Eliminate-D - Cool Weather Question

[douglee25]

Have you guys had success applying Eliminate-D in cool weather?

I may have missed the boat on my personal lawn.

Temps are mid 60's this week during the day and upper 40's/low 50's at night.

Doug

[GreenI.A.]

i've used it throughout the season. I have had to do a second app 10 days later to get full control once the temps drop below 60

[douglee25]

Thanks for the help.

I will probably go that route once the rain stops later this week.

Doug

[GreenI.A.]

what are you treating for?

[douglee25]

General broadleaf throughout the lawn.

I'm going to give it a try and see how well it does.

Doug

[bx24]

Originally Posted by douglee25

Have you guys had success applying Eliminate-D in cool weather?

I may have missed the boat on my personal lawn.

Temps are mid 60's this week during the day and upper 40's/low 50's at night.

Doug

Ya, it works. I like millennium ultra 2 or confront better. Used on my own lawn now.

[pieperlc]

Weeds never die as fast in fall. Most times you don't think it's working but you just have to have a little faith. I've never had to do a second app with to kill anything but violets. Use speedzone or escalade 2 mostly. I've used horsepower (similar to eliminate)some too. Just make sure you're mix rate and calibration is on par.

[douglee25]

Will do.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

Doug

[Mscotrid]

Originally Posted by bx24

Ya, it works. I like millennium ultra 2 or confront better. Used on my own lawn now.

FYI, Confront is no longer labeled for residential turf.

[White Gardens]

Here's what's missing from this conversation.

There is a difference between chems when it comes to temps.

One formulation might be an amine compound which is recommended for higher temps as it has less potential to burn a lawn in the late spring through summer.

Then there are ester formulations. These chems are better for mid-late fall apps. You can use it in extremely "cool" conditions and down to the lower 40's for temps.

Some would say doing a late fall ester app is going to yield better results on the hard to kill weeds.

But even I have used amine formulations clear up until late October with great success.

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