Customer Reviews for Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer

I learned the hard way, tried to spray this on crabgrass in a st. Augustine lawn and works like roundup, killed everything it touched. Please bring back asulox somebody...

  Expert response:
This product specifically says to not apply to St. Augustine grass, which is why it killed it.  St. Augustine cannot handle a product like Drive XLR8. 

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543 of 842 people found this review helpful

I won't even give this stuff one (1) star. Not even half a star. I take pride in my yard but battle crab grass and other weeds because my neighbors don't take care of their yards, let that stuff grow, and the seeds blow in and germinate. I've tried everything at the local level. Texas Crab Grass just laughs at it. So I read up and everyone said Drive was the deal. So I bought a bottle. Other than turning the blades a velvet red, the plants laughed it off and kept right on coming. We've had a horrible outbreak of clover this year. Drive helped it for about 50 days, then it was back en masse. Want to kill weeds? Don't Drive!

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29 of 58 people found this review helpful

So far, it doesn't work. I have spot crabgrass in a Bermuda lawn in Southern California, so I mixed a gallon of herbicide and surfactant. I have spot sprayed the crabgrass 3 times (a week apart) and it looks quite healthy. I may try a heavier concentration than the package recommendation, but would also appreciate any suggestions.

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13 of 15 people found this review helpful

This product has not worked at all. I followed directions to the T, but about the only change I seen is a color change to weeds. I would not recommend purchasing this product.

  Expert response:
It may take multiple applications to fully eradicate the weeds you are targeting. Also, if the plants are not actively growing, it may take many weeks for the active ingredient to translocate through the plant. We would be happy to discuss your situation over the phone at 866-581-7378 M-F 9a-5p EST.

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12 of 18 people found this review helpful

Bought with the recommended SouthernAg surfactant. Mixed according to specifications in the manual stuck to the bottle, along with the recommended amount of surfactant in a 2 gallon pump sprayer. Sprayed lightly several times, sprayed heavily several times. Sprayed before I cut grass by several days, sprayed some after it was cut and stressed. Results: Kills white clover easily, did absolutely nothing to the crabgrass no matter how much was sprayed, or if I increased the amount mixed with water to 3x the recommended, or when I sprayed it. I won't be buying it again.

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12 of 15 people found this review helpful

Followed instructions exactly as written - used with Prime Source Duo Stick. Spot treated several areas but only had poor results. Ended up applying 3 treatments. It yellowed my bermuda but only killed about 5% of the crabgrass. Bermuda is still yellow 4 weeks later. Wasted my time and money.

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12 of 14 people found this review helpful

I mixed 3 tbsp of XLR8 with 1 gallon of water and sprayed to crabgrass area. After 14 days of waiting, crabgrass looks healthy and green. Don't buy this product.

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11 of 16 people found this review helpful

After 2 applications in 3 weeks, this product has failed to produce any results. Not only does it not show any signs of beginning to kill it, the crabgrass seems to be flourishing now more than before. Another waste of money in the ever futile attempt to rid my yard of crabgrass. What would I liked to have known before I purchased this product? A money-back guarantee.

  Expert response:
We apologize you did not receive the expected results from using Drive. Drive is known as one of the best crabgrass herbicides in on the market and is used daily by professional lawn care companies. There can be certain stressors such as high heat, drought and moving that can cause treatment failure. One of our customer service team members will be in touch with you today to help trouble shoot the treatment and assist in any way possible. We look forward to speaking with you soon!

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10 of 11 people found this review helpful

Drive does work but not in drought...mixed 1.5 drive per gallon an .05 non ionic surfactant...i also did run sprinklers night before. They yellowed out then came right back...didnt rain for 2 days had irrigation turned off also turned back on in 3 days. Then did 2nd app...same yellowed came back...an 2nd time ground had perfect moisture two intake chem...unhappy.

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We are sorry to hear the Drive was unable to perform due to drought! Unfortunately the stress of drought causes the plants not to be able to properly take up liquid which does indeed mean that herbicides cannot perform as needed.

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8 of 9 people found this review helpful

I applied at the recommended rate and after 10 days it had no effect on the crabgrass. I contacted DoMyOwn and they said it can take 6-8 weeks to see results. If that is true, I do not think this product is good since I expect to see results in 10-14 days.

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8 of 13 people found this review helpful

Unless my husband or I missed something here, this did not kill our crab grass. I am totally not happy that we spent $87 bucks on something. We have buffalo grass and bermuda. At least it didn't kill anything (meaning our other grass.) We will have to find an alternative or dig out the grab grass.

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5 of 11 people found this review helpful

I have tall fescuse grass nice and green. However the back yard got a crab grass infestation. I bought this because of all the good reviews. I followed the EXACT instructions and NOTHING was killed. That includes my tall fescuse (which is a good thing)! Im going with PRE- Emergent next year!

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4 of 7 people found this review helpful

Literally did not kill a single weed. I have used 1/2 a bottle, following directions every time (in addition to various YT videos) and not a single weed has died. Bermuda grass in Texas.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

I followed the directions to a T...nothing happened. I waited a month, thinking I'll give it another try, maybe I did something wrong. Second application, the same result...Bermuda Grass in Georgia.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

It's been almost three weeks since I applied it in my hay meadow. I followed the application instructions. Crab grass is still alive. Not showing any discoloration to be wiltering. I'm not satisfied at this point.

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4 of 6 people found this review helpful

I really wanted this stuff to work and have given it ample opportunity but it has not done the job. I sprayed my yard twice last year and since crabgrass continues to germinate I have sprayed 4 times this year giving a stronger dosage each time to make sure I was getting the proper amount on. My crabgrass is maybe 50% affected by Drive XRR8. It just will not kill it. I can't tell how much it worked on other weeds because I mixed 2-4D in with it so I don't know what the 2-4D killed vs Drive. But I am sorely disappointed with the claims it makes on crabgrass and I truly wanted it to work but it just does not do the job.

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

One week out.....XLR8 seemed to somewhat retard crabgrass growth, but sure did not kill crabgrass. Worked fairly well on some leafy weeds. I think Trimec-Plus does a much better job at half the cost.

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

Very slow to kill crab grass if it worked at all. Only some of the spot treaded crabs died after 3 weeks. What it did do was severely burned my hybrid 419 Bermuda grass. That is still recovering. Mixed exactly as directed and used the recommended surfactant. Expensive mistake on my part. Wished I could get my money back!

  Expert response:
We are sorry to hear that the product did not work as expected and are happy to troubleshoot any issues. Drive is a very slow kill on crabgrass depending on the tiller stage of the crabgrass. It may take up to six weeks to completely control crabgrass and may require a repeat treatment. For consistent results, make Drive XLR8 application to newly germinated, to 1-tiller crabgrass, and when crabgrass has matured to 5 tillers or greater. When treating between the 2-4 tiller stage, repeat application may be required. If you treated during this time this would be where you see very slow results. To explain tiller stages we have a video here to review https://www.domyown.com/do-my-own-lawn-care-talking-tiller-stages-v-319.html Do you know what stage the crabgrass you treated on was? Was the bermuda just recently seeded or sodded? What are you seeing now and have you applied a repeat application? We appreciate your working with us to come to resolution and look forward to hearing from you!

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Product does not work fon the small leaf ground ivy my grass is infested with and wild straberry. Followed instructions in detail.

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3 of 8 people found this review helpful

Would not recommend or buy this product again. Some of the leaves turned yellow, but the plants did not die. I still have patches of healthy looking crabgrass.

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Rcd this product in Aug. Using a spot sprayer. Used 2 oz a gal nothing happened. Spayed again using 3 oz a gal . Now waiting to see results. Not happy yet.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Should not give it any stars. I called the "pros" at this business, and this was recommended for killing the crabgrass in my zoysia lawn. I read the entire product brochure that came with the product and followed the mixing directions carefully. I sprayed with a hand held pump up sprayer being sure to agitate the sprayer frequently as directed. I waited two weeks. No signs of the crab grass weakening. I repeated the process spraying only the crab grass this time in order spare my lawn from too much stress. It has been 10 days since the second application. The crab grass is still looking hearty. Waste of my time and money! I called the company before the second spraying. I had some questions about other products for other issues and wanted to visit with a "pro" as they describe themselves. The phone person couldn't answer my questions, but promised to find out and call me back. I never heard from her, and it's been two weeks. Some "pro." Right!? I'm going to shop elsewhere.

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3 of 5 people found this review helpful

Have sprayed crabgrass three times still not dead has barley turnd colors 2 weeks later still the same

  Expert response:
We apologize you did not achieve the intended results. Drive works best on young newly emerged weeds, more mature weeds may require repeat application, it can also take up to 6 weeks to completely kill weeds. Drive also requires the use of an MSO surfactant for best results. We would welcome the opportunity to troubleshoot the application to help get you the results you need. Please contact us at your earliest convenience!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Treated Crabgrass twice in 2 weeks with correct dosage and the crabgrass has not been phased.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Did not work very well for me. i would recomend using QuinKill Max

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Mixed 3 tbs per gallon as directed. The crabgrass did turn a pale shade of yellow, but has not died and is still thriving!

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

My neighbor raved about this stuff so I went ahead and bought it. I measured out exactly as I instructed and mixed with surfactant. Sprayed several times with no results. If anything I have more crabgrass and clovers

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2 of 4 people found this review helpful

30 years experience with bermuda grass and successful and health lawns. Bought it to control clover that 24d based product would control. The application rate listed didn't do anything to the clover. Upped the rate and it provided marginal control but also turned the bermuda yellow for a period of time and the clover eventually came back. This has ZERO effect on dollarweed. If you have dollar weed and crabgrass would recommend MSMA. Will bite the bullet and buy some more MSMA. Works better on a number of grassy weeds too.

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I have used Drive XLR8 with a surfactant and have not received the results I expected. Having a hard time killing Crabgrass.

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I haven't seen any results so far. I kinda feel like I wasted $75.

  Expert response:
Please note that it can take 2-3 weeks before you see full results. It is also essential that you use Drive XLR8 with a surfactant for the best results. Please let us know if we can help you trouble shoot the application. We can be reached at 866-581-7378

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful