Yes, Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer can be used on bermudagrass safely. The rate is 1.45 fl oz per gallon of water. Be sure to use an MSO surfactant to increase the effectiveness of the product. The rate of the surfactant is 1-2 teaspoons per gallon of water.
Depending on the quantity and density of the dead grasses, you can remove dead plant material by hand pulling, hand digging with a spade, or by tilling if it is a very large area without desirable grasses. Be sure that the root system is completely dead of you are hand pulling treated areas.
It is best to give Drive XLR8 at least 24 hours of dry time after application. The product label recommends that if it has not rained within 2-7 days after application, you would then irrigate with at least 1/2 inch of water.
Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer should be effective on white, hop, and red clovers at the labeled rate. If the clover is a different variety, or if it one of this varieties but the plants are no longer actively growing, then you will see limited results. You may need a second application or to wait until the weeds are growing again to get good results from the herbicide. We recommend waiting at least 10-14 days to see results from post-emergent herbicides. If you are still not seeing desirable results, then I would consider a more true broadleaf herbicide such as Fertilome Weed Free Zone.
It is advised to wait at least 3-4 days after an application of an herbicde like Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer before mowing your turf. You should mow 3 days prior to applying and wait an additional 3 days after application before mowing again.
Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer can be applied to Bermuda lawns for treating listed weeds. The product could injure the St. Augustine but we cannot confirm full eradication as it is not intended to eliminate this turf species.
No, Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer should not harm your Tall Fescue Grass if used as directed on the product label.
Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer is labeled for use on rye grass and Fescue lawns to control crabgrass. It can be used on actively growing weeds when temperatures are between 65-85 degrees.
Biotypes of large and smooth crabgrass in California have shown varied response to Drive XLR8. If control failure occurs following a full or split application, DO NOT reapply Drive XLR8. Change to an herbicide with a different mode of action. Please provide the desired turfgrass and size area for an alternate recommendation. Thank you!
Yes, you can mix Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer and Blindside to apply together as long as they mix in the tank.
Yes, we would recommend doing a compatiblity test before the application to make sure the Drive XLR8 and Gordons Trimec Classic Broadleaf herbicide mix thoroughly. You can read how to do a Compatibility Test for Mix Components on page 5 of the product label.
Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer is applied at 1.45 fl oz per gallon of water. The mixing ratio of DyneAmic Surfactant is 1-2 teaspoons of per gallon of water.
Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer is mixed anywhere from 0.5 to 1.45 oz. per gallon of water per 1,000 sq. ft., depending on where you are treating and the weeds you are targeting. Please consult the product label for complete application instructions for your needs.
Please refer to Table 4 on the manufactures label for the seeding and overseeding timing chart. For Tall Fescue it allows for application of Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer anytime prior to, at the same time as or after seeding. As for the use of fertilizers the label states: Water Soluble Additives (such as chelated iron or soluble nitrogen when applicable; not all chelated iron or sprayable nitrogen fertilizers are compatible with Drive XLR8. Always perform a compatibility test to ensure proper mixing.
We would not recommend applying Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer to grazing areas. We would recommend waiting an entire season before any grazing took place on the area that was treated.
Drive XLR8? is not labeled? to control quackgrass. We do carry Certainty? which is labeled for it. Please be sure to read over the product label? to confirm your lawn type is tolerable to the product. If you lawn type is not listed as tolerable and if only a small area of the lawn is affected by the outbreak, spray only the affected area with RoundUp Quick Pro. If the problem amounts to no more than a few spears of quackgrass in an area of your lawn, paint the individual spears with diluted RoundUp QuickPro.
Drive XLR8 should not be used on turf which is fine fescue only. So, if your grass is a fescue blend - meaning it may contain fine fescue but also contains tall fescue, for example - then it would be safe to use.
Spot spraying means that you are treating individual weeds directly, or in "spots," rather than applying a product to the entire lawn. Broadcast spraying refers to applying a product to the entire area. The mix rate for Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer would be the same whether spot spraying or broadcast spraying.
Before mixing Battleship III and Drive XLR8, a simple jar test is required to ensure compatibility of herbicides and/or additives, like DyneAmic that's recommended to be used with Drive XLR8. Refer to the respective product labels for specific use directions, precautions, and limitations before tank mixing and we recommend that you follow the label instructions of the product with the most restrictions. Be sure that both products are safe to use on the turf you have.
Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer can be applied to established Tall Fescue lawns with a MSO for treating crabgrass. It is labeled for lawn use only, not for use on any ornamentals. Biotypes of large and smooth crabgrass in California have shown varied response to Drive XLR8. If control failure occurs following a full or split application, DO NOT reapply Drive XLR8. Change to an herbicide with a different mode of action.
