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Dollar weed .... how to kill it?

Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:33 am
Posted by tigamike
Member since Jun 2005
5122 posts
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:33 am
I’ve sprayed twice with mix of altrazain and ferti-lome weed free zone and done an application of granular weed and feed. This stuff still is hanging around.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
13711 posts
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:44 am to
Dude my dollarweed will not die either. It'll disappear after a treatment and comes back meaner than ever. I've almost given up.

The only lawn weed I haven't been able to get rid of completely. I think it's because my neighbor has a goat ranch looking front yard and it contaminates my property.
Posted by ronk
Member since Jan 2015
6231 posts
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:50 am to
MSM or Celsius but you have to use a surfactant otherwise it won't work.
Posted by CrawDude
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
5285 posts
Posted on 5/11/21 at 8:52 am to
Try MSM Turf (metsulfuron methyl), 1/8 teaspoon (0.5 grams) per gallon of water with 2 teaspoons of spreader/sticker (surfactant). About $25 for a 2 oz bottle and that bottle should last 3 or 4 years. Give a few weeks to work, with follow up sprays as needed.

I have a little dollarweed in low spots but I don’t have an issue keeping it controlled/in check with MSM.
This post was edited on 5/11/21 at 3:27 pm
Posted by SlidellCajun
Slidell la
Member since May 2019
10506 posts
Posted on 5/11/21 at 9:01 am to
My yard has Bitcoin weed and that shite grows super fast
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20455 posts
Posted on 5/11/21 at 9:11 am to
Go to Site One and get one jar of Celsius and a gallon of the surfactant. Mix one teaspoon of the Celsius to a gallon of water, and add 1 oz of the surfactant. Shake it up, and absolutely douse the dollarweed. Check on it in about 3-4 weeks, repeat. It should be turning yellow by that point. Make sure we don't have any rain within 3 or so days after you treat it. You may have to hit it another 2-3 times to get it.

That's what worked for me. Expect to have some bare spots in your yard where the dollarweed once was. You could just go buy some seed and some topsoil and get the grass to catch there, or just fertilize it.
Posted by Glock17
Member since Oct 2007
22413 posts
Posted on 5/11/21 at 9:46 am to
I hit some spots in my yard about 2 weeks ago with MSM and it's finally starting to yellow. I'll probably hit them again soon.
Posted by sosaysmorvant
River Parishes, LA
Member since Feb 2008
1317 posts
Posted on 5/11/21 at 10:08 am to
The MSM works well, but be patient. You won't see results for over a week.
Posted by DVinBR
Member since Jan 2013
13044 posts
Posted on 5/11/21 at 1:21 pm to
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This post was edited on 5/11/21 at 1:22 pm
Posted by Cracker
in a box
Member since Nov 2009
17764 posts
Posted on 5/11/21 at 2:49 pm to
Battleship 2
Posted by TheBoo
South to Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
4544 posts
Posted on 5/11/21 at 4:38 pm to
24d
Posted by damnstrongfan
St. George, Louisiana
Member since Dec 2009
2089 posts
Posted on 4/17/24 at 3:59 pm to
Thanks for all of the input. Love this board.
Posted by bkhrph
Lake Charles
Member since May 2022
173 posts
Posted on 4/17/24 at 4:38 pm to
Penoxsulam herbicide. A Ferti-lome granular product called “Dollarweed killer” at local nurseries.
It’s also in Bio-Advanced weed and feed granules at Lowe’s. If you want to fertilize your grass at the same time.
All okay with St. Augustine grass
Posted by Adam4848
LA
Member since Apr 2006
19015 posts
Posted on 4/17/24 at 4:47 pm to
I was about to post a thread. I sprayed atrazine+fertilome in February and it seemed to knock out most.

I sprayed some MSM last week and it hasn't even touched it.
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