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How Does Snapshot 2.5 TG Work?

Snapshot Weed Preventer is a professional-grade, selective pre-emergent herbicide weed preventer that provides control of listed annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in landscape ornamentals, ground covers, perennials, non-bearing fruit and nut trees, container grown ornamentals, non-bearing vineyards, field-grown ornamentals and non-cropland.

Snapshot Granular Pre-Emergent Herbicide works by targeting germinating weed seeds and preventing them from breaking through the soil surface. Snapshot bonds tightly with soil particles and is low in water solubility, to ensure that it stays within the intended application zone.

This TG formulation features an easy-to-spread granule, which delivers the active ingredient into the soil fast to control your toughest weeds.

Where Can You Apply Snapshot 2.5 TG Herbicide?

Snapshot 2.5TG, a dual active pre-emergent for ornamentals, is labeled for use in a wide range of ornamental and non-crop landscape sites, including:

• Landscape beds, landscape ornamental beds, shrub beds, flower beds

• Container-grown & field-grown ornamentals

• Groundcovers/perennials (when established)

• Christmas tree plantations

• Non-bearing fruit trees & nut trees, non-bearing vineyards

• Non-cropland areas listed on label

Snapshot 2.5 TG Weed Preventer should not be used in lawns for weed control. See the product label for full application site details.

What Weeds Snapshot 2.5 TG Helps Prevent:

Snapshot pre-emergent herbicide is known for broad-spectrum prevention of many common landscape-bed weeds, both grassy weeds and broadleaf weeds. This isxoaben trifulalin pre-emergent controls over 120 weeds including:

Aster, barnyard grass, annual bluegrass, bursage, wild celery, chickweed, clover, crabgrass, cudweed, cupgrass, fiddleneck, filaree, fleabane, foxtail, henbit, horseweed, junglerice, knotweed, lambsquarters, mallow, mustard, nightshade, wild oats, panicum, pepperweed, pigweed, pineappleweed, plantain, purslane, wild radish, ragwood, London rocket, shepherdspures, sibara, smartweed, sowthistle, speedwell purslane, Russian thistle, witchgrass, bittercress, brassbutton, wild carrot, chickweed, dandelion, foxtail, galinsoga, eclipta, groundsel, geranium, ladysthumb, prickly lettuce, lovegrass, marestail, mayweed, morningglory, pennywart, ryegrass, spurge, tansy, woodsorrel, brome, barley, burclover, cheat, datura, dogfennel, fescue goosegrass, jimson weed, knotweed, kochia, turkey mullein, burning nettle, bristle oxtongue, scarlet pimpernel, sandbur, signal grass, stinkgrass, sunflower, swinecress, bindweed, carpetweed, johnson grass, milkweed, and shattercane.

If weeds are already actively growing, Snapshot will not kill or control the weeds. You will need to remove the weeds first using a labeled post-emergent herbicide weed killer, then apply Snapshot to keep the next wave of weeds from coming back.

How to Apply Snapshot 2.5TG Weed Preventer

Snapshot Specialty 2.5 TG is a granular herbicide that should be applied with a granular spreader.

• Step 1: Prep the Bed Pull existing weeds or lightly cultiviate first. Snapshot only prevents new weeds from seeds. It does not control established weeds.

• Step 2: Spread Evenly Use a drop or rotary spreader (or a hand-held whirlybird style spreader for small beds)

• Step 3: Water It In Snapshot needs about 0.5 inches of irrigation or rainfall to activate the active ingredients. For best results, it should be activated within 3 days of application.

• Pro Tip: For even coverage, apply half the needed amount in one direction, then the other half crosswise

If you need help dialing in your spreader settings, check out our video on How to Calibrate Your Spreader.

How Much Snapshot 2.5 TG Should I Apply

Label broadcast rates commonly used:

• 2.3 lbs per 1,000 sq ft (100 lb/acre)
• 3.45 lbs per 1,000 sq ft (150 lb/acre)
• 4.6 lbs per 1,000 sq ft (200 lb/acre)

• At 2.3 lbs/1,000 sq ft: covers ~21,700 sq ft
• At 4.6 lbs/1,000 sq ft: covers ~10,900 sq ft

Multiple applications at 150 lbs. per acre and higher should not be made any sooner than 60 days after the initial application of Snapshot 2.5 TG. See the product label for application rate details.

How Long Does Snapshot 2.5 TG last?

Snapshot 2.5 TG provides up to eight months of weed control. The length of weed control will be determined by the rate at which Snapshot 2.5 TG is applied as well as temperature, weed population, soil or potting media conditions, watering regime, and temperature.

Frequently Asked Questions about Snapshot 2.5 TG Herbicide

Can I use Snapshot 2.5 TG on my lawn?
Snapshot 2.5TG is not labeled or recommended for weed control in turfgrass. It is intended for use in ornamental beds and labeled non-crop sites. See the product label for full list of application sites.

Do I need to water in Snapshot 2.5TG?
Yes, plan on about 0.5" of water, ideally within 3 days of application for best activation and consistent control.

Will Snapshot 2.5 TG Weed Preventer kill weeds that are already growing?
No. Snapshot 2.5 TG is a weed preventer that controls weeds from growing from seeds as they germinate. For existing weeds, remove them first, then apply Snapshot to prevent future weeds.

How often can I reapply?
The label notes that repeat applications at 150 lb/acre and higher should be spaced at least 60 days apart. There is also a yearly maximum. See the product label for full details