Customer Reviews for Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer

I read the description and applied it accordingly. It really didn't work at all. The crabgrass is growing.

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When using Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer for crabgrass, it’s best to apply at either the very young stage or the most mature stage of the crabgrass. When treating between the 2-4 tiller stage, repeat application may be required and may not get complete control. You should make your applications while temperatures are between 65 and 85 degrees for best results.

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I liver in the NE United States. I apply at the recommended concentrations and with MSA. This stuff works better than any other weed killer I've used. And doesn't touch the lawn grass.

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Applied Drive XLR8 as directed and crabgrass (lots of it) began dying within 48 hours. Didn't affect the existing grass at all. LOVE this product!!!

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Had a mad outbreak of crab grass in my yard about 1/2 acre. Crazy. And being from Canada we have nothing for it so it matured over 4 week period. Got my bottle and sprayed as per directions.....killed it dead ! Works so good I ordered a second bottle for next year.

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Worked great to kill my crabgrass & didn't kill my Zoysia sod. It did turn the grass a little brown but it bounced back very quickly.

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I used the recommended rate and it knocked out the crabgrass very quickly. With days the crabgrass was dead. The day after application the dandelions were toast. Clover started to brown after about a week.

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This stuff works wonders for crabgrass control in my Bermuda. Used the whole half gallon in 30gallons for my 1 acre yard with great results.

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Worked well at killing crabgrass. Started seeing results in a couple of days and completely dead in 10 days.

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This stuff is the bomb for killing torpedo grass. Results are clearly seen after one application! Expensive but highly recommended for torpedo grass in a zoysia lawn. Suggest spraying on week 1, week 3, week 5 at a minimum to ensure torpedo grass death.

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This product is great for getting rid of Crabgrass in Bermuda lawn. It will stress the Bermuda grass exposed to this herbicide but will surely get rid of the Crabgrass. Remember to use the required surfactant.

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Bye bye crab grass. Hammer dead in two days. Mix per directions and use dimethylated seed oil as a surfactant and you will have the most effective crabgrass killer on the planet. Apply when temperatures are below 85 to avoid temporary yellow tinting of turfgrass.

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Very effective against my large crabgrass. It kills on contact and I used the seed oil to help absorption

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Transaction was smooth and cost great. Shipping was fast and good quality.

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This stuff really works. I had new zoysia and crabgrass was taking over. One application and the crabgrass turned brown and was dead in 10 days.

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This is amazing...I have a small yard (Massachusetts), so I did a spot treatment. It was my error that I didn't look at the forecast and it rained 12 hours after application...but it didn't matter! This stuff works so well! It killed what it needed to kill (crabgrass) and left the healthy grass healthy. PERFECTION. Also, customer service is second to none. I was unsure about application and the online chat helped me figure everything out...and then sent me the chat with the mixture amounts we reviewed via email. Awesome. Goodbye Home Depot!

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Work really well on crabgrass. But didn't phase white clover which is on it's label,

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Works! I tried several other weed/crabgrass killer but couldn't get rid of it. This one works

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I’ve been looking for several years for a decent product that will kill off only Post emergent crabgrass and not by surrounding grass . Upon applying the application, I started to see yellowing of the grass only within about two days, dead within four days. I sprayed a follow up in a few areas just to ensure it had taken care of my issue. The biggest challenge was determining the strength within my hand sprayer. Overall, it worked fantastic.

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Really works for crabgrass!!, to be honest, it's the best thing that has worked for me to kill crabgrass.

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Best I can tell drive xlr8 took care of 75 percent of the grab grass in my yard. Which is a good start to eliminate a large problem.

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This crabgrass killer seems to be effective. It kiiled the crabgrass I applied it to, but some "crabgrass" is still living. It is possible that grass isn't crabgrass. I recently applied it again to those questionable grasses. Those areas are slowly changing color so that grass may be dying... I hope! Generally, I am satisfied with this product.

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Drive XLR8 killed the crabgrass quick. We didn't add surfactant. I just ordered some and will spray the wild violets again. They curled up but didn't completely die but I believe that's our fault.

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When I was researching products for my crabgrass infestation I read reviews here saying that this product was not any good. I’m here to say they’re wrong. Applied according to the directions, you could see it start working within 2 days. I’d buy this again. It’s fantastic.

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I live in western PA. 2024 spring was wet and I did not get pre-emergence spread; therefore by end of June crab was appearing. We had a terrible hot spell and dry, the crab just kept maturing. Until spray conditions and temperature were within guidelines the crab had matured to the point of the tillers producing seed. Mixed 6 (3 gallon) tanks per directions (without 2,4,D) and went on the attack. There were drifts of crab all over the yard. I sprayed on August 7, marked my calendar, and walked the yard August 22. It's gone! This is a crabgrass KILLER!

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Starting in early Summer, I had crabgrass slowly overtaking my yard. It was choking out and killing all of my good grass. After trying a variety of tactics and products I found XLR8. It worked fantastic. I sprayed our entire yard (about 1 acre of grass). It targeted ONLY the cragrass, all good grass was untouched and has continued to flourish. The label says to not apply more than 1 gallon per acre per season, which is the equivalent of what I did. I think this is more of a rule-of-thumb than a true rule. The label does not know how much crabgrass you're dealing with. In my case, I had massive sections of nothing but crabgrass- in that case, you can put it on thick, in my opinion. I certainly had some areas where I went thicker than others and the surrounding grass is just fine. Now that I have the majority of it taken care of, I can easily spot spray where needed. For those interested, you will see results in about 2-3 days. it starts by yellowing (2-3 days), then orange (3-10 days), then brown (10-20 days), then shrivels up (20+). The growth stops immediately though, which is great. It actually works best when the crabgrass is more isolated (like along roadway gravel) and dense (patches of it die quickly). The crabgrass that is more integrated with the rest of the lawn takes slightly longer but ultimately succumbs to the same fate. :) I also, I used "Non-Ionic Surfactant for Herbicides Gallon" which did a great job of binding. It recommends a seed oil, but in my opinion this was not necessary and just costs more.

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Excellent company, super products and delivery, and professional people and communication. DMO is now my go-to store for help in my lawn and insect management programs

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Chemicals worked great crabgrass is dead, just need to apply a 2nd dose.

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I used this before and was very pleased with the results.

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drive xlr8 worked gets rid of crabgrass along with many other weeds no harm to turf

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We have about 40 acres of land - 5 of grass and 35 of woods. I'm a "grass" guy and my wife is a "tree & flower" gal. I regularly use granular & liquid chemicals & fertilizers on the grass as I like a nice lawn. All my grass areas are irrigated. My historic "go-to" for weed control is Weed-B-Gone however, it's been a losing battle against the aggressive crabgrass. In talking with my wife's Botanists and Arborists, they turned me on to DRIVE XLR8. Amazon wouldn't deliver it in my location so I went on the web and found it at DoMyOwn. They quickly shipped out the product along with (needed) MSO Surfactant. I applied at a rate of 1.5 oz of DRIVE and 1/2 oz MSO per gallon of water per 1,000 SF using a 26-gallon electric tank broadcast sprayer off a golf cart. The results were amazing. This stuff WORKS! The crabgrass is gone and now I'm happily reseeding. I highly recommend DRIVE and DoMyOwn.

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