Weed B Gon failure against these 4 weeds???

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Weed B Gon failure against these 4 weeds???

Post by SportsCardsCollector » March 31st, 2020, 12:16 am

I installed an underground Irrigation last year and did a Renovation last Fall. I originally had a very nice TTTF yard, but wanted to completely change Cultivars to some newer/fresher varieties. I've always kept my grass in tip top shape with never really any weed problems.

So, I started killing off everything MULTIPLE times last year with a mixed combination of 41% Glyphosate and 61% Triclopyr. I sprayed the first time in the Summer when everything was really growing so I could get a good kill. Then a month later, after I had cut the dead grass down to like 1.5", I sprayed again just make sure I got everything. And then, after another month later, I sprayed again for a 3rd application to just be 100% sure on the complete kill. Then a week or two later, I scalped the yard to about 1" and then I seeded with TTTF and Peat Moss. Everything came in great with no weeds or anything.

Now, fast forward over the Winter and into this Spring...I didn't really have too many weeds except for just a few here and there. Really the only weeds I have seen are the 4 weeds in the Pictures that are Attached.

So I went to Home Depot and got some Herbicides to hopefully knock them out early...I Sprayed the Weeds with a "mixture" of:
Ortho Weed B Gon (2,4-D, Dicamba, Quinclorac) = 3oz per 1-Gallon Water
Ortho Weed B Gon (Triclopyr) = 1.5oz per 1-Gallon Water
Johnson's Baby Shampoo = 1oz per 1-Gallon Water
Blue Dye = 1oz per 1-Gallon Water

Here's my dilemma:
I sprayed them the 1st time on 3-9-20.
So after 2 weeks, I noticed alot the weeds didn't looked harmed at all and were actually still growing, so I sprayed the weeds again on 3-23-20.
So today (on 3-30-30), which is 1 week later, I noticed some of the Dandelions slightly leaning over...but yet they are still growing the "White Fuzz", lol.

So I'm confused... What am I doing wrong? After 3 weeks and several Spray Apps, these things aren't slowing down, lol.
Am I doing something wrong, or is it that the 2 different Weed B Gon's don't have enough % of 2,4-D and Triclopyr? Or...???

Now, the 4th Picture, I didn't really expect this "mixed concoction" to hurt it too much, because that weed is most likely Poa Annua (or Poa Trivialis?)?

Looking for advice...
Thanks!

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Re: Weed B Gon failure against these 4 weeds???

Post by andy10917 » March 31st, 2020, 7:39 am

Where are the pictures you referenced?

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Re: Weed B Gon failure against these 4 weeds???

Post by TimmyG » March 31st, 2020, 11:43 am

Weird indeed 'cause dandelions are super easy to kill. Also waiting for pictures.

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Post by andy10917 » March 31st, 2020, 7:08 pm

I'm also going to ask that you ID the weedkillers more specifically - the "Weed B Gon" is a brand name. The products "seem to be"": Weed-B-Gon + Crabgrass Killer (the one with Quinclorac), and Weed-B-Gon Clover, Chickweed and Oxalis Killer (the one with Triclopyr). Please verify, because standard Weed B Gon doesn't contain either Triclopyr or Quinclorac.

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Re: Weed B Gon failure against these 4 weeds???

Post by SportsCardsCollector » March 31st, 2020, 7:37 pm

Hmmm... Don't know what happened in the original post? I had them added in when I hit "submit"?

So let me try them again in this post.


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Re: Weed B Gon failure against these 4 weeds???

Post by SportsCardsCollector » March 31st, 2020, 7:46 pm

Ok, hopefully my Pictures come through in the post I just sent.

The Weed B Gon's that I used were the Weed B Gon "Crabgrass Killer" (2,4-D, Dicamba, Quinclorac) and the Weed B Gon "Clover, Chickweed and Oxalis Killer" (Triclopyr).

I Sprayed the Weeds with a "mixture" of:
-- Ortho Weed B Gon (2,4-D, Dicamba, Quinclorac) = 3oz per 1-Gallon Water
-- Ortho Weed B Gon (Triclopyr) = 1.5oz per 1-Gallon Water
-- Johnson's Baby Shampoo = 1oz per 1-Gallon Water
-- Blue Dye = 1oz per 1-Gallon Water

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Re: Weed B Gon failure against these 4 weeds???

Post by andy10917 » March 31st, 2020, 8:04 pm

Nope. No pictures.

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Re: Weed B Gon failure against these 4 weeds???

Post by SportsCardsCollector » March 31st, 2020, 9:09 pm

I don't know what is going? I've added them again to this post I'm typing now. Everything downloads correctly as far as I can see. When I click on the "Add image to post" button below, a Pop-Up window pops up and I click to download the pictures. And then it says the download is "100% completed" so then I go and hit "Submit". And then the pictures don't show up in my posts?

I've added them to this post so lets see what happens with this one.

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Post by andy10917 » March 31st, 2020, 9:47 pm

Not there. Nothing. Try using a laptop and a photo-sharing site.

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Post by SportsCardsCollector » April 1st, 2020, 6:04 pm

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Post by SportsCardsCollector » April 1st, 2020, 6:46 pm

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Re: Weed B Gon failure against these 4 weeds???

Post by SportsCardsCollector » April 2nd, 2020, 12:42 am

The 2nd Picture is, I think, Poa Annua...Correct???

In the 3rd Picture, the Dandelion in the background is leaning, but is still growing the Fuzz. And I have numerous other Dandelions in the grass that are standing straight up and healthy looking (even after being sprayed multiple times), that are still growing the Fuzz...that Fuzz wasn’t there when I sprayed...it Spears to have happened AFTER.

I’m confused?

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Re: Weed B Gon failure against these 4 weeds???

Post by SportsCardsCollector » April 2nd, 2020, 10:03 pm

Up above, in my post, where it says "...it Spears to have happened AFTER."... the words "Spears" should say "appears" instead. Don't know what happened with that word there, lol.

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Re: Weed B Gon failure against these 4 weeds???

Post by JHazzardB » April 3rd, 2020, 11:18 am

It looks like to me...

Pic 2 is definitely Poa A.
Pic 1 though looks like Poa A as well, just the seed stalks. But it looks like they are dying? Don't know how.
Pic 3 looks like dandelion out the door. They might have formed the Fuzz before you killed them and the death of the dandelion might have opened them up. No biggie, keep a pre-em down; they'll be easily defeated.
Pic 4 don't know what it's called. Might have to try a different active ingredient.

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Re: Weed B Gon failure against these 4 weeds???

Post by lawnlawn » April 3rd, 2020, 11:49 am

I will follow your thread as I am having similar issues with Weed B Gon, just created another post with weed pictures.

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