Ortho Weed B Gon Chickweed, Clover & Oxalis Killer for Lawns Concentrate, 16 oz.

This review is for the purple label Ortho Weed B Gon Chickweed & Clover Killer. My yard has a terrible time with creeping charlie (ground ivy) and wild violets. They sneak in from a neighbors yard who rents the place out so doesn't care what grows in the yard. This is the ONLY STUFF that will knock back the ground ivy, and it usually takes 2 treatments, 2-3 weeks apart depending on weather & how well the first treatment worked. Regular weedBgon will weaken the ivy & violets, but will not kill it outright. This stuff does. I add a scant drop, basically just enough to wet the very tip of my finger, of a good quality dish soap like Dawn or Joy to a 2 gallon sprayer mix. It seems to help coat the ivy leaves better, as they have a sort of waxy coating that repels sprays.

I had creeping charlie spreading through my lawn in three places. I did three applications of this chemical mixed to double the recommended strength. It did not kill the grass, but Charles creepeth no more.

Absolutely destroyed the clover in a week. Hasn't returned in a month now. Followed the instructions, I think it was ** 1oz/gal/200ft **. Do not expect this to work if you use less product. I had to measure my yard and do 200sqft sections. I used a pump sprayer, seemed like I was putting down a lot of product but it worked amazingly. Didn't hurt the grass. Then I let it sit for a few days and the results were amazing. Don't mow for a few days before or after.Might need a dethatching rake or the groundskeeper rake to pull it out after. I have to reseed the areas the clover was in as it left the lawn quite thin after.

My lawn had a terrible clover problem. Nothing I tried seemed to work. I read reviews from many people that seemed to indicate that this killed clover. But some reviewers said it didn't. I decided to try it, knowing that I could return it to Amazon, if it didn't work. I followed the instructions carefully and made sure to spray near sunset, so that the sun could not bake the solution and so that the leaves were cool. I added a surfactant to the water in my sprayer. THIS WAS THE KEY. By adding the surfactant, the Ortho Weed B Gon stayed attached to the clover leaves. By the next morning, all of the plants were white and withering. By day 3, they were almost gone. By the end of the week, better than 90% were gone. I made a second application and eliminated them all. This was the first time I had this kind of success in 10 years of clover infestation. If they start to appear again, I'll just follow the same procedure. I HIGHLY recommend this product.

I bought the 32 OZ Spray bottle of this product at Home Depot. It cost $17.97. I bought this because it was described as "concentrated". Turns out its the exact same concentration as the product that includes a perfect hose end applicator. So, 16 OZ for $10.92, plus a hose-end sprayer for $10 = Better price at Home Depot