Creeping Charlie

[TheKingOfLawns]

How the HELL do I get rid of creeping charlie?

Live in Illinois, and it's TERRIBLE, been battling it for many years. Pulled up huge sections of it, always comes back, taking up entire sections of 1 acre yard. It's out of control. Weed and feed does nothing, TrueQUEEN applicationes, doing nothing.

How do I stop this for good, going to loose the whole lawn!

[mngrassguy]

Try Momentum FX from Lesco applied witn a handcan.

[dcgreenspro]

Try Momentum FX from Lesco applied witn a handcan.

this will stop it cold. Go one step and throw in some sticker and quicksilver if you wanna get crazy. But, momentum alone should stop it.

[Seacoast]

Try Momentum FX from Lesco applied witn a handcan.

I agree, have had good success on ground ivy with Momentum and some sticker. Sometimes it takes a few applications, it is tenacious!

[cstevenson26]

agreed. a liquid product will work much better than a weed and feed granule. ive used mechamine-d before with good results. timing is key too. best application time is when its flowered.

[vwpower44]

I just got rid of CC in my yard a couple of months ago. I sprayed the sports with WeedBGone Max. It killed the CC, then I pulled all of it out by hand. Reseeded the bare spots. I still have a little CC that came through with the grass but I keep going through and pulling it. I am going to spay again to kill the rest once my new grass has matured. I try weed and feed last year, and it didn't work. I was told to compete the weed to death with new grass, and it seams like it is working.

[FdLLawnMan]

I have treated many yards with Ground Iny, Creeping Charlie, Creeping Jenny, whatever you want to call it. I have used Speedzone, various Three-Ways and Momentum Fx-2. Momentum Fx-2 works best with a spreader sticker, no doubt about it. Mix it so you apply 1.3 ozs per 1000 Sq. Ft. You will need to do it again in the fall after the first hard frost. To fill in the areas of the lawn just fertilize it with a good slow release once in late spring and once in the fall and then use a non slow release product around Halloween. For your purposes you could do it now, Labor Day and Halloween. Oh, and keep it watered if possible.

[Mscotrid]

I use the Momentum FX and add the hawkeye surfactant with great results. Recent Ohio state data showed Nutsedge kill with Momentum and Hawkeye, gonna give it a try this year.

[teeca]

hit it with coolpower and a surfactant in the fall when the stuff is realy feeding and you probly wont need a 2nd app. never tried the FX. cost a good penny doesn't it?

[FERT-TEK]

How the HELL do I get rid of creeping charlie?

Live in Illinois, and it's TERRIBLE, been battling it for many years. Pulled up huge sections of it, always comes back, taking up entire sections of 1 acre yard. It's out of control. Weed and feed does nothing, TrueQUEEN applicationes, doing nothing.

How do I stop this for good, going to loose the whole lawn!

KOL, are you a contractor or homowner? If a contractor where are you getting your supplies from? You are not in my service area but I can help if you need it. How big an area are you treating

[Marcos]

The best measure of control against any weed....including "creeping charlie" (a.k.a. ground ivy :))

....is having a healthy stand of turf to crowd it out, and thus prevent it, in the first place.

[MNmasterEXTERMINATOR]

Use a three way, or I have even killed it all with 2-4d amine. The key is to take your time spraying and hit everything at the max rate, and a sticker helps alot.

[getoffmylawn]

Where can a homeowner buy Momentum FX from Lesco?

[mngrassguy]

Google Lesco in Brooklyn Park. Call Tom, he will ship it to you.

[JaysLawns]

Hey use Surge or Speedzone it works awesome its pbi gordon products

[pinto n mwr]

Google Lesco in Brooklyn Park. Call Tom, he will ship it to you.

talk to Paul, Tom's an idiot

[FERT-TEK]

Where can a homeowner buy Momentum FX from Lesco?

Google Lesco's site and look up you state etc. FYI, I have had excellent results with Escalade from PBI Gordon.

[Runner]

If triclopyr is legal to use in your state, this works well, also. I spike my 3 way with 1/4 oz. per M, and have 100% success rate. I DO have to say though,...with ground ivy, it does and ALWAYS takes repeated aps if there is any significant amounts of it. It just dwindles down and then disappears. Remember, this is an ivy, therefore is strongly rhizomious. Be sure it is legal in your state, though. Here in Michigan, it is not labeled for residential. I'm not sure right off hand, but some of the products posted above MAY contain triclopyr in small amounts already.