Best Dandelion herbicide for early/mid Spring?

[Green]

What's the best selective herbicide to use now in early/mid Spring to spot-spray dandelions? I have a bunch of different things available. Is 2,4-D or Triclopyr better this time of year for dandelions?

[napper]

2,4-D for dandelions. Triclopyr for clover.

[tlinden]

I prefer the ones at home depot with motorized trigger =P

[Ktiz81]

I know you said selective, but I've had a ton of luck with weed b gon or spectracide weed stop, both do well killing any stray dandelions quickly.

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[osuturfman]

Speedzone by PBI Gordon, hands down.

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[Green]

Now, doesn't Triclopyr work well on Dandelions in the Fall? Or am I incorrect on that?

[andy10917]

You are incorrect on that.

Dandelions are so easy to kill(maybe the easiest) that I'm surprised this thread is still going. Any 2,4-D or 3-way product should be damned close to 100% kills on dandelions. Blindfolded. In the dark. One hand behind your back. Drunk. Even if you're HLG.

[HoosierLawnGnome]

You are incorrect on that.

Dandelions are so easy to kill(maybe the easiest) that I'm surprised this thread is still going. Any 2,4-D or 3-way product should be damned close to 100% kills on dandelions. Blindfolded. In the dark. One hand behind your back. Drunk. Even if you're HLG.

It's true. Even I can kill it with anything.

I had a bunch of dandys. Two blanket sprays of 24D 3 weeks apart killed them. And I have a 5000 square ft dandelion farm my neighbor doesn't treat that is upwind.


My wife actually thought it was snowing the other day when it was windy until I told her it was the dandelion farm next door.

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[LoneRanger]

Speedzone by PBI Gordon, hands down.

Do you recommend using any adjuvants, when applying to KBG?

[mtlcafan79]

I used Speedzone on my NoMix lawn last May with a 80/20 surfactant. It was lights out for weeds after a blanket spray. No discoloration seen. Follow up spot sprays at full label rate did show some burning, but it bounced back.

[LoneRanger]

What rate was used for the initial application? Were the spot sprays becuase of new weeds?

[mtlcafan79]

I went with 1.75oz/K. Maximum label rate is 1.8oz/K for cool season. Spot sprays were new stuff that popped up. I didn't have a pre-emergent down last year.

[LoneRanger]

The blanket spray was 1.75oz/K?

[mtlcafan79]

Yes.

[McLovin]

I use this manual herbicide. Works instantly. YMMV

[llO0DQLE]

Does anybody read the articles at all?

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[mtlcafan79]

Here's another +1 for Speedzone: http://www.lawnsite.com/threads/herbici ... ns.454447/

Five herbicides were tested on dandelions. After 6 day, I thought Speedzone was the most effective. T-Zone and Surge were almost as effective. Confront and a 3-way were slightly less effective.
It seemed odd, that T-Zone looked to be superior to T-Zone plus a wetting agent, (TZW).

[LoneRanger]

I question the use of an adjuvant with T-Zone, in that test.

[HoosierLawnGnome]

My el-cheapo 24D SMOKED my dandelions.

Some of the more expensive products show damage earlier. It took several weeks for my dandelions to turn brown / black. But then POOF. Gone. Smoked em.

My wallet is smiling. It cost me a whole $5 in herbicide to eliminate 98% of the broadleafs on 1.4 acres of turf.