the barn though that is used on crops, that will most assuredly guarantee that if used on weeds in a lawn, you will not need to mow any time soon.

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:15:11 AM EDT

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If you can get the license for it, Trimec 992, aka the brown death. You only need a little bit. Like, a a gallon and a half for 500 gallons. It'll make your dandelions sizzle

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Posted: 4/25/2014 9:16:31 AM EDT

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What I use.
http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab156/coolsteve69/0007112195835_500X500_zps0b414eec.jpg

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Same company i use, just make sure is says the type of grass you have, caterpillar, st augustine, etc..

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:23:18 AM EDT

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Roundup is the least volatile, I have some stuff in the barn though that is used on crops, that will most assuredly guarantee that if used on weeds in a lawn, you will not need to mow any time soon.

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we have some stuff at work to spray power line easements that's pretty bad ass. i just need to kill weeds tho, not turn my yard into dirt.

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:24:25 AM EDT

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Hippies

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:30:57 AM EDT

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its $30 for 1 gallon which only does 1,000sq ft

Not what i call cheap.

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Cheapest thing with 2,4-d in it.

Just get 2-4-d and mix with water. Works great. Want to kill everything, then Roundup and 2-4-d combined (mix roundup with water, then add 2-4-d).

Groundworks from TractorSupply is much better and cheaper. It will kill everything for a decent amount of time.

its $30 for 1 gallon which only does 1,000sq ft

Not what i call cheap.

Go check out how much 1 gallon of Roundup cost

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:31:43 AM EDT

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Ortho Weed-B-Gon for most weeds
Active Ingredients:
13.72% MCPA
1.56% Triclopyr
1.35% Dicamba

Ortho® Weed-B-Gon® Chickweed, Clover and Oxalis Killer for the tougher weeds.
Kills Chickweed, Dandelion, Oxalis, White Clover, Pennywort (Dollarweed), Black Medic, Plantains, Wild Geranium, Florida Pusley, Evening Primrose, Red Sorrel and Ironweed.
Do not use on St. Augustine, Centipede, or Bermuda Grass lawns
•Active Ingredients
8.0% Triclopyr

ORTHO® MAX® Poison Ivy & Tough Brush Killer Concentrate is the same as the Oxalis Killer just 4 times more concentrated.
You can save money by buying this and just diluting it more.

http://www.ortho.com/smg/gocat/ortho-lawn-weed-killers/cat50036?navAction=pop&itemId=cat50036&id=cat50008

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:33:29 AM EDT

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Bonus S does nothing to stop purple sedge and nut sedge.

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:34:23 AM EDT

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Ortho Weed-B-Gon for most weeds
Active Ingredients:
13.72% MCPA
1.56% Triclopyr
1.35% Dicamba

Ortho® Weed-B-Gon® Chickweed, Clover and Oxalis Killer for the tougher weeds.
Kills Chickweed, Dandelion, Oxalis, White Clover, Pennywort (Dollarweed), Black Medic, Plantains, Wild Geranium, Florida Pusley, Evening Primrose, Red Sorrel and Ironweed.
Do not use on St. Augustine, Centipede, or Bermuda Grass lawns
•Active Ingredients
8.0% Triclopyr

ORTHO® MAX® Poison Ivy & Tough Brush Killer Concentrate is the same as the Oxalis Killer just 4 times more concentrated.
You can save money by buying this and just diluting it more.

http://www.ortho.com/smg/gocat/ortho-lawn-weed-killers/cat50036?navAction=pop&itemId=cat50036&id=cat50008

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Is Weed-B-Gon Max the same stuff? It's what I used on my bermuda lawn and it did a great job of killing the broadleaf weeds that popped up this spring.

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:35:38 AM EDT

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Bonus S does nothing to stop purple sedge and nut sedge.

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Not sure if OP has those, but the Bonus S is a no go anyway due to the bermuda grass.

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:38:54 AM EDT

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If you can get the license for it, Trimec 992, aka the brown death. You only need a little bit. Like, a a gallon and a half for 500 gallons. It'll make your dandelions sizzle

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http://www.amazon.com/Trimec-992-Broadleaf-Herbicide-2-5/dp/B004HFT26C

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:40:41 AM EDT

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Ortho Problem Solver

It has pictures of the weeds.
Select the type of weed you have and it will tell you what chemical to use.

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:46:15 AM EDT

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This is one of the most effective and is safer than a product that carries a danger label. I used speedzone commercially for a while and it works well, add a water soluble fertilizer to the tank mix and it speeds up the herbicide.

http://www.lawnandpestcontrolsupply.com/products/speedzone-southern-herbicide-1?gclid=CKTk4dyX_L0CFZOCfgodZyAAWg

Posted: 4/25/2014 9:46:15 AM EDT

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Amine 400...1.5 per gallon is what I have had luck with, or try q4...supposed to be really good

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Posted: 4/25/2014 9:49:46 AM EDT

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Bonus S does nothing to stop purple sedge and nut sedge.

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Try manage or monument as they are effective on sedges. Add fertilizer to the tank mix with ALL herbicides as it speeds uptake and accelerates the death of the weed.

Posted: 4/25/2014 10:00:00 AM EDT

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http://www.amazon.com/Trimec-992-Broadleaf-Herbicide-2-5/dp/B004HFT26C

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If you can get the license for it, Trimec 992, aka the brown death. You only need a little bit. Like, a a gallon and a half for 500 gallons. It'll make your dandelions sizzle

ETA http://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/server2300/da0a6/products/852/images/997/catalog_farmngarden_products_348__10278.1363889723.1280.1280.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/Trimec-992-Broadleaf-Herbicide-2-5/dp/B004HFT26C

Touche

Posted: 4/25/2014 10:05:44 AM EDT

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The hotter it gets the more likely you will damage trees and shrubs with 2,4-d or Dicamba. Anything over 90 degrees you can watch the vapor rise off the ground and move around, remember you are also breathing this vapor as well so use this stuff in the early morning hours.

If you have a large tank sprayer and a lot of ground to spray this product works well too but pay attention to any danger labels and wear what they tell you to wear.

http://www.cdms.net/ldat/ld1LP001.pdf