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Quick Spectracide Advice Needed

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#1 ·
Hey Everyone, looking for some quick advice before potentially applying Spectracide tomorrow. I'm spraying a 2,000 sq ft front yard with the main purpose of killing some nutsedge along with various other grassy weeds. Suggested application temps are 45-90° and it's supposed to be mid-high 80s here the next few days. Should I hold off and wait another week hoping temps drop a little?

I'm mainly just worried about scorching the good grass(tall fescue) that's mixed in with the nutsedge and other grassy weeds. The lawn has a large amount of weeds so I'm already expecting it to look pretty rough after this application but don't want to also kill the good grass.

Thanks!
 
#3 ·
aaronchristopherbake said:
Which spectracide?
My bad, I thought I linked it in the original post. https://www.spectracide.com/Products/Weed-And-Grass-Killers/Lawn-Weed-Killers/Spectracide-Weed-Stop-For-Lawns-Plus-Crabgrass-Killer-Concentrate-Ready-to-Spray.aspx

Also, I checked the forecast this morning and it's supposed to be close to 90 on Wednesday so I think I'm going to hold off until next week. I don't want to wait, but also don't want to scorch any of the good grass that I do have in that area.
 
#4 ·
edixon88 said:
Hey Everyone, looking for some quick advice before potentially applying Spectracide tomorrow. I'm spraying a 2,000 sq ft front yard with the main purpose of killing some nutsedge along with various other grassy weeds. Suggested application temps are 45-90° and it's supposed to be mid-high 80s here the next few days. Should I hold off and wait another week hoping temps drop a little?
Spray it at night after temps drop a bit. I've used that product in the concentrate form with a hand can at 5 tbsp/gal to spot spray. At least as I've used it, and even at temps in the 70s, the product is a bit hot and burned my law where applied. The areas rebounded, but they were crispy for a bit.
 
#5 ·
aaronchristopherbake said:
edixon88 said:
Hey Everyone, looking for some quick advice before potentially applying Spectracide tomorrow. I'm spraying a 2,000 sq ft front yard with the main purpose of killing some nutsedge along with various other grassy weeds. Suggested application temps are 45-90° and it's supposed to be mid-high 80s here the next few days. Should I hold off and wait another week hoping temps drop a little?
Spray it at night after temps drop a bit. I've used that product in the concentrate form with a hand can at 5 tbsp/gal to spot spray. At least as I've used it, and even at temps in the 70s, the product is a bit hot and burned my law where applied. The areas rebounded, but they were crispy for a bit.
Yeah I was thinking evening would be best so it doesn't get exposed to high temps and the sun right after applying. I'm still a little uneasy about applying it with the next two days being 85-90 though. Timing this is tough since it's not recommended to mow within 2 days before or after application.