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Wild African Violets are pretty tricky to control, yet it can be done!
I am treating warm-season turfgrasses so the list I have to use is quite insufficient for your cooler climate turf. Here are some products to look up and do some research on. The State of N.Y. and its counties will have opposing restrictions on what you may purchase and use.

Manor or Blade (Metsulfuron)
Confront or Turflon
Triclopyr
Corsair

You will need to do some extensive reading of these chemical labels as to the use on your specific turfgrass species. The use of these chemicals may harm your turfgrass.
Usually violets require multiple applications of most chemicals to control effectively.
Weed-B-Gone is a good product for the small and actively growing tender broadleaf weeds like henbit, chickweed,etc. But these hard waxy coated flowering violets are harder to control..
Maybe someone in your location can lead you in the right direction on purchase, but maybe hiring someone with the experience will provide more control. I cannot tell you how to control these weeds in your state, all I can do is give you some different chemicals that we are suggested down south. You can do the research for your turfgrass selections, and then choose what is best..

Good Luck!
 
BASF's application for Drive was denied by the NYS DEC back on 08/01. In other words, quinclorac is prohibited here. Just be careful, use it carefully, and don't get caught!

I own a NYS DEC registered pesticide company, and would not break these laws... far too much at stake. As a home owner, you have to make that choice.... in the meantime, I still search for an approved herbicide that will work on wild violets.
 
Above quinclorac is fine , but some Ortho and Bayer weed and crabgrass control liquids now have quinclorac. Check it out at a larger garden store. Find one that has real clerks, not just 18 yr olds min wage, min training people.
http://www.scotts.com/smg/catalog/p...n=push&bodyId=product_general&proId=prod70146&itemId=cat50064&id=rootCategoryId
The quinclorac in those products are extremely low. You could buy the ortho weedbgone w crabgrass control and make repeated applications. I am not sure it work well though. If you decide to buy the drive(which is quinclorac) make sure you mix it properly and add MSO. Go easy with it, it is illegal if you are on LI, but i know plenty of homeowners who use it sparingly
 
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The quinclorac in those products are extremely low. You could buy the ortho weedbgone w crabgrass control and make repeated applications. I am not sure it work well though. If you decide to buy the drive(which is quinclorac) make sure you mix it properly and add MSO. Go easy with it, it is illegal if you are on LI, but i know plenty of homeowners who use it sparingly
What is MSO?
 
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I don’t get it…
Meth seed oil is some oil. If I add it to the formula it will float on the top ,even if I mix it ,oil will come back to the top and pump will spray solution without oil .So why add it?
 
Crop oils like MSO, methylated seed oil, are already combined with a detergent to keep the whole mess in solution or at least suspended. They help chemicals to penetrate the weed in question.
If you can't find MSO, use crop oil, a spreader-sticker, surfactant or some detergent.

Use the maximum rate allowed on the weed killer label--repeat every week until it is gone.

Violets have long underground runners. The important parts of the plant are underground. Dig em out if you have to.
 
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