Ferti-lome Weed - Out Nutsedge Control

PRODUCT USAGE:

Kills: Sedges and broadleaf weeds: Purple and yellow nutsedge, kyllinga, plantain, clover, spurge, woodsorrel, knotweed, chickweed, curly dock, wild onion, wild garlic, and other listed weeds.

Use on: Well established turfgrasses. Cool-Season Grasses: Creeping Bentgrass, Fine and Tall Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass, Kentucky and Rough Bluegrass. Warm-Season Grasses: Bahiagrass, Bermudagrass, Buffalograss, Carpetgrass, Centipedegrass, Kikuyugrass, Seashore Paspalum, St. Augustinegrass, Zoysiagrass.

Amount to use: Apply at the rate of 1 quart Ferti-lome Weed-Out Sedge Control to cover 5,000 sq. ft.

When to Use: As weeds are small and actively growing. Wait 1 month after application before re-seeding.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE

The use of Ferti-lome WeedOut Nutsedge Control not consistent with this label may result in plant injury. Do not spray ornamentals, flowers or vegetable beds. For optimum control of some weeds, repeat application may be needed.

Keep children and pets out of the treated area until sprays have dried.

USE INFORMATION

Ferti-lome Weed-Out Nutsedge Control selectively controls tough weeds like purple and yellow nutsedge (nutgrass), Kyllinga, wild onion and garlic, broadleaf plantain, purslane, redroot pigweed, dandelion, spurge and other listed annual, biennial, and perennial broadleaf weeds in a great variety of lawns, including:

Cool-Season Grasses: Creeping bentgrass, Kentuck bluegrass, tall fescue, fine fescue, rough bluegrass, ryegrass (perennial).

Warm-season Grasses: Bermudagrass, buffalograss, bahiagrass, St. Augustinegrass, kikuyugrass, carpetgrass, centipedegrass, seashore paspalum, zoysiagrass.

APPLICATION RESTRICTIONS AND PRECAUTIONS

• For best results, apply to weeds when less than 3 inches high. Wait at least 4 weeks after treatment before reseeding, winter overseeding or plugging lawns.
• Use only on well established non-stressed turfgrass. Applications to stressed plants (turfgrass or target weeds) may result in temporary discoloration or poor weed control. Allow turfgrass to develop good root system before applying.
• If discoloration occurs, treated turfgrass will recover with new growth and discolored leaf tissue will be removed with mowing. To reduce potential for discoloration, do not apply Ferti-lome Weed-Out Nutsedge Control on turfgrass that is weakened by weather, mechanical, chemical, disease or other related stress. Maintain proper cultural practices such as adequate moisture and fertility levels to promote healthy turfgrass growth.
• Avoid applying when windy to prevent product drifting to other plants. Try to avoid overlap spraying.
• Do not apply to newly planted, plugged, or sodded turfgrass.
• Do not spray over-the-top of flowers, ornamentals (including herbaceous) or garden vegetables other than those listed on the label under “Control of Weeds in Ornamentals” Section as injury may result.
• Do not use on turfgrasses other than those listed on the label.
• Do not use in greenhouses.
• Do not graze or feed treated grass clippings.
• Do not apply more than 9.3 fl. oz. of product per 1000 sq. ft. per year.

APPLICATION:

Ferti-lome Weed-Out Nutsedge Control can be applied using a hand trigger sprayer, pump-up sprayer or hose-end sprayer. Ferti-lome Weed-Out Nutsedge Control should be applied at a rate of 6.4 fl. oz. product per 1,000 sq. ft.

Hand trigger and Pump-up sprayer: Mix 1.25 ounces of product per 1 gallon of water. Spray weeds directly until well covered.

Hose-end Applicators: Pour 6.4 ounces of product into container for every 1000 sq. ft. to be treated. Connect applicator to water hose. Broadcast spray across lawn to uniformly cover area to be treated.

Do not spray ornamentals, flowers or vegetable beds. For optimum control of some weeds, repeat application may be needed.

CONTROL OF SEDGES (INCLUDING NUTSEDGES)

Spray directly on emerged weeds to control or suppress sedges. Ferti-lome Weed-Out Nutsedge Control is effective against newly emerged and established sedges. Good spray coverage is needed for optimum control.

Sedge weed species controlled or suppressed:

Kyllinga, green (Kyllinga brevifolia), Kyllinga, false green (Kyllinga gracillima), Nutsedge, purple* (Cyperus rotundus), Nutsedge, yellow (Cyperus esculentus), Sedge, globe (Cyperus globulosus), Sedge, cylindrical (Cyperus retrorsus), Sedge, Surinam (Cyperus surinamensis), Sedge, Texas (Cyperus polystachyos).

*For optimal control of Purple Nutsedge, spot treat as needed.

CONTROL OF ANNUAL, BIENNIAL AND PERENNIAL BROADLEAF WEEDS

Spray directly on newly emerged weeds to control or suppress a wide range of broadleaf weeds.

Broadleaf weeds controlled or suppressed by Ferti-lome Weed-Out Nutsedge Control:

Bittercress, Black medic, buttercups, Carolina geranium, carpetweed, chickweed, cinquefoil, clover, cudweed, dandelion, dock, evening primrose, fiddleneck, filaree, goldenrod, ground ivy, henbit, knotweed, kochia, lambsquarters, lawn burweed, lespedeza (common), lespedeza (striata), mallow, parsley-piert, pennywort (dollarweed), pigweed (red root), pigweed (smooth), pigweed (tumble), pineapple weed, plantain broadleaf, plantain (buckhorn), plantain (narrow leaf), puncturevine, purslane, Pursley (Florida), redweed, rocket (London), smartweed (Pennsylvania), sorrel, speedwell, spurge (annuals), purge (prostrate), spurge (spotted), Star-of-Bethlehem, velvetleaf, violet (wild), wild garlic, wild onion, woodsorrel (creeping), woodsorrel (yellow).

CONTROL OF WEEDS IN ORNAMENTALS

Ferti-lome Weed-Out Nutsedge Control is effective in killing the listed weeds in established landscape plantings. Apply Ferti-lome Weed-Out Nutsedge Control spray solution to the area where weeds are present. Applications should only be made over the top of or around the listed ornamentals. APPLICATION TO THE FOLIAGE OR ROOT ZONE OF UNLABELED ORNAMENTALS, PERENNIALS, OR ANNUAL BEDDING PLANTS MAY RESULT IN SEVERE PLANT INJURY. Use only on well-established, non-stressed plants:

Ferti-lome Weed-Out Nutsedge Control CAN BE APPLIED TO THE FOLLOWING ORNAMENTALS:

Boxwood, Common Box, Bonsai, dwarf yaupon holly, creeping juniper, roses, yews, glossy abelia, butterfly bush or summer lilac, round leaf holly, blue holly or meserve holly, crepe myrtle, douglas fir, rhododendrons, spirea (flowering bush).

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS

This is toxic to marine/estuarine invertebrates. To protect the environment, do not allow pesticide to enter or run off into storm drains, drainage ditches, gutters or surface waters. Applying this product in calm weather when rain is not predicted for the next 24 hours will help to ensure that wind or rain does not blow or wash pesticide off the treatment area. Drift and runoff may be hazardous to plants in neighboring areas. Care should be used when spraying in order to avoid contact with fish and reptile pets in/around ornamental ponds.