post-emergent with added expectation of pre-emergent control

By Bob in East Wenatchee, WA on 09/13/2020

My expectation of post-emergent control of crabgrass was not high, given other chemicaIs' efficacy. Tenacity exceeded for control even on plants beyond 4-5 tillers. I hope to get residual control in t…

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Works Great

By Glenn in Sicklerville NJ on 09/18/2020

This stuff is a beast. Knocks the weeds out. Turns them white first so your lawn will look bad for a while. Then the weeds turn brown

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50/50 Results

By The in North Baldwin on 09/19/2020

Heard a lot about Tenacity. Figured I gice it a try as I have a lot of crabgrass. It only attacked about 25% of my lawn. It may need a second application. Along the way I studied that a healthy soil a…

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Be careful

By James in Irvine, Ca on 09/19/2020

It killed my marathon 2 sod as well as weeds, so what was portrayed as an easy fix has now become a large project. Disappointed.

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Salvation

By Justin in Newport, RI on 09/29/2020

After a decade of fighting crabgrass, from big-box-store granular pre-emergents, to the unending toil of manual removal of mature physical crabgrass plants with a weed removal tool....when i tried ten…

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Disappointed...Nothing has died yet

By G. in Elkridge, MD on 10/23/2020

I sprayed last week and have yet to see any weed die. I will attempt again in 2 weeks and if it works I will update my review at that time.

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Fantastic Product

By Andrew in Appleton, Wisconsin on 05/21/2021

Bought a new home in January and discovered that, much like the inside of the home, the previous owners did little to care for the yard and landscaping. Come Spring, we discovered that the lawn was f…

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Not the same

By Telsma in South Carolina on 11/30/2021

The tenacity I received the first time was more of a cream color and it worked well. I reordered several months later; the color was darker and not as effective. I discontinued use and sought anothe…

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tenacity

By Ron in milton on 05/29/2022

Did nothing for my poa annua followed all instructions in fact got worse.

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I cannot recommend!

By Douglas in Leesburg, Va on 08/11/2022

Takes too long to work. Takes too long to start working, then you have white patches for it seems like weeks. There are much better, quicker acting treatments out there. I tried it twice. Same results…

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Works great!

By Pete in New England on 08/26/2022

I loaded up a field king backpack sprayer with tenacity, surfactant, and dye as directed. You definitely need to die or you have no idea where you sprayed. One pass did a lot of damage to the crab gra…

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Did not work at all

By Antonio in 38139 on 03/30/2023

Lost my money .. I followed the instructions and this product did not work and my grass still the same

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Bent grass

By Marka in SOUTH LYON on 07/05/2024

So far, so good using this to Kill and stop bentragrass that has made its way into my yard. Seems to take about 2 to 3 weeks but then the bent grass seems to start turning white and dying off doesn…

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Turned Everything White

By Garnett in Wilmington De on 10/26/2024

1 Application has turned most of the yard white. Killing weeds slowly, not so good on crabgrass. Delvery and ordering with Do my own is always great.

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Limitations

By Gary in Lakeville, ma on 07/10/2025

I love the efficacy of this herbicide. However, I don’t like the bleaching out of the grass left behind. Unfortunately, although the herbicide works well, your grass has bleach spots for months to …

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Crabgrass control

By Bill in Galt, CA on 08/01/2025

This product works as advertised. The crabgrass turns white in 7-10 days. Amazing to watch. Did not hurt my fescue grass at all. Very happy with results.

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Excellent product

By Rcg270 in Clearwater, Fl on 07/24/2014

Bentgrass began turning white and Nutgrass brown a week after the first application. Read the directions for applying, must be water in after applying. Costly, but for the small amount you mix with wa…

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Works as advertized

By Jerry in mount sinai, ny on 08/26/2014

I used this product 4 weeks ago to some of my problem areas as far as crabgrass, creeping charlie and nutgrass. It did the job! Make sure you follow the directions as far as the 1 teaspoon per two gal…

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So Far So Good

By Rick in Muskegon, MI on 09/08/2014

I just put down my second application and so far I am very impressed. I'm putting it down with a 2 gal. tank sprayer. It has "done a number" on my bent grass and that is what I was primarily after. As…

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Tenacity for Chickweed

By Skip in Fletcher, NC on 09/09/2014

I bought for Chickweed control and fall Chickweed pre-emergence. Will not see results until the Spring. On the plus side it has turned quite a few of the other weeds/grasses in my yard white. I just h…

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Good Job!

By James in Hamilton on 08/30/2015

I have treated Nimble Will and some broad leaf only once. The areas I treated have turned brown after being white and looks like it did the job! I still have a lot more area to do and hope to get rid …

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Great product for getting rid of Creeping Bent Grass

By Bob in Boise, Idaho on 08/23/2016

I found creeping bent grass in my newly soded lawn. The Univ of Idaho extension actually determined what it was and told that there was a selective herbicide for treating it that would not kill the gr…

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Loved it!

By Deb in Central City, Nebraska on 08/29/2016

I could see where I sprayed the next day. A week later the weeds and trash grass are turning white. I used it on a buffalo grass lawn and am seeing NO damage so far to the buffalo grass. It is a diffi…

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This works even where I thought it wouldn't

By John in Bloomington, il on 08/31/2016

This stuff works. It works very well on crabgrass but you do sometimes have to spray a couple of times. It also is pretty good on creeping Charlie. It is not the best on some of the other weeds it is …

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Tenacity herbicide

By William in MI on 08/31/2016

It killid the crab grass and some other weeds.

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Tenacity Herbicide

By N in StCharles IL on 09/01/2016

Worked as advertised on the Nimblewill in my lawn.

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Tenacity

By Mark in Pontiac. IL on 09/17/2016

Very simple application, good results, watergrass/crabgrass DEAD and GONE.

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Tenacity

By Bill in west Islip on 10/10/2016

Works as described. Got worried cause thought it wasn't working(looking for instant results) within 2 weeks weeds were white and dead. Would highly recommend. A little bit goes a long way. Will last f…

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ALL AROUND GREAT !!

By Steve's in Mid-Michigan on 05/22/2017

This particular product is great! Have patience, it is slow to work. Follow directions precisely. Kinda' pricey but the only way to remove bent grass from a Kentucky Blue blend without killing everyth…

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May be working. Poa is turning white, but roots look fine...

By Frank in Rosemount, MN on 06/13/2017

I ordered tenacity about 2 weeks ago. Got it and put it on with the blue dye and used the non-ionic surfactant. The blue dye really didn't help me that much, turned my shoes, socks and pants leg blue.…

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