Fusilade II for Wire grass

[thatguy]

Our fescue/Ky31 yard is being over taken by wire grass (some say its a bermuda variety, some say its not)..

I found some stuff online mentioning Fusilade II as a good killer for wire grass but wont kill the fescue.. its seems that Fusilade II should be mixed with like 4 to 8 DROPS per gallon of water.. its expensive at $70ish/quart but that would cover about 900 acres i read on a some forum online (i didnt do the math again)

Anyone tried this and how did it work?

More research also came up that Ortho Weed-B-Gone is the same chemical - but will kill all grasses at the mixture rate on the label.. How would one go about trying to figure out how to water down the Weed-B-Gone to only kill the wiregrass..

thanks

brian

 

[sld]

I am in the same boat and have recently tried Turflon Ester. It supposed to be as good as Fusilade but easier on the fescue. Time will tell.

 

[thatguy]

I am in the same boat and have recently tried Turflon Ester. It supposed to be as good as Fusilade but easier on the fescue. Time will tell.

I looked at Lowes/Home Depot yesterday and they 'weed-b-gone' is now 'weed-b-gone max' and is a different chemical than the Fusilade II

BUT Ortho does make a bermuda grass killer/controller - BUT it comes in the containers is made so you can only spray it using a garden hose.. I reckon if you can figure out how much the container is mixing you could use a garden sprayer..

Im shocked that this hasnt generated more comments.. I thought everyone in the VA/NC has a wiregrass issue. LOL

Brian