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If you’re tired of pulling weeds in your landscape beds and around ornamentals, Snapshot 2.5 TG Herbicide is a selective pre-emergence herbicide (weed preventer) that stops over 120 broadleaf and grassy weeds in ornamentals before they sprout. This professional-grade granular weed preventer combines two proven active ingredients, isoxaben and trifluralin, for more robust control of weeds in container and field-grown ornamentals, landscape ornamentals, and a variety of other areas. Snapshot 2.5TG Pre-Emergent Herbicide can be used over the top of more than 600 labeled ornamentals.
NOTE: Snapshot 2.5 TG Herbicide is not labeled for weed control in turfgrasses.
Product Documents
| Active Ingredient | Isoxaben 0.5%, Trifluralin 2% |
|---|---|
| Target pests |
Foxtail, Goosegrass, Barnyardgrass, Bittercress, Common Chickweed, Marestail, Oxalis, Ragweed, Spurge and others See Label for complete list |
| For use in |
Landscape ornamentals, Christmas tree plantations, container-grown ornamentals, field-grown ornamentals, groundcovers/perennials, non-bearing fruit and nut trees, non-bearing vineyards, non-cropland * See label for complete list |
| Application |
Apply with a drop or rotary spreader (applied early spring, late summer, early fall, or right after cultivation) at a rate of 2.3 to 4.6 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. * See label for complete application instructions |
| Formulation | Professional Product |
| NOT FOR SALE TO | NY, PR |
| Special Features | Provides up to eight months of control |
| Shipping Weight | 50.50 lbs |
| Manufacturer | Corteva Agriscience (Mfg. Number: 5009835) |
| UPC | 00724235239881 |
| EPA Registration | 62719-175 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Label broadcast rates commonly used:
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.
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.
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
scary stuff if you have children or animals
By Bee on 03/22/2012
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I'm sorry I bought this. I should have returned it. The label says it all. Dangerous to humans. Completely cover yourself...head to toe. Wear a mask/respirator. Don't go in the area for 12 hours. It needs to be rained on...if not you must water it in within three days. I made a mistake and trusted a review on a garden website. I had to call the emergency line because my pets walked through it on accident. I watered it in in the areas the dogs might go...but they are farm dogs and they pulled away from me and ran thru the granular product. I won't buy this again. You can't rely on the rain to dilute it on a timely basis. So using this in an "industrial area" as it suggests to keep down weeds would be dangerous for any living thing if it accidentally wanders into the product. Even the dust is deemed poisonous. Why didn't I return it!
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Great product
By Kathy on 12/16/2010
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I have used Snapshot for the last 3 years on desert landscaping. I put it on my ground in October and March every year. I am surrounded by weed-filled yards, but mine NEVER has ANY weeds!! This is a great product. For one hours effort every six months I don't have to fight the weeds. It may be a bit pricey but I am saving a fortune in what I used to spend on the liquid spray type weed control products, not to mention the time and annoyance. I highly recommend this product!
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The Best way better than Preen
By Jim on 06/09/2012
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I used Preen 1st, it only prevents (I believe) 11 types of weeds, SnapShot prevents 110 (I believe) types of weeds, SnapShot Rocks !!! I use round-up, then weed whats ever left, then I lay down the Snapshot. It says it is good for 8 months I re-apply every 6 months (2 month over lap) I use a 1 quart (new) paint can (purchased at Lowes) with a few nail holes I put in the lid, for touch-ups. Kinda like a giant salt shaker. To the Paranoid reviewer,"I will buy your SnapShot. Please dont call Haz-Mat lol lol Hell on a bet I would sprinkle some of this on my food lol JUST KIDDING !! I have used SnapShot for over Five years, Nothing better. Please note you are creating and invisible barrier on your top soil, So if you dig or scratch the surface you will have to touch-up the disturbed soil to repair the damaged invisible weed barrier (this is how it was explained to me).(hence my salt shaker touch-up paint can idea) Email me you can have whats left of my preen for free, just pay shipping and handling (no kidding, I am NOT impressed with Preen)
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Not for lawns!
By Dave on 11/12/2012
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This product DID help keep the weeds out of the landscaped areas as advertised. What I did not know was it is NOT meant to be used as a lawn pre-emergent. I did not have good results on the lawn but thats because I went on friends recomendation instead of reading the product info. Read the info-NOT FOR LAWNS!
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Great stuff
By David on 06/12/2014
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I don't understand the review of paranoia because of the safety issues. Wear a dust mask! Dust your clothing with the mask still on! Duh! It's not as if most any modern herbicide will kill you or give you cancer or your pet in one exposure, or 25 for that matter- especially through your skin. Unbroken skin is a great barrier to all sorts of stuff that isn't good for you injested. Hence the mask. Heck, sawdust is hazardous - especially walnut. Wear a mask for that too! As for pets, you should apply any herbicide, then water it in or before a light rain. This is to get it into the soil layer that stuff germinates in - just below the surface. That means it is no longer on top where your pet's feet are touching it. Is that an area where he tears around playing? Don't use it there. As for the product itself: I've used it for two years Phoenix area desert landscape with great results. Some yard areas have a sand/gravel mix in which the sand settles and the gravel stays on top and some areas are left natural desert - now without undesirable weed type stuff growing up. Snapshot doesn't harm established stuff, just new stuff that hasn't germinated yet. So if it's up and visible and you don't want it, pull it by hand or hit it with a stiff mix of glyphosate (Roundup or generic). I use Snapshot in 4, 6 month intervals and it seems to be having a cumulative effect. Each application I have fewer things I have to pull or kill. The only drawback I see is having to water it in. But, I THINK the watering in issue has to do with getting it into the soil layer so it can't blow away - not that it degrades or something witting there - at least in my desert situation. Maybe I'll ask that question. I've NOT watered it in once to see what happened. Nothing. I got a little rain two months later and the yard is fine 8 months later. The wind can't easily blow it away in my 1 1/4 acre yard because of the gravel on top. The snapshot is tiny grains that fall between the stones and get stuck there. So they just sit there and wait for rain. Very little tries to germinate until it rains anyway in the desert due to the dry conditions. Bottom line: Expensive, but a great product. I'd have given it 5 stars if it were 30 bucks cheaper.
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Our warehouse that ships Snapshot 2.5 TG Herbicide - 50 lbs. is located in Lawrenceville, GA
While Snapshot 2.5 TG Herbicide - 50 lbs. would prevent listed weeds, it would not prevent grasses. Eraser Max Super Concentrate Herbicide would be a better choice as it would prevent both grasses & weeds for up to a year. You just need to make sure you use enough water so that the product goes past the gravel & makes contact with the soil
While Snapshot 2.5 TG Herbicide - 50 lbs. is a great pre-emergent for ornamentals, you may consider Ferti-lome Over the Top II Grass Killer or Gordons Ornamec 170 Grass Herbicide as a post-emergent. Both products are safe for ornamentals.
I have this in my lawn
Snapshot 2.5 TG Herbicide is not labeled to prevent mugwort and will not kill anything actively growing nor is it for use in lawns. According to an article from the NC extension office there are no pre-emergents for it.
Depending on the type of grass you have Quincept is labeled to control it as a post emergent application.
Is this safe to use on established perennials in the spring BEFORE they begin to put out new growth? Will it affect how they grow throughout the season?
Snapshot 2.5 TG Herbicide - 50 lbs. is safe for established perennials. Make sure you read instructions to your specific plant on label. If you have any ornamental bulbs there is explicit instruction on page 9 of label .
Will this harm my 2 year old hydrangea plants?
The Snapshot 2.5 TG Herbicide product label states “Injury on the following plant species has been observed following applications of Snapshot 2.5 TG and use is no recommended” and lists hydrangeas in that section. We would not recommend using it around your hydrangeas unless injury can be tolerated.
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Snapshot 2.5 TG Herbicide - 50 lbs. should only be applied to established ornamentals as it may prevent seed germination
Hello, Will Snapshot 2.5 prevent Goat Head weeds Tribulus terrestris? If not what do you recommend? Thank you
Snapshot 2.5 TG will prevent prostrate knotweed, which is sometimes called puncture, but not typical goathead/puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris). There aren’t any pre-emergents that we carry that could be used for goatheads. It just needs to be treated with post-emergents.
A pre-emergent such as Snapshot should be applied before soil temperatures reach 55 degrees. Please be sure to review the product label for more information and complete application instructions.
Want to put in flower bed the has perennial the has been there for a couple of years.
Snapshot is a selective pre-emergent herbicide that is labeled to control listed weeds in flower gardens/beds. Please refer to the product label for more information and complete application instructions.
Yes, Snapshot 2.5 TG is a selective pre-emergent herbicide 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 including oxalis if used as directed.
Snapshot 2.5 TG Herbicide - 50 lbs.
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