Customer Reviews for Blindside Herbicide WDG

I applied Blindside December 22nd and it's now Jan 9th! Close to 3 weeks now. I have Floratam variety of St. Augustine grass. The label says its ok to use on St. Augustine but doesn't specify which varieties. Several varieties of weeds are dying but the dollar weed of which I'm the most concerned doesn't want to die. The grass has stopped growing but looks like its going to come back. I'm happy that the majority of weeds are going away but disappointed that the dollar weed won't die. I wish I would've bought Celsius or another herbicide. I emailed FMC and asked them if it was approved for Floratam. I got a generic answer that was a copy and pasted from the label saying on new varieties of grass it should be tested before used on the entire lawn! Floratam has been around since 1977 and was kind of upset at the generic answer! I hope this review helps other Floridians with warm season grass

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138 of 164 people found this review helpful

I do my own lawn maintenance and have fought broadleaf weeds every year in my St. Augustine. I have tried everything you can buy at your local do-it-yourself centers. Nothing has ever come close to what Blindside accomplished in one application. You have to use a backpack type sprayer, no hose end sprayers, and it will devastate all broadleaf weeds, period. I put it out in March so temps were moderate in NE Florida and had zero damage or yellowing of the St. Augustine. Be sure and use the surfacant with it. The only regret I had was not using a color additive to see where I had sprayed. I had to go back a week later to hit a few spots missed. Buy it, you will not regret it and follow directions closely.

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116 of 116 people found this review helpful

My first review was 2 stars and I am now giving it 4. I have continued to use Blindside for more than a year now, and although it slows the growth, and yellows my Floratam Saint Augustine it does a good job of controlling a wide variety of weeds (including dollar weed) and the saint Augustine does make a comeback. March is the best time to use it because the temps are low 80s. I have used it with temps in the 90s and it still worked well, it just took a little longer for the grass to make a comeback. And the neighbors are very jealous because my yard is the best in the neighborhood. (My Opinion)

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74 of 74 people found this review helpful

Best nut grass, sedge, doveweed product I have used. Double up with Dimension. It works for my Florida St. Augustine mix yard.

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46 of 51 people found this review helpful

Dollar weeds are on label but this stuff didn't seem to phase them one bit.

  Expert response:
You may need to try two applications of the Blindside for Dollarweed since it can be a tough weed to control for an entire season. (Just be sure that you don't exceed the annual rates on the product label: http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/msds/Blindside_Herbicide_04-19-11_Comm.pdf) Dollarweed also needs lots of water to thrive - probably less than your lawn, so adjusting your watering schedule may help to slow down the Dollarweed as well. We apologize that you are not happy from the results from the product. We are always happy to assist you by telephone, email, or live chat as well.

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46 of 49 people found this review helpful

My step-mom bought a home with a terrible looking yard. It has large patches of St. Augustine grass but covered in weeds - mostly globe sedge and one part had tons of dollar weed. I applied Blindside and both of these weeds are nose-diving within 10 days. Very happy with the results of one application. I'll follow up with another application a little later as I used the lowest application rate and can do two per year. Also, we had a heavy thunderstorm about 20 hrs after application which probably reduced the effectiveness, but I'm still very happy with the results. At a cost of just over $2 per 1000 square feet, you can't beat it for residential lawns and it's enough to last for years.

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22 of 24 people found this review helpful

I have over an acre of beautiful Rivera Bermuda in Porter, TX. which is becoming infested with Dove grass/weed. This stuff is hard to kill and it spreads very quickly in the summer months. I have tried many broad leaf killers to fight the stuff and even though some work, it takes several applications to be successful. I purchased an 8 oz. bottle of Blindside (and it is quite expensive) and I was a little concerned with the small size of the bottle and how much it would cover. The directions said to mix .15 to .23 oz. for 4 gallons of water to spot apply with a back sprayer. They provide a measure to get the .15 or .23 oz. amount. Since I have had such an issue with the Dove Weed, I opted for the .23 amount and let me tell you IT WORKS!! And the 8 oz. bottle will go a long way. I cannot believe how concentrated this stuff is. For Dove Weed, I highly recommend Blindside.

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19 of 19 people found this review helpful

Removes nut sedge and annular bluegrass in St Augustine lawns. One of the better herbicides I have used.

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16 of 17 people found this review helpful

Used on St Augustine in east tex. Applied per lable. Did NOT kill my dollar weed or clover, but sure wiped out my St. Aug.

  Expert response:
Thank you for your comments! There are many factors when using herbicides that can affect the outcomes. St. Augustine is a particularly sensitive turfgrass, especially if you are applying herbicides when the turf may be under stress from heat or drought. Blindside can sometimes cause tip burn on St. Augustine at labeled rates, especially if you have Floratam, but the turf should recover from this. If you used a surfactant with Blindside, that would cause extra sensitivity, too. Blindside does typically do very well on dollarweed, although it is not unusual to need multiple applications for this plant (or for mature clover). We are happy to troubleshoot with you by email or by telephone at 866-581-7378. We appreciate your feedback and your business!

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16 of 19 people found this review helpful

We bought a house on several acres about 8 years ago. (Central Florida). Unfortunately, we neglected our yard (mostly Flortam) for several years before we noticed the lawn deterioration. Weeds everywhere, especially dollarweed. In some areas, the St. Augustine was only 20% of the "lawn" and the weeds were 80%! Started with Blindside as recommended in the worst of the dollarweed infestation area in late spring. Mostly killed the dollarweed, but it sort of came back midsummer. But by fall, it was virtually gone without a second application. The grass got a bit stressed, but it rebounded. Late in the fall, we Blindsided the "best" part of the lawn because there were still a lot of weeds. Got rid of the weeds and never noticed any negative effects on the Flortam. Moral: Apply lightly, avoid hot weather, and the better shape the lawn is in, the more weeds get killed with no damage to the "good" grass.

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

This stuff kicks ass! It is killing weeds more completely than anything I have used. I was planning to repeat at around three weeks, but it is possible it won't be necessary.

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

I wanted to purchase celsius WG but you no longer sell it so it was suggested to order this blindside. I put it down and have found it to be good on sedge grass but my oxalis in places are still growing and have purple flowers. In Florida it has been very hot so it seems like the grass is yellowing in places. On celsius I could spray in hot weather and it didn't do anything.

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13 of 14 people found this review helpful

Here in FL we have a weed that will take over your yard in one wet summer! This is the only thing I've found that will kill it. I spray it in the fall just before it seeds out and again in the spring as a pre-emergent. This site is way cheaper than having the lawn guy spray too!

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

I followed the directions on the package exactly and this product cause severe damage to my Centipede lawn. It did kill the weeds but also killed a significant amount of my lawn. I now have many dead brown spots in my lawn and it does not appear to be recovering at all after 3 weeks. I am in the deep south and it did rain for 30 days straight after applying the product so I am not certain if this is what caused the damage. I am now scared to use the remaining product which is a shame because it cost me so much money.

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11 of 15 people found this review helpful

This is my first time using Blindside and I am very happy with the results so far. Kills Dove and Dollar weed fast; also kills sedge just as fast. I have a Palmetto St. Augustine lawn which I have spot sprayed ten days apart at the low use rate. Not quite as effective on spurge at that rate but definitely affects it. I will bump up to the higher use rate next application. No collateral damage to the St. Augustine so far.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

Blindside did a great job. Finally I got the results I thought I would get from a herbicide and I felt satisfied afterward. All other herbicides previously never gave me 100 percent results. Maybe they did 50% but maybe they also killed 50% of my lawn. Years of mishaps and disappointments. Not this time. I am a happy camper with Blindside.

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10 of 12 people found this review helpful

As a resident of the Tampa Bay Florida area, I have been consistently been advised that I could not kill crab grass without killing my St. Augustine lawn. You can't believe how delighted I was when advised that Blindside Herbicide would do the job. I strongly recommend Blindside to all St. Augustine grass owners. DoMyOwn representatives were very helpful.

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10 of 11 people found this review helpful

Put a hurtin' on the Poa Annua in my lawn and the Tall Fescue is unphased. Tall Fescue is the GCI Turf Tall Fescue blend. From most everything i've read this herbicide is used on Southern lawns, but i took a chance and it worked out. Applied 03/28/19 and the temperatures were in the 50's with high humidity.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

This product worked great. Weeds are disappearing and zoysia is still alive. A little expensive but well worth it!

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

Completely wiped the spotted spurge, crabgrass, kylinga and nutsedge and other weeds I don't know names for in 1 application. I spot sprayed so the only few places I have to redo is where I missed. Finally, something that works as advertised. Hallelujah ????

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

Blindside has been effective in killing the dove weed in my Bermuda grass lawn. Effect of the spray was visible in a bit over a week; nearly a month later, the weed is continuing to die. The included measuring cup was very helpful as just a little of this herbicide goes a long way. I believe it will also kill the nutsedge and green kylinga; eliminating the need for such weed-specific herbicides

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

So far this is the only product I've found that will control dove weed without destroying my bermuda lawn.

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8 of 9 people found this review helpful

Love this stuff. Great product, found the happier. Worth the high price and it seems it will last a few years.

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7 of 8 people found this review helpful

A customer service rep recommended this product, sprayed my front and back yard , within 2 weeks I noticed that weeds where starting to die, after a month or so my yard looks great!

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

I live in central Florida and have a zoysia lawn. I've used Celsius and will continue to use it in the winter season. But my largest problem in the summer is Dove weed that appears once the weather warms up, and if I spot treat with Celsius it kills the weed and the grass. I was thrilled to see that Blindside can be spot sprayed, had a quick visual effect on the weed, and had minimal effect on the zoysia. I would recommend Blindside for use on post emergent weeds in zoysia for the warm, summer months.

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6 of 7 people found this review helpful

I have been plagued by crabgrass for years and it gets worse each year. My lawn maintenance company is not allowed to use a product like Blindside. In about two days after I applied my first batch, the crabgrass started getting brown but the blades of St. Augustine that had not been killed stayed green and will begin to spread again. I thought about buying a competing product but it was pre-mixed, 2 1/2 gallons. After calibrating my sprayer, I calculated that I can make about 100 gallons for about the same price as the other product. It is a "no brainer."

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6 of 8 people found this review helpful

I sprayed this on St Aug that was riddled with Nutgrass....in 10 day it was torched and no damage to St Aug

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

Blindside was effective and had to apply only 1application, this erratically removed my Texas Sticker burrs. This also did no damage to my healthy grass. I'm very thankful, use as directed.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

After 2 applications 15 days apart, still this weed try to survive, going to do the third application, this is a very resistant weed, Blindside stressed this weed pretty badly. Best tool against this weed to my knowledge.

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

Worked great with my St. Augustine grass. I had crabgrass, doveweed, virginia buttonwood, nutsedge, clover, and spurweed in various spots of the yard. Blindside killed everything but the crabgrass. Even though it didn't kill the crabgrass, it is weaker, thinner, and easier to pull. I sprayed a second application after 7 days to finish all the weeds and keep them from coming back. No impact to the St. Augustine.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful