Worked just like Tenacity, and I've used both
By Bill on 09/13/2019
I used genuine Tenacity 2 years ago and I got the same great results with this product. Here are a few tips: My target weeds were bentgrass and green kyllinga in a tall fescue lawn in New Jersey. Meso was applied by a 15 gallon tow behind Fimco sprayer. The first application was the last week of August and this was broadcast over the whole lawn because the weeds were so widespread. The 2nd application was 2 weeks later, and this was spot sprayed because now I could see where the weeds were. A 2nd application is necessary for bentgrass. Both applications were 3 days after a mow, and I bagged my clippings so the product would not be wasted on detached foliage. I didn't mow again for 4 days after the applications, to give it time to be absorbed. In total, I used 5 ounces of Meso and 15 ounces of Surfactant (1:3 ratio product to surfactant) in 30 gallons of water over .75 acres on the first application. The 2nd application was in 5 gallons of water, same dilution rate. You can count on your lawn will looking bad for a few weeks but this is a fall renovation and I know it will look good in a few more weeks. It's not as expensive as it sounds because it is highly concentrated, but make sure it's diluted in enough water to get coverage. When you consider how much grass seed you would need to repair desired grass in the areas you'd kill with glyphosate, and you'll see the value. This product really did kill my targeted weeds. Hope this helps. Here are a few pictures if allowed: https://imgur.com/a/bIcp1sP
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68 of 70 people found this review helpful
Same Results as Tenacity
By Jay on 09/06/2019
Works Marvelously
By Laura on 09/06/2019
I used a surfactant, blue dye, and this generic tenacity on my post-emergent crabgrass, clover, nutsedge, dandelions, creeping charlie, and other random weeds. Within 2 weeks the weeds were white and curled up and the clover was curling and disappearing. It works so much faster and better than the residential dry stuff I was using before. I plan to buy as a part of my program for maintaining my lawn.
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41 of 41 people found this review helpful
Bentgrass murderer
By Joe on 06/07/2019
Have bentgrass in your KBG? This is the stuff you want. Does a good job at turning white (phytotoxicity) and then killing it (necrotic). It took a couple apps to get all of the plants/clumps. The meso works on the leaves it touches.
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39 of 39 people found this review helpful
Good stuff
By Terry on 09/06/2019
Fantastic Results
By Jeff on 09/13/2019
Dont waste your money on round up, buy meso 4sc
By Dan on 04/26/2020
Everybody hates wasting money and seeing as the generic version of tenacity (meso 4sc) is still expensive, well it made me hesitant to buy it. I read good reviews amongst a few not so happy folks but decided to give it a go anyhow. I figured the past 6-7 years i wasted WAY more on spectracide and round up weed killer with next to Zero results. It was almost as if my weeds became immune to it. I then tried to recall how many countless hours i spent pulling weeds that inevitably came right back. I had nothing to lose at this point except more money. $60 for meso and roughly another $25 for a blue dye and a surfactant. Last fall i did my entire lawn (post emergence) and it knocked alot of my crabgrass out, some clover, and almost all of this sort of crazy vine like weed. It took about 3 weeks for the results to show. Less sunlight and heat seemed to delay the results. It needed a 2nd application but i slacked when the weather got cold here in missouri. Beginning of april i did a (post emergence) spot application and after about 2 weeks i have more crabgrass and clover turning white again. Im not paid for my review, i just give credit when a product actually works and this one does. I have a fescue mix on my lawn and this product left it intact, even my new grass seed! Take my years of struggles as your benefit and learning curve. Man up and buy it and thank me later.
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10 of 10 people found this review helpful
Great product! Time is your friend.
By Erik on 09/13/2019
I applied this product as directed to my lawn about two weeks before I aerated and over seeded for the fall. After the first week I saw some whitening of the broadleaf across my yard. Take not, this is not a fast acting overbite product! After the second week it became more pronounced. I aerated and over seeded. After the third week, I had a beautiful bunch of patchy areas of white dying broadleaf with tiny new grass spurts starting to germinate. So far this product worked as advertised and I am very happy. Additionally the price was $30 less than name brand Tenacity!
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8 of 8 people found this review helpful
Good stuff
By Stevo on 10/07/2019
I used Dawn dish soap at 1 oz per 4 gal's. as the surfactant with the directed amount of Meso in my 25 gal sprayer. It works great. I applied it a second time 2 weeks after the first. Watering it in some does make a difference in speed of kill. My second appl. went all most 2 weeks before any rain hit it. Then it really kicked in on the spots I missed the first time. Everything was green in mine and surrounding lawns. I used it and most of my lawn was brown/dead afterwards..lol. Killed all the bent, crab, dallas, dandi's and other undesirable things. Fall rains have rejuvenated the grass. Lawn is green again minus weeds.
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8 of 8 people found this review helpful
Does not work on Creeping Charlie
By Joe on 09/06/2019
This stuff works on quack grass and other grasses really well. It also works fairly well on clover. But where it totally fails is creeping charlie. Even when I coat it heavily (or lightly) it does almost nothing. Use another product if you want to kill creeping charlie. i was able to spray almost my entire 1 acre lot with less than half a bottle of this (maybe 1/3rd of bottle) with a pump sprayer. Unfortunately it didn't handle creeping charlie as I expected when following the instructions precisely.
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6 of 10 people found this review helpful
Kills the Crabgrass
By Randy on 09/06/2019
Received quickly. Works as expected to kill the crabgrass that took over my yard. Sprayed as directed with a 1 gallon sprayer(used 2-3 tanks to complete entire yard). I mainly just sprayed on the crabgrass with a blueing agent and surfactant. In about 8-10 days, the crabgrass turned white. I plan to reseed with fescue soon.
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5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Not Happy
By Howard on 10/17/2019
This product had some effect on crab grass but other weeds were not killed off as advertised. I applied it with a tank sprayer with surfactant and blue dye. It was mixed according to directions and all weeds received full coverage. Disappointing.
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5 of 6 people found this review helpful
Great Product
By Bryant on 09/06/2019
I wanted to take my 'good' lawn to the next level, you don't realize how many weeds and non desirable grasses are in a nice looking lawn until they all turn white! This product is fantastic, killing a wide variety of weeds and leaving my bluegrass & perennial rye alone!
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4 of 4 people found this review helpful
As of now it looks like i wasted my money
By Dan on 10/19/2019
First off i used a groundskeeper II dethatching rake over my entire front lawn. Getting a having thatch removed before application. I mixed this meso 4sc after reading it provided the same results as tenacity. $65 later i mixed it in a 2 gallon sprayer using the correct ratio with a surfactant and blue dye. I sprayed my "entire" lawn front to back, Roughly 1000 sq ft. My lawn has more weeds than grass. Many of which are unknown by me. Some look like vines some are crabgrass, clover, dandelions, etc. I let it sit on my grass for 2-3 days before i lightly watered it the next few days. Then over seeded, spread pete moss on top and used my dethatching rake to blend it down to the soil exposing the grass. After about 7-8 days now ive yet to see a single dead weed. Clover has very small white spots but looks very lively still. Crabgrass still is present all over because it still has some light blue dye on it but its definitely not white. I expected results after 3-5 days like many have stated and the bottle but on here it seems as if it can take several weeks? Maybe i haven't waited long enough since temps are starting to drop down to the upper 40's and level off in the low 60's? I will do a second full application on my 2nd week and if anything changes i will be back to change my review. Otherwise it looks like they cost me about a $100 to do nothing on my lawn. So far disappointed because i got the same results out of the big box stores.
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4 of 11 people found this review helpful
Doesn't work!!!
By Peter on 10/18/2019
Bentgrass in lawn
By Rickey on 10/25/2019
Applied as directed . It did absolutely nothing . Waited ten days , doubled dosage , nothing . I still have some left will try again in spring . If I get no result I will try Tenacity . I have to do something to remove this weed [ Bentgrass ] even if I have to kill it with Roundup and reseed my yard .
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3 of 6 people found this review helpful
It's Working
By Richard on 09/13/2019
Works Great on Bent Grass!!
By John on 09/13/2019
I had two small areas (4'x6') of bent grass invading my Kentucky blue grass lawn. Following the instructions and using a surfactant, I applied two applications of this product and the Bent Grass was killed in three weeks while not harming the surrounding grass. It has not been long enough to know if the Bent Grass will return but I am very hopeful.
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Meso 45c select
By Phil on 09/13/2019
Great Results
By Aaron on 09/13/2019
Very impressive
By Steve on 10/04/2019
I tried this after a few video recommendations to use Tenacity. I was amazed at how effective this was on weeds in my yard. I have tried several brands from the big box stores with poor results. This does take a little work to mix up and add a sufactant but well worth it and should last a while as you use so little.
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Generic tenacity
By Cantin on 10/20/2019
Works
By Kyle on 10/29/2019
Meso 4SC
By Leonard on 04/17/2020
This is an excellent product that I began using last season. Effective and versatile since it works as both a pre and post emergent. Also has the additional benefit of allowing use while seeding. Do My Own has become a go-to source for me. Very competitive prices, free shipping, and fast order processing and delivery. Highly recommend.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This is GRReat for killing off Nimble-will
By Mike on 07/25/2020
took a while to find out what this weedy grass actually was called, but our yard was had a lot of it when we moved in. finally found this from DoMyOwn, and with only a fraction of an ounce per gallon, and one application, it is getting rid of it quickly! selectively kills the Nimblewill but doesn't hurt the regular turf grasses.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Works as Described
By Dan on 09/11/2020
I was a little cautious as there are so many products and claims but this one works as described. After application crabgrass turned white and dead in a week. The amount of herbicide used is minimal which made me follow all safety precautions to the T. ( about a teaspoon per gallon). I am very pleased with the result. Also used the turf marker and spreader sticker product which are must-haves for ease of application and success.
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1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Works great on creeping bentgrass and many other weeds
By Dan on 08/18/2020
I used it in combination with a surfactant to address creeping bentgrass which has been extremely invasive in my lawn over the past two summers in the Chicagoland area. Two weeks after treatment the creeping bentgrass as well as many other weeds including creeping charlie are dying. I made a second application at the two week mark and fully expect it will complete the kill.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Don't buy
By Juan on 08/24/2020
Good Deal
By Darold on 08/28/2020
Bentgrass
By Regina on 09/28/2021
I used Meso 4sc 2 years ago on that ugly bent grass. It did a great job getting rid of it AND some weeds. Yes...your yard will not be unattractive for late fall but the reward will be in spring. Now this fall I noticed some new bent grass. I sprayed it again. All weeds find a way to come back. I will reccomend this product. It does work!
