When I bought mine in March I got the last 18 oz bottle, and everything else was 1 gal. I prefer applying granular products as well but it comes at cost.

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Posted by ronk

Member since Jan 2015

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Posted on 9/13/21 at 2:51 pm to unclejhim

If you don't want to use Specticle because of the price then I would use simazine. I prefer simazine to barricade/dimension in the fall. I prefer barricade/dimension in the spring for its control of crabgrass.

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Posted by ELLSSUU

Member since Jan 2005

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Posted on 9/13/21 at 6:54 pm to ronk

Does raking the yard in fall/winter affect the protection gained from Pre-emergents?

I would like to lay some down but with all of these Pines I always need to take a few times in bathe fall.

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Posted by Man4others

Member since Aug 2017

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Posted on 9/13/21 at 7:08 pm to unclejhim

I use Lesco 0-0-7

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Posted by CrawDude

Baton Rouge

Member since Apr 2019

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Posted on 9/13/21 at 7:39 pm to ELLSSUU

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Does raking the yard in fall/winter affect the protection gained from Pre-emergents?

No. The herbicide is bound to the soil after it is watered in.

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Posted by OysterPoBoy

City of St. George

Member since Jul 2013

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Posted on 9/13/21 at 7:41 pm to ELLSSUU

My understanding of preemergents is that they go down in the soil and provide a chemical barrier to weeds. That is why they need to be watered in. Raking wouldn’t affect that unless you put it out on top of a bunch of pine needles then raked it all up before it went in the soil.

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Posted by ELLSSUU

Member since Jan 2005

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Posted on 9/14/21 at 7:05 am to OysterPoBoy

Thank you both. Will select an order today. Thinking Prodiamone.