Customer Reviews for Prodiamine 65 WDG (Generic Barricade)

Research enough on this stuff to be an expert. Conversion was easy when using Google. I used a little pill cup with tablespoon, ML, oz markers to properly mix the product. Took the average of the label recommendation @ 0.185-0.55o oz per 1000 sqft. Came out to ~ 10 ml per 1000 sq ft in 2 gallons of water. Took 3.5 refill @ 2 gallons of my E-sprayer. But was done in <1 hour for 7K sq ft yard. It rained the next 2 days so hoping to see no crab grass or other weeds when April hits

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Thank you for your feedback! There is also a conversion chart on page 27 of the product label for volume measurements since this is a granule concentrate. You can also always give us a call at 866-581-7378 if you have any questions about how to apply a product. Product label: http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/msds/Prodiamine_65_WDG_Label.pdf

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141 of 151 people found this review helpful

I sowed my grass in April of 2012. It was used for crops prior to building a house and seeding. I had the ability to water and thankfully received a good amount from the Big Man. However, I kept noticing that the highest part of my yard, didn't come up as expected. Crabgrass outgrew the centipede so I was left with a major problem. In March of 2013 I applied Prodimine 65 WDG to prevent the crabgrass from coming up. It worked great!!!!!! The spaces where my grass hadn't came up, were now dead and the centipede was able to grow across. My yard is not fully covered, but should be by the end of the growing season. If I hadn't sprayed, the crabgrass would have came up and the centipede wouldn't have been able to spread like it did. I used about 1 pound per acre. In the lower parts of my yard the centipede came up really good last year. As I speak, the crabgrass is starting to come back in the lower part because it is very heavy and fertile soil. You could literally grow anything on it. I wish I would have applied the whole 2 pounds per acre so I would have had a residual of approx. 8 months. Lesson Learned. I highly recommend to anyone who is having a weed problem. I am a happy customer!!!!!

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86 of 102 people found this review helpful

I spray 8 acres every winter using this product. It does an outstanding job as a pre-emergent for crab grass and annual blue grass. I tank mix this product with glyophosphate and trimec, my Bermuda turf look great.

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60 of 83 people found this review helpful

Used this for the first time spring of 2015. Mixed 4 oz. per 15 gallons in my sprayer. Laid out the yard in 1/4 acre sections using google earth. Have been fighting fox tail for years. After using Prodiamine had no weeds in the treated areas. Didn't do another application in late July like I should have so had some fox tail show up in the fall. In 2016 will do two applications and plan on great results.

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54 of 63 people found this review helpful

This product seems to be doing an excellent job in controlling weed growth in my yard. My Bermuda grass is coming up and so far no sign of weeds.

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47 of 51 people found this review helpful

My Tall Fescue lawn was under heavy attack by poa annua. Frankly, I think it came in from all the fescue seed I bought and laid in the last couple years. I mixed up a recommended solution in a Northstar 16 gal. sprayer w/ electric pump, attached to my lawn tractor and gave my 1/2 acre backyard a treatment last fall, around Sept 15. We had plenty of rain to soak it in. I would say the Prodiamine was 90%+ effective in preventing germination. I did pull about a dozen plants, however, this spring. Also, it must have got about 100% of the "winter weeds" because I don't see any at all, like chickweed. I know it worked because a spot I missed way in the back sprouted a huge crop of poa annua which I will get this fall. Poa is a formidable enemy. My front yard will get the treatment this fall, anytime after Sept 1. (Raleigh area). I put Prodi down in Feb this year on the front lawn to control crabgrass and thus far haven't seen one blade of crabgrass, but it's a bit early yet. This stuff works. Getting the mix right takes a bit of brain power because the instructions are not especially clear.

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31 of 35 people found this review helpful

Over the last 3 years I had a growing poa anna problem. Every year, it got worse no matter what I did. I used granular from the box stores at double the rate, it didnt matter. I put down prodiamine last sept at the .4 oz. / 1000 sq ft. rate. So far, the yard looks great. No poa anna, no henbit that would usually be showing up. This stuff works!

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21 of 22 people found this review helpful

I decided to purchase this product based on all of the good reviews we saw here & on other sites. We made the right decision! Not one blade of crabgrass. Not one weed at all! It's been a little over over 6-7 weeks since application and we are getting all kinds of compliments on the yard this year! Someone told my husband that he didn't deserve me while talking about the yard. LOL Very easy to apply with my new trailer sprayer!

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19 of 23 people found this review helpful

Have been using Prodiamine 65 WDG for the last 2 years and it has done a phenomenal job. Although a few weeds pop in-between applications, they are easy to just pick out myself and toss in the dumpster. The alternative of using a post emergent every 30 days is a poor way to control weeds and crab grass.

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18 of 22 people found this review helpful

It is a good product that doesn't stain, and doesn't clog my sprayer's filter too badly.

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17 of 22 people found this review helpful

The product works very well on crabgrass. I live in central Fl have St. Augustine grass. I used it as a pre-emergent. Be very careful with the amount applied. I think the product should have better directions, but is supposed to be used by professionals which I am not. Professionals are expensive so this is why I tried it. Crabgrass grows 365 days a year in central Fl. I used 2 tsp. in a 2 gallon sprayer. I will continue to use the product. Mostly kills only crabgrass.

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17 of 19 people found this review helpful

I have used this product for several years and it has done a great job of controlling summer weeds and crabgrass in lawn areas. I use a 25 gallon spot sprayer so it takes about a day to treat about 4 acres. I have found that it is best to premix the product . It is also important to keep the tank mix agitated.

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15 of 16 people found this review helpful

I follow Randy Lemmon's schedule in caring for my St. Augustine (Raleigh) yard. His schedule calls for applying Barricade 3x a year. After several years, the difference along my property line compared to the neighbors is night and day...nearly no weeds at all, just wild Bermuda that we all fight down here.

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15 of 17 people found this review helpful

I live in New Jersey and sprayed Mid September. This was my first time using Prodiamine. It was easy to pour and mix but, it will leave a yellow coloring inside your spray bottle and hose even after washing it a few times. I can't really say whether it works or not because I just sprayed it. I would highly suggest wearing protection gear while applying. (the yellow coating could end up in your lungs) My yard is roughly 3,000 sqft. I have a 1 Gal sprayer. I mixed 3/4 oz of Prodiamine per 1 Gal and sprayed over a 1000 SF area. I mixed 3 batches over the total 3000 sqft using a total of 2-1/4 oz of Prodiamine and 3 gallons of water. Then I watered the lawn. I plan on doing the same in the late winter early spring. As for DoMyOwn it was easy to order and my package arrived on time. Thank You!

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10 of 11 people found this review helpful

The mixing ratio are hard to understand. I just use the product want know until summer

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Thank you for your comments! If you have ever have questions about dilution rates, please feel free to email us or call us at 866-581-7378 M-F 9a-5p EST. We appreciate your feedback and your business!

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9 of 15 people found this review helpful

Read the label and follow directions. This is the best pre-emergent for cost. This is cheaper than a buying a fertilizer mixed with pre-emergent. I used to spend extra on dimension, but this works as long as you get it down early.

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9 of 11 people found this review helpful

I have bermuda celebration and I had a very hard time controlling the blue grass or poa annua and crabgrass. I'm very passionate about my yard. The product works!! Believe it or not it's working on the nutsedge that I have. Once again it works!!

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9 of 11 people found this review helpful

Have used Prodiamine for two years to control foxtail on 3acres. Has worked fantastic.. I use 4 oz per 1/4 acre.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

The proof is in the pudding, as they say. A pre-emergent's test is how completely it prevents target grassy weeds, and how long it lasts. It is much too early to judge it on either count. I have used prodiamine for about 15 years in granular form. It works excellently, far exceeding dithiopyr (generic Dimension), or pendimethalin (generic Halts) in lasting qualities. I expect at least the same performance from a liquid app, and since I was able to apply at about 1 1/4 lbs per acre easily, on buffalograss, I should get about 7 months of good pre-emergent protection. It is FAR more economical to use than the granular versions of Prodiamine, which are very pricey. I like the way the product quickly disperses in water. I "cheated" by mixing it with warm water in a gallon jug and shaking it vigorously before adding it to my 60 gallon sprayer. It's bright yellow color makes it easy to check out the thoroughness of mixing in the tank. I combined it with a Trimec broadleaf herbicide for an easy broad spectrum treatment. I will edit my comment this fall for pre-emergent results.

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8 of 9 people found this review helpful

I chose Barricade because that's what my professional lawn care guy used last year. This is a yellow granular solid that mixes easily with water. This container will last me for a long time, I think. Did my first application on my South Carolina Piedmont lawn three weeks ago, so probably is too early to tell how effective its going to be, but no crabgrass yet. Hope it helps with my poa annua when I apply it this fall.

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8 of 9 people found this review helpful

Received the product in a timely manner. Searched the internet as to how much to mix for my smaller yard. I mixed 2 tablespoons with 4 gallons of water and spread it over 1000 sq. ft. Don't know the results yet because it has not turned cooler yet in my area. Didn't hurt the grass. Hope for the best

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7 of 8 people found this review helpful

I didn't get the Prodiamine 65 until mid February and managed to use it on my lawn shortly after receiving it. I think it is having an affect on some of the weeds that pop up a bit later but it doesn't seem to do much for the ones already established this season; but I am hoping to get some results from using it in the fall to fight the terrible cool season weeds we have down here. I will soon be using Blindside for my yearly crabgrass battle and to see if it will help with some of the weeds, especially poa annua, that got started before I used the Prodiamine 65. I am just waiting to see the first crabgrass popping up but so far none has been visible to me so maybe the Prodiamine has done some suppression of it. That would be a great start in fighting the annual crabgrass explosion.

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6 of 9 people found this review helpful

Received order quick. Used this last year and it worked great. Hope this year works as well...

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6 of 8 people found this review helpful

Have used this product 3 years. Works well just as advertised.. will continue using it.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

This is my fourth year using this product. I put down two applications per year and my yard normally stays weed free. I do get a minimal amount of weeds which have been easy to combat with a post emergent product. Maintaining my property has been a learning experience which does take a good amount of time, but when I compare it to the high cost of a lawn company and see the results that I've been able to achieve, I feel that it's time well spent. At the same time, the customer service at "Do my own" has really been there for me with suggestions and solutions when I've had questions about there products. Hope this is a help to all!

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

This was my first experience with this product - I was concerned about how hard it would be to get it mixed good. I used a small scale to measure .4 oz/K sq ft, very accurate. I used a gallon of cold water out of the faucet into a 5 gallon bucket and used a long paint mixer on cordless drill. It mixed very good just running the water into the bucket, probably didn't even need the paint mixer. I then poured it into a 4 gal backpack sprayer, added Turf Mark Blue and filled with water. With the marking dye, I got very good coverage on the 18,000 sq ft lawn.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

I love "do my own" company. and when they recommend something, 99.99% of the time you can take to the bank. this product is too hard to use and if you mix it to strong, it will kill your grass. two teaspoons per 1000 sq feet. or 0.185-0.55 oz per 1,000 sq ft. the amount of water does not matter. question for everyone??? who is going to mark a 33 x 33 area or a 10 x 100 area, spray that small area, mix up and do it again and again and again. its expensive and too hard to use.

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Herbicides are a lot different than other chemical concentrates as the rates you use are not based per gallon of water but per area as water is just the carrier and will vary from person to person due to equipment used and walking speed. The rate used depends on the type of turfgrass you have as well as the program you are following (single application or split) We do recommend calibrating your sprayer if you do not know how much water it takes you to cover the target area to ensure correct application. You would calibrate by determining the volume of water required to treat 1,000 square feet. Use this calibration volume to determine the amount of water and Prodiamine 65 WDG herbicide needed to treat the target area (see the following calibration example). Note: Sprayer calibration (volume of spray needed to treat 1,000 square feet) will vary with each individual operator. Steps in Calibration: 1. Mark an area of 1,000 square feet (i.e. 20 by 50 feet or 25 by 40 feet). 2. Place the sprayer on a level surface and add water noting the final level of water in the spray tank. 3. Spray the marked area with a sufficient volume of water to provide uniform coverage. Refill the sprayer to the same level as before measuring the amount of water added. The measured water added to the sprayer is the volume needed to cover 1,000 square feet. 4. Determine the application rate (fl. oz./1,000 sq. ft.) for Prodiamine 65 WDG from the Recommendations section of this label. 5. To each volume of water used as measured in step 3, add the amount of Prodiamine 65 WDG as determined in step 4. Example: If the sprayer uses 2 gallons of water to cover 1,000 square feet and the desired application rate of Prodiamine 65 WDG is 0.185 - 0.055 oz/1,000 square feet, then you would add 0.185 - 0.055 oz of Prodiamine 65 WDG to every 2 gallons of water to be used."

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5 of 11 people found this review helpful

Prodiamine 65 WDG is a very effective pre-emergent granular product. I used it in October of last year and had very few winter weeds. I used it in October of this year and so far have almost NO weeds in my large lawn of 2 acres. The 5 lb. jug will last a long time. I use 6-8 oz of product in 25 gallons of water and try to broadcast uniformly. I can easily tell when I miss an area by the weeds that come up in that area. It will also mix with some other herbicides. Optimal use in North Central Texas is probably Oct., Feb.,and May, but one select season is very helpful in controlling weeds of that season.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Purchased this product from domyown and applied it according to label instructions and this worked perfectly. The WDG works far better than just a granular premergent because you can cover the entire area vs hoping you've spread enough granules to cover the treatment area. Anyone giving this less than 5 stars either didn't apply it correctly or waited too late in the season. Thanks domyown!!

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Ok...I give...it doesn't work so well in the hose end sprayer. You have to thin the viscosity too much. then you will have to cover smaller areas with more water. So, use the tank as directed. IT WORKS well to cover. I haven't used it long enough to know if it works to prevent germnation of my pao annua and Dallis grass

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4 of 7 people found this review helpful