Customer Reviews for Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer

I used this with a one gallon spray bottle along with the recommended surfactant and within 2 weeks the crabgrass is dead, but not the lawn.

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This stuff does work. It is late in the season and it dies slower

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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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XLR8 is not my go to for killing crabgrass. I was using Tenacity which also works well but turns the crabgrass white and takes a while to kill them off. The white doesn't look great in the yard. XLR8 works faster and turns the crabgrass a dark green/brownish color that doesn't stand out badly, but they die off quickly and just go away and isn't noticeable like when using Tenacity. I have cool season grasses and it didn't harm them at all. This is my new go-to.

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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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Killed all of the massive bindweed infestation in my yard very quickly with only a single application. Didn't seem to harm any of the other plants or weeds.

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Does a number on the crabgrass. Killed it dead within just a few days.

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I missed "pre-emergent" application window due to travels. Once the crabgrass started to sprout I ordered 1 gallon for my 2 acres of lawn along with some duo stick surfactant. Following the directions using a boom sprayer with my lawn tractor I applied on a Saturday. By Monday I could see the crabgrass was definitely hurting. By Wednesday the crabgrass was drastically brown. I'm estimating 95% crabgrass kill and most was with at least 4, if not 5 tillers of growth. As a bonus the infestation of white clover is showing stress but is slower to assure it's been eradicated. As needed this will be a go to purchase item.

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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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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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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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