Monterey LG 5600 Spurge Power Herbicide, One Pint

Three years ago Spotted Spurge was crowding out my lawn in the SLC area of Utah. Nothing worked, until I found this. It not only kills spurge, and may other broadleaf weeds, it does so fast, and in the right concentration, completely safe.

Product works as described and killed all the listed weeds in my yard within 4 days of first application. It's easy to mix and directions are clear. Just be aware it has a pretty strong smell which lasted in our yard for several days even though we had rain after application.

Need to really wet weeds to kill them at suggested rate of mix

I bought this product for a spurge infestation, but the bonus is that it works on other weeds. Last year I paid a large, national lawn service for treatments and they let the spurge get totally out of control despite my many complaints and resulting re-treatments. This season, in early Spring, I treated the lawn with a granular Scott's-brand "weed-n-feed" product. It did nothing to the Spurge. Per the instructions, I mixed 1 oz. of Spurge Power with 2 gallons of water in a handheld sprayer. I sprayed all of the spurge, clover and dandelions that I could see on my 1-acre property. Within a few days, the spurge started to brown and dandelions started to wilt. Spurge Power did not harm my fescue lawn at all.

Killed spurge for good.

Seemed to be hit or miss on where it worked but it did work in some areas. Applied as directed as well. Not sure I'd recommend.

If you have invasive wild violets in your yard, sure they're nice to look at but they destroy your grass, this will end them. Takes a few days to a week, but you'll see them wilt for a few days, then gone. Most weed killers only kill violet leaves and they grow right back from the roots. This kills them dead. Pricey, but cheaper than repairing your yard. Doesn't seem to bother any grass so far. For the price, just spray the violets directly versus sweeping covering spray

If you have wild violet, you know how invasive this weed can be in your lawn. One day you see one or two patches; the next day you no longer have grass. It's set up a community and established a new township in your lawn. I have tried everything from handpicking to Roundup which as we all know kills the surrounding grass but seemingly just pisses off the wild violet and makes it spread faster to remind you who's in charge. So, while I am pleased to report that this product seems to be working, to be honest, there is a down side. It doesn't come with a barrel full of pain reliever. Let me explain. I tried to use the product in my hose sprayer but it must have diluted the Spurge because nothing happened, except me wasting my money. I decided to go crazy with the little bit I had left, since I didn't have anything to lose at this point and quite frankly was pissed the wild violet was winning. I mixed the product 50:50 with water in a spray bottle then got busy. Like a volunteer on a search for forensic evidence I investigated every, and I mean every, inch of my yard grid-pattern style and soaked each wild violet weed I came upon. The neighbors were a little worried watching me crawl around on my hands and knees like I had lost something- yeah, my mind! But, I didn't care, as these were the same neighbors who sent their nasty wild violet across property lines! After a day or two I could see that I was winning! The wild violet was wilting and eventually turning brown. Now, I'm a realist. I recognize celebrating is premature. The wild violet is probably setting up camp underground, gathering it's strength for battle next spring. But, I am going to enjoy my violet-free lawn for the next few weeks as I suck down pain reliever to quell the aching in my back from hours on my hands and knees every night this week. Hopefully, next spring I will see less wild violet or maybe, fingers crossed, NONE in my yard and will no longer need PT for my aching back. Therefore, it is with permission from your doctor of chiropractor first that I recommend this product to teach your wild violet who pays your property taxes and owns your little piece of earth. (To the makers of Spurge- if you could sell your product premixed in the spray containers like Roudup that would be a big help. Love that the Spurge didn't hurt the grass. Thanks for that!)