Just For Pets Pet Safe Weed Killer - 1 Gallon (128 oz) w/Sprayer

Finally a pet friendly weed killer that works!! My patio was growing weeds and I was lazy to control it. My dogs and I spend a lot of time outside so I didn’t want to keep them from going out for a day or more for a chemical weed killer. I decided to give this product a try and am thoroughly impressed. Within 3 hours the weeds were looking almost dead. By 20 hours, they were dead. The product gave off a scent of vinegar and clove and did slightly linger for a day (I had a lot of weeds and used half the bottle.) I like that once this product is dry, it’s safe for the pets. I was still cautious and waited longer. I may be over protective with my fur babies. This product will kill grass and plants too so be careful where you spray it. I totally recommend this and will purchase again.

2/21/26: I’m updating my review. I’m about to order another bottle. I still stand by my earlier review but I do want to mention one issue. My last bottle didn’t last too long! Not sure if it was the heat during SoCal summer, but I found out not to keep the spray nozzle/tubing attached to the bottle when not in use. I only got to use that bottle once. I used about a 1/4 of the bottle spraying the pavers in the front and backyard. The rest of the solution leaked out of the nozzle & leaked onto the garden shed floor. Only a 1/4 remained in the bottle. It took until last month for the shed to finally stopped smelling like ketchup! I haven’t seen any reviews having the same complaint. The only thing I noticed was that the next time I went to use the solution the nozzle must have fallen off the shelf. It was hanging by the tubing, straight down to the ground. Not sure if it leaked out because of the combination of the extreme heat and gravity stretching the tubing, but I thought I’d mention it so others won’t experience the same annoying loss! I now screw the cap back on the bottle when I store it. Previous 2024 review: This stuff really works! I used it on all the cement and paver areas in the backyard and driveway. I know some reviews said the smell was overpowering but it wasn’t as bad as I was led to believe. To me, the initial spray was strong but once I wasn’t directly over the spray, it was bad. I actually think it smells like ketchup. Which made me crave a hot dog afterwards! When I went out later in the day, all the weeds were shriveled up and brown. Not a green weed in sight! My package came tightly wrapped in plastic and in a plastic bag. I do wish the tubing was a bit longer to save my back but other than bending low, I was happy with this weed killer and have peace of mind that it won’t harm my dog if he goes sniffing around the sprayed weeds. To be safe, I don’t allow him outside until an hour after spraying. I can’t find anything like this at the big hardware stores so I’ll be buying it again on Amazon!

I bought this weed killer because it was marketed as being safe to use around dogs. It did kill the weeds initially, but many of them started growing back after a short period of time. In my experience, it just wasn’t strong enough to provide long-lasting results. I also found the price to be pretty expensive for what it offered. Since the ingredients are fairly simple, you could make your own weed killer at home using vinegar and water for much less money. Another downside was the sprayer itself. It didn’t have a continuous spray option, so I had to constantly squeeze the handle while treating my entire front yard. By the time I finished, my hand was exhausted. Overall, I appreciate that it’s a pet-friendly product, but between the high cost, the inconvenient sprayer, and the weeds growing back, I wouldn’t purchase it again. I will be showing pictures below where I sprayed the weed killer but it all grew back

Works ok on east weeds and grasses but not nearly as good as roundup. But it’s natural If you have knot grass it’s not very effective

***How to fix the sprayer and get it to work until the container is empty*** Like a number of people, I was having trouble with the sprayer included, so I messaged the Just for Pets support folks, and this was the advice I got (and it worked): 1) Take the plastic filter off the very end of the tube. It just pops right off. Throw it away, it does nothing but impede the flow of the weed killer. 2) Adjust the length of the tub that is in the bottle. When you first open the sprayer, a much longer portion of the tub than is needed is below the cap level. This is bad. You want the tube to be just as long as the carton is tall. No longer, no shorter. So measure out the tube from the end and move the little white place holder thing so that when the tube is in the carton it's only as long as the carton is tall. That's it. Once you've made these two adjustments I found the sprayer works from start to finish with the only hiccup being once I was basically at the end of the carton, but then you just have to tilt the carton towards one corner and you'll get the last few sprays of weed killer before it's completely empty. ***Does it work?*** Yes, yes it does. And not just on small little weed patches. Our backyard was SERIOUSLY overgrown with weeds 2-4 feet tall in patches multiple feet long by multiple feet wide. It took about 4 cartons (this carton with the sprayer included and then the refill pack with 4 of these cartons), but we killed it all off using nothing but this spray. It took about 3 rounds of spraying for the really tall weeds: 1) First Spray. 2) Check for progress in a day or two. 3) Second Spray for the remaining green leaves 4) Check for progress in a day or two. 5) Third, and typically final spray, for the last remaining vestiges of green on the weeds just so they couldn't absorb anymore nutrients and regrow. 6) Let the weeds fully wither and die. Granted, our backyard now looked like Ursula's sea cave with all those creepy gray sad creatures poking up from the ground, but at least we didn't have waist-high weeds anymore. This stuff is effective, it just takes a little bit more effort than glyphosate alternatives, but not risking our pups' safety was a major concern so it was worth it. ***The Smell*** Yes, while you're spraying you will absolutely notice that it smells strongly of vinegar (because, well, it contains a fair bit of it), the smell doesn't linger once it dries though. ***Overall Value*** It might not feel like a lot of weed killer in each carton, but we found each carton actually covered a surprising amount of ground and height. If I had to guess you get about 100-150 trigger pulls with full blasts of weed killer. That may be an underestimation though since, with our weeds as tall as they were, we were just going a bit nuts with rapid fire to speed the process along and make sure everything was nice and covered.

It’s good news and bad news. It did kill the weeds and other items. The English Ivy that wa s still le@ es not so well. But the shoots from where I mowed it those appear to be dying. So regular weeds etc., good product. The waxy IVY leaves didn’t absorb it. I would buy it again for regular grass and weeds.

Used this product last year and was so pleased with it, I ordered again. it is fast, effective, and has a pleasant odor. 2 hrs after application, the knotweeds in my fenced dog yard already looked very, very sick. I weedwhacked them first to get rid of the leaves on the plants and to have fresh, open stems to spray. I think this is a very good product, and my dogs stayed off the spray area. But I would tell this company that their spray fixture is really lousy. many other reviews mention this. Prepare to buy a full-fledged spray applicator container because the one that comes with this product is pathetic. this company has such an effective product, but devalues it with a sub-standard spray attachment.

As someone who isn't as spry as I used to be, I really let my strawberry patch get overrun with grass last year. I dreaded the thought of pulling it all by hand, so I looked for a solution that wouldn't harm my strawberry plants. I’m happy to report that this weed (Grass) killer worked perfectly. It gave me peace of mind knowing it was safe for my two dogs and cats, which was a major priority for me, as they often disregarded the parameters I had set for my strawberry patch. While it was a bit more expensive than I initially wanted to spend, it was well worth the investment for the results. The only minor drawback is the bottle design: the fluid tends to leak if you shake it too vigorously, and it has a spray handle, which makes it easier to locate than a spray bottle. So you have to be gentle during mixing. Overall, a great product that I would recommend.