Fusilade II is a selective herbicide for application over flowers, bushes and ornamentals that kills grass and grassy weeds in your flower bed and ornamental planting areas. You should mix a surfactant with it. It typically takes 2 weeks to see results after application.
We will need to know what kind of broadleaf weed you are dealing with so we can recommend the correct product for that need. If you need help identifying the weeds you can call your local cooperative extension office and ask to speak to the master gardener on staff and he/she should be able to help you make the identification and in most cases even recommend the best product for the job. Below you will find a link to help you find your local cooperative extension office:
Fusilade II can only be used to remove bermuda grass from Tall Fescue and ZoysiaG rass when used at reduced rates but it is not labeled for use on St Augustine grass so we cannot recommend it for this use. We are not aware of a product that is labeled to remove Bermuda grass from St Augustine.
Unfortunately Bermuda grass is so closely related to St. Augustine grass that there is nothing that will remove Bermuda from St. Augustine and not hurt the Bermuda as well. In your situation it is recommended to spot treat the Bermuda with GlyPhoSel Pro and kill it directly, and then replant St. Augustine in those areas.
Updated Jan 2025:Fusilade is not labeled to be used on St Augustine for bermuda grass control when tank mixed with Recognition Herbicide. Following these instructions Recognition Herbicide 2(ee) Supplemental Label-St. AugustineSunshine Mimosa is not labeled as tolerant on the Fusilade label. If you can tell us what type of weeds you have, we can try to make a better recommendation for you.
Per the Fusilade II product label instructions by the manufacturer:
For established turf, do not reseed desired grasses to treated areas for 14 days following the application. For bare ground areas which have been treated, wait 30 days to reseed.
As long as no unfavorable results occur when mixing the two products together, and no harmful effects occur when spot treating an inconspicuous area of your turf, then the tank mixing is fine to do.
Per the Docket DF Product Label:
The required amount of Docket DF should be added slowly into the spray tank during filling. When tank mixing other products with Docket DF, follow the proper sequence of adding products to the spray tank. Add wettable powders or water dispersible granules such as Docket DF to the water in the tank first, followed by floable products, then emulsifiable concentrates. Provide sufficient mechanical or bypass agitation during mixing application.
First, we would like to inform you that Fusilade II Herbicide is not labeled to be used on or around any edibles such as bananas. However, the time of kill depends on a few different variables such as the specific weed you are targeting, the outside temperature, as well as the ground temperature. The hotter it is outside the quicker the kill and you also have to be sure that the ground temperature is atleast 55 degrees. If below 55 degrees then the target weeds will be dormant and a kill will not be likely. Although, weed growth is halted and within just one week there will be loss of vigor, yellow and/or reddening, and eventual death of the treated grass weeds.
Apply 0.07-0.14 oz/1000 sq. ft. (3-6 oz./A) along with 0.25% v/v (1/2 pt./25 gals.) of a nonionic surfactant. Application should be made every 28 days when the grass weeds are actively growing. The higher rates may result in temporary discoloration of the desirable turf with recovery in 10-14 days. Do not apply to desirable turf which is under stress. For best results, make applications in spring and fall and avoid treatments during July and August.
Complete control of undesirable grass may take 1-2 growing seasons.
Keep in mind for herbicides the amount of water is not important. What is important is getting the correct amount of product, over the correct amount of area. Mark off 1000 sq/ft and fill your sprayer tank with only water. Spray as if you were covering the area with the herbicide. However many gallons it takes you to cover that area is how many gallons to mix the product with. Everyone's walking speed and how heavily they spray is different, which is why whether you use 2 gallons or 8 gallons of water to cover 1000 sq/ft, you are correct.
Fusilade will not kill sedges. Grass out will kill canary grass. We really need to know where you would be applying the herbicide to ensure the product will not harm your grass. What tyoe of turf grass so you have?
