They are medicinal !!! Post them free to anyone willing to harvest and dig them up. They are great ground cover in moist areas of the yard where grass won't grow or flower beds
@@yourmamasaidso2745 yeah I was mowing a property I manage and a whole section of the yard was covered in violet flowers, it was very pretty I didn't have the heart to mow them down so I just left them there. They looked better than the patchy grass in the rest of the yard actually. If they're an invasion force we could do a lot worse, lol.
I enjoy your videos I find them informational and helpful. A normal spray treatment from your ride on followed by a low volume spray of quinclorac will give even better results.
I live in southern Kentucky which is predominately cool season turf and wild violets are a big problem around here. When it comes to treating violets I’ve always used Change up paired with Turflon ester, preferably while they are in bloom, which works fairly well but after watching this video I believe I’m going to implement some Drive XLR8 in place of the Change Up and see if we can have better success. Around here it’s all about controlling the grassy weeds and violets so these tips are very helpful.
Absolute best time to hit Violets is in Spring while they're flowering. Either way, takes multiple apps and even years to fully eradicate. I will say I smoke the majority of mine with heavy apps of Triplet/Trimec.
Thank you. I used Weed and Feed on wetted wild violets and it looked like it was working pretty good for about a week but then it came back just as strong if not stronger. I'll try your suggestion and give it a second spray after a week or so and see if that takes care of it. I think it got introduced to my property from some bagged top soil that I bought for my garden. That's where I first saw it. It took some years to spread but now it's all over and getting in my neighbors lawn too. I warn people about buying top soil that isn't somehow treated for weeds.
@@missylee5 A few days ago I tried a mixture or viniger, salt and dish soap. It seemed to be working but then those stuborn wild violets are coming back again from the same plant. I'm going to try another dose of that mixture. 1 gal viniger, 1 cup salt, 1 table spoon of dish soap. Grrrrr....
@@aartmark I've heard that works well as a general herbicide, but will also kill grass. I'll have to test it in my garden bed. So far the Hi-Yield Triclopyr Ester applications we put down seem to really be hurting them in our lawn (1.5 Tbs per gallon mixed with non ionic surfactant and blue dye). We also pulled a ton of them by hand this summer too which helped a lot but we spent many many days doing it. Now that it's fall they are putting out seed pods which is really scary, so we are back to pulling the big ones. The seed pods curl down and start growing back into the dirt to ensure they get placed right in the soil once the pods open. And I don't think pre-emergent works on them. I know the rhizome goes down a few inches deep like a carrot, and if you don't get it all I've seen them branch off and create a double plant! These things have so many ways of multiplying its just insane.
TZoneSE herbicide. Do it in fall and early spring for cold weather areas. I think it’s like 3.5oz per 1 gallon of water. Need to by a sprayer to mix it/spray it.
Awesome video, thank you. I have been trying to find a product that would kill the wild violet in my yard for a couple years. I’ve tried many products and none seemed to work, will give this a try. Thanks again.
Turflon ester with Change up has worked well for me in cool season lawns. Try to spray the violets when they are in bloom, that makes a huge difference. Then be very proactive with your seeding in the fall to generate new turf.
I feel like I've tried everything to kill these darn wild violets. 4 Speed XT was recommended and I thought would be promising with the reviews but it didn't touch the wild violet. The only thing that has damaged them is Triclopyr Ester at 1.5 Tbs/gallon with a nonionic surfactant at 1-2 Tbs/gallon. A few days after application they are wilting & curling. I did a second really heavy application in the bad areas 2 weeks later, but applying so heavily has also damaged the grass. It works best on smaller, younger plants. The big ones you're better to pull will a dandelion popper. The roots go down way further than you think, like a carrot, and if you don't get it all out I've noticed they will branch off at the root and come back bigger & stronger as a double plant. They are so successful because they spread via big hardy rhizomes, by seed, and they shoot their seed out to spread it more. I've never seen anything like them! I'll have to grab something with quinclorac and try that too. I'm seeing good results with the triclopyr though so far & hopeful after keeping on them next year they might be gone
I’m in SW Ohio and I have used T zone but 2-3 sprays 2-3 weeks apart works. Triclopyr at 0.25-0.5 with 1.1 ounce triplet works with repeat treatments every few weeks.
Thanks Jason, I've been waiting for you to do a video on wild violets. I'm in the northern suburbs of Cobb county in Atlanta. I've recently taken back my lawn and have been able to get rid of 99% of the weeds, but the wild violets have been super, super difficult. Its growing in the shaded area of the lawn that gets very little sun. I've sprayed it with everything and it kept coming back. I even sprayed it with roundup and it died, but came back. If you come across chamberbitter, you should try to do a video on it. It comes out later in the year, but is a big problem in my area and would help lots of people, thanks bro!!!
Ortho Poison Ivy or Brush Control both have 8% triclopyr which is a pretty safe herbicide that nukes wild violet and ground ivy. The violet will need a punch in the face every two weeks in the spring and might need three treatments, but it will die. The ground ivy will be carcass after the first treatment. That is what I use in my KBG.
I live in Cobb as well and the violets are thriving as well as chamberbitter. I've read fall is best time to treat violets and plan to apply 4Speed XT. Reviews say you have to apply twice after it's beginning to yellow. Tenacity helped kill off the crab/goose/dallas grass but I plan to hit the chamberbitter again with tenacity and hopefully the overseeding will choke most of these out next year. Good luck to you!
in fulton, have had good luck mixing 24d and quinclorac at recommended rate. I don't know which one is doing the majority of the work but it's got rid of most the wild violet while (mostly) not damaging the fescue. it definitely did stunt it a bit in the heavier sprayed areas but it bounced back.
These violets are the bane of my existence. I can usually get to the point you have but they always come back, and I’ve been told that the herbicide does little to the underlying bulb. Have you had longer term success than just the time period in this video? Thanks.
Hi Jason...cool season lawns, Michigan...mainly Blue grass, perennial rye and creeping fescues...here's my question...would you recommend T-zone for creeping charlie and or wild violet? we have many well known products up here...and have used Drive xl Solitaire...but just like flipping a switch, spring was early here by 3 weeks, then all the sudden we went back into the deep freeze during late April/early May with several nites falling back to hard frost conditions...not we have gone to near record heat as we approach the end of May...the products I mentioned above tend to burn the cool season turf when we apply under such contrasting weather conditions...have you used T-Zone and is it a good option for the situation I've described?
hey jason, can you make a video discussing taxes and legalities? I know it's not the most exciting topic but I'm looking into starting my own lawn care business pretty soon and trying to gather as much info as possible.
Msm (metasulfuronmethyl) is also really good on african wild violets. (Im also in north central alabama btw). Works well even in generic brands. Running it in your tank at 3/4 oz rate provides great control, especially when mixed with urea and just a typical nonionic surfactant. Ive also had sucess with this herbicide on 3rd stage crabgrass with this same mix. Being commited to a quinclorac tank mix to give new customers better results is very refreshing to see particularly in our industry and in this area. I personally have always thought that the two herbicides together with urea, iron, non-ionic and a 1lb rate of resolute(3 gallon rate) could be an option for february style results in our area. Just recently discovered and subscribed your channel. Its very good and informative.
Has the wild violet come back in the Fall or stayed dead with Quinclorac? I thought I killed them during the summer with MSMA, but it's coming back at the same spot with a vengeance now at the end of October. Thought I killed them last winter with glysophate but they came back in the Spring.
I don't think it was the quinclorac that killed it. He said he was using a product called Trip which is mainly Triclopyr. Triclopyr is what you want. It will decimate wild violet if applied correctly. Use Triclopyr with some Methylated Seed Oil (MSO) Surfactant if you don't want to waste time and money on other products.
Liked and subscribed after you said you got fired by a previous customer. I appreciate honesty and transparency, hard to find these days on the tube. I also have a violet problem on a new lawn reno, looking at tenacity since it has been only a few weeks of new growth. I would use the bottle of Triclopyr ester but i heard it might be too much for new grass too.
I don't think it was the quinclorac that killed it. You said you were using a product in the mix called Trip which is mainly Triclopyr. Triclopyr is what you want. It will decimate wild violet if applied correctly. Use Triclopyr with some Methylated Seed Oil (MSO) Surfactant if you don't want to waste time and money on other products.
Thanks Jason. I'm new to giving a crap about my lawn and found this very helpful. Wild violet is my number 1 problem weed.
They are medicinal !!! Post them free to anyone willing to harvest and dig them up. They are great ground cover in moist areas of the yard where grass won't grow or flower beds
@@yourmamasaidso2745 oh hell no, these things spread like black death.
@@yourmamasaidso2745 yeah I was mowing a property I manage and a whole section of the yard was covered in violet flowers, it was very pretty I didn't have the heart to mow them down so I just left them there. They looked better than the patchy grass in the rest of the yard actually. If they're an invasion force we could do a lot worse, lol.
Up in Maryland we target wild violets in the fall season, seems to have better control then. We use quin and battleship.
I enjoy your videos I find them informational and helpful. A normal spray treatment from your ride on followed by a low volume spray of quinclorac will give even better results.
I live in southern Kentucky which is predominately cool season turf and wild violets are a big problem around here. When it comes to treating violets I’ve always used Change up paired with Turflon ester, preferably while they are in bloom, which works fairly well but after watching this video I believe I’m going to implement some Drive XLR8 in place of the Change Up and see if we can have better success. Around here it’s all about controlling the grassy weeds and violets so these tips are very helpful.
You are an awesome young man with humor while educating us on this wild Violet invasion. Thank you!!
Absolute best time to hit Violets is in Spring while they're flowering. Either way, takes multiple apps and even years to fully eradicate. I will say I smoke the majority of mine with heavy apps of Triplet/Trimec.
Thanks so much. I'm struggling with violets right now and you gave me a scientific evaluation of your hypothesis. I'm giving it a try!
How did it do?
Thank you. I used Weed and Feed on wetted wild violets and it looked like it was working pretty good for about a week but then it came back just as strong if not stronger. I'll try your suggestion and give it a second spray after a week or so and see if that takes care of it. I think it got introduced to my property from some
bagged top soil that I bought for my garden. That's where I first saw it. It took some years to spread but now it's all over and getting in my neighbors lawn too.
I warn people about buying top soil that isn't somehow treated for weeds.
Same results here with weed & feed. It seemed to make all the weeds grow stronger
@@missylee5 A few days ago I tried a mixture or viniger, salt and dish soap.
It seemed to be working but then those stuborn wild violets are coming back again from the same plant. I'm going to try another dose of that mixture. 1 gal viniger, 1 cup salt, 1 table spoon of dish soap.
Grrrrr....
@@aartmark I've heard that works well as a general herbicide, but will also kill grass. I'll have to test it in my garden bed. So far the Hi-Yield Triclopyr Ester applications we put down seem to really be hurting them in our lawn (1.5 Tbs per gallon mixed with non ionic surfactant and blue dye). We also pulled a ton of them by hand this summer too which helped a lot but we spent many many days doing it. Now that it's fall they are putting out seed pods which is really scary, so we are back to pulling the big ones. The seed pods curl down and start growing back into the dirt to ensure they get placed right in the soil once the pods open. And I don't think pre-emergent works on them. I know the rhizome goes down a few inches deep like a carrot, and if you don't get it all I've seen them branch off and create a double plant! These things have so many ways of multiplying its just insane.
Looks like the wild violet is crispy. Thanks for info!
TZoneSE herbicide. Do it in fall and early spring for cold weather areas. I think it’s like 3.5oz per 1 gallon of water. Need to by a sprayer to mix it/spray it.
1.5 ounce /gallon/1000 sq ft
Awesome video, thank you. I have been trying to find a product that would kill the wild violet in my yard for a couple years. I’ve tried many products and none seemed to work, will give this a try. Thanks again.
Did you have any luck?
Turflon ester with Change up has worked well for me in cool season lawns. Try to spray the violets when they are in bloom, that makes a huge difference. Then be very proactive with your seeding in the fall to generate new turf.
Thank you.question once the weed dies is it safe to rake and apply new seeding?
I feel like I've tried everything to kill these darn wild violets. 4 Speed XT was recommended and I thought would be promising with the reviews but it didn't touch the wild violet. The only thing that has damaged them is Triclopyr Ester at 1.5 Tbs/gallon with a nonionic surfactant at 1-2 Tbs/gallon. A few days after application they are wilting & curling. I did a second really heavy application in the bad areas 2 weeks later, but applying so heavily has also damaged the grass. It works best on smaller, younger plants. The big ones you're better to pull will a dandelion popper. The roots go down way further than you think, like a carrot, and if you don't get it all out I've noticed they will branch off at the root and come back bigger & stronger as a double plant. They are so successful because they spread via big hardy rhizomes, by seed, and they shoot their seed out to spread it more. I've never seen anything like them! I'll have to grab something with quinclorac and try that too. I'm seeing good results with the triclopyr though so far & hopeful after keeping on them next year they might be gone
I’m in SW Ohio and I have used T zone but 2-3 sprays 2-3 weeks apart works. Triclopyr at 0.25-0.5 with 1.1 ounce triplet works with repeat treatments every few weeks.
Thanks Jason, I've been waiting for you to do a video on wild violets. I'm in the northern suburbs of Cobb county in Atlanta. I've recently taken back my lawn and have been able to get rid of 99% of the weeds, but the wild violets have been super, super difficult. Its growing in the shaded area of the lawn that gets very little sun. I've sprayed it with everything and it kept coming back. I even sprayed it with roundup and it died, but came back. If you come across chamberbitter, you should try to do a video on it. It comes out later in the year, but is a big problem in my area and would help lots of people, thanks bro!!!
Ortho Poison Ivy or Brush Control both have 8% triclopyr which is a pretty safe herbicide that nukes wild violet and ground ivy. The violet will need a punch in the face every two weeks in the spring and might need three treatments, but it will die. The ground ivy will be carcass after the first treatment. That is what I use in my KBG.
I live in Cobb as well and the violets are thriving as well as chamberbitter. I've read fall is best time to treat violets and plan to apply 4Speed XT. Reviews say you have to apply twice after it's beginning to yellow. Tenacity helped kill off the crab/goose/dallas grass but I plan to hit the chamberbitter again with tenacity and hopefully the overseeding will choke most of these out next year. Good luck to you!
@@bradcothren5494seems like everyone in this thread if from Cobb county
in fulton, have had good luck mixing 24d and quinclorac at recommended rate. I don't know which one is doing the majority of the work but it's got rid of most the wild violet while (mostly) not damaging the fescue. it definitely did stunt it a bit in the heavier sprayed areas but it bounced back.
I have been wondering about this for decades. Thanks for the info.
MSM @ .35 oz/ acre - 20 oz Speedzone / oz per acre
Works for me in NW Florida.
I've heard SpeedZone works well
@@lawncarelife takes it down fast- and MSM takes out any of the biggest, baddest dudes.
These violets are the bane of my existence. I can usually get to the point you have but they always come back, and I’ve been told that the herbicide does little to the underlying bulb. Have you had longer term success than just the time period in this video? Thanks.
For me, they are similar to nutsedge in that they are hard to totally eradicate. So it's a constant 'control' approach.
Does q-ball kill plants if this was used in gardens vs lawn
Did the dead wild violet come back after a while or next season?
You should try sure power, best summer broadleaf I've ever used. Ive sprayed on Bermuda without damage, although you'd want to be careful.
Thank you for this video!! I've been wondering what this doggone plant is that's trying to take over my tree circle garden!
Would QBall harm my fescue grass?
Good for you wearing ppe, i see some of these guys soak themselves in these chemicals which is insane. It'll usually catch up with you later in life.
How does this method work on a centipede lawn? I am in southeast Alabama.
did you mow the treated side or not? if you mow will the treatment still work? or is it all in the leaf? thanks for the video too
Hi Jason...cool season lawns, Michigan...mainly Blue grass, perennial rye and creeping fescues...here's my question...would you recommend T-zone for creeping charlie and or wild violet? we have many well known products up here...and have used Drive xl Solitaire...but just like flipping a switch, spring was early here by 3 weeks, then all the sudden we went back into the deep freeze during late April/early May with several nites falling back to hard frost conditions...not we have gone to near record heat as we approach the end of May...the products I mentioned above tend to burn the cool season turf when we apply under such contrasting weather conditions...have you used T-Zone and is it a good option for the situation I've described?
I’m in Michigan too. What did you decide?
Turflon ester I use for cold season
Thanks for this, very informative! You earned my sub with this video!
Thank you
hey jason, can you make a video discussing taxes and legalities? I know it's not the most exciting topic but I'm looking into starting my own lawn care business pretty soon and trying to gather as much info as possible.
My spring round 2 mix is 56oz three way. 1/2oz msm turf acre and it knocks it out always
What 3 way do you use?
Using a MSO is key with Quinclorac.
Does that make it a bit hotter on them ? Does it burn the Bermuda up as well?
How do you get rid of dollar weed?
Msm (metasulfuronmethyl) is also really good on african wild violets. (Im also in north central alabama btw). Works well even in generic brands. Running it in your tank at 3/4 oz rate provides great control, especially when mixed with urea and just a typical nonionic surfactant. Ive also had sucess with this herbicide on 3rd stage crabgrass with this same mix.
Being commited to a quinclorac tank mix to give new customers better results is very refreshing to see particularly in our industry and in this area. I personally have always thought that the two herbicides together with urea, iron, non-ionic and a 1lb rate of resolute(3 gallon rate) could be an option for february style results in our area.
Just recently discovered and subscribed your channel. Its very good and informative.
Has the wild violet come back in the Fall or stayed dead with Quinclorac? I thought I killed them during the summer with MSMA, but it's coming back at the same spot with a vengeance now at the end of October. Thought I killed them last winter with glysophate but they came back in the Spring.
I don't think it was the quinclorac that killed it. He said he was using a product called Trip which is mainly Triclopyr. Triclopyr is what you want. It will decimate wild violet if applied correctly. Use Triclopyr with some Methylated Seed Oil (MSO) Surfactant if you don't want to waste time and money on other products.
Thanks for the info! They have invaded my garden beds and round up does not work ! New ammo!
They are tough to kill
Liked and subscribed after you said you got fired by a previous customer. I appreciate honesty and transparency, hard to find these days on the tube. I also have a violet problem on a new lawn reno, looking at tenacity since it has been only a few weeks of new growth. I would use the bottle of Triclopyr ester but i heard it might be too much for new grass too.
Are you adding MSO to your mix?
No
@@lawncarelife have you tried MSO ? Many say it helps the synergy of the mix.
Thank you Jason! Very helpful! 👍
I don't think it was the quinclorac that killed it. You said you were using a product in the mix called Trip which is mainly Triclopyr. Triclopyr is what you want. It will decimate wild violet if applied correctly. Use Triclopyr with some Methylated Seed Oil (MSO) Surfactant if you don't want to waste time and money on other products.
Anyone know how to kill Alyce clover in zoysia ?
How about Wild Violet in Centipede lawns? Centipede will not tolerate Quinclorac.
needle nose pliers
I love the violets in my lawn, dandelions too- so do the bees:)
Mines didn't died, it's spreading farther in my lawn. 😤