Only thing that got rid of Japanese Stiltgrass
By Lowell on 07/28/2012
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I tried other selective herbicides, adding surfactant, but only Acclaim got rid of most of the Japanese Stiltgrass invading my lawn. Only drawback is its price!! After doing some research, it seems this product is about all that really works for lawns to control this specific weed.
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123 of 125 people found this review helpful
Japanese Stiltgrass is now under control.
By Rick on 08/27/2012
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Thanks to Acclaim! Roundup, which kills everything, was the only solution to rid Stiltgrass from my lawn. Two applications of Acclaim Extra Selective from a tank sprayer mixed with Adept surfactant are all that was needed
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71 of 75 people found this review helpful
Great product! Kills Japanese Stilt grass.
By Scott on 08/07/2014
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Acclaim killed all the Japanese Stilt grass that had invaded my lawn. Be patient though because it takes about 7-10 days to work. The leaves will begin to yellow after 5-7 days and then brown after 10-14 days. Definitely purchase the recommended Surfactant also. You will use less Acclaim and be able to treat your lawn much faster with better results. Acclaim also kills crab grass and seems to have thinned out some annual Bermuda grass that had invaded my lawn. Tip: I use a clear cough medicine measuring cup to measure out the recommended amount (.46oz=14ml) for my one gallon tank sprayer.
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66 of 66 people found this review helpful
Acclaim Extra works well to supress bermuda grass in fescue
By Charles on 06/25/2011
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This product works great to suppress Bermuda grass in my tall fescue lawn. I mix it with turflon ester, herbicide helper surfactant, and colorant. This is the third year of applications and I have seen quite a reduction in Bermuda grass, as well as immediate short term suppression after each application of which I make 3 or 4 during the growing season. DoMyOwnpestControl.com has the best price on this item I have found. I see a review that it did not work well in crabgrass and found the following information helpful for that issue. “For killing crabgrass well after it has germinated (e.g., Acclaim Extra), but they are effective only at killing young crabgrass plants. Because these young crabgrass plants are small, they are very difficult to detect in a lawn rendering post emergent herbicides far less useful than pre emergent herbicides for killing crabgrass (Beaulieu, 2011). Reference Beaulieu, D. (2011). How to Kill Crabgrass.
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41 of 46 people found this review helpful
Works Great
By Anonymous on 08/23/2013
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Just as described, it has worked against my crabgrass and a TON of Japanese Stiltgrass in my lawn. Both were treated late in the season so they were well established (which I knew wasn't optimal) but still worked really well. I used a handheld tank sprayer to apply. It should be noted that I didn't see ANYTHING for a week - then the weeds started turning colors.
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17 of 18 people found this review helpful
Acclaim Extra Selective
By Eileen on 09/28/2011
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This is GREAT stuff. Only thing I could fiind to kill crabgrass.....which is always a pain in the late turf growing season. This is the only place I could find this product sold in pints. It's spendy....but it works. Thanks
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14 of 15 people found this review helpful
Effectively kills stiltgrass
By Rs on 07/07/2015
Awesome. Surfactant and dye are highly recommend. This is expensive stuff so you want to SEE where you are laying it down as well as making sure it coats rather than bead off the leaves. the blue dye gives a nice but subtle contrast. As always, wear a mask that will handle the vapor and latex/rubber gloves. Kill this crap before it takes over the forest and woods of the US.
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Acclaim and Japanese stilt grass
By Peter on 08/08/2017
So far, so good. This stuff kills this nasty Japanese Stiltgrass that seems to multiply over night in my lawn. It has been just a bit over 2 weeks and I just did a second application to get what I missed or what sprouted since the initial spray. I did end up using the surfactant, and you should, otherwise this stuff will just run off. Dye might have helped me track areas. I did this in a hand sprayer on my lawn in SE PA. I recommend you read up on stiltgrass, and then the Acclaim label so you know what you are doing.
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12 of 12 people found this review helpful
Expensive but it works!
By Anonymous on 08/12/2013
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I've had a problem with Japanese Stilt Grass growing in my lawn and none of three popular lawn herbicides would touch it. After hearing about Acclaim and seeing on the label it's intended for this weed, I bought some to try. It does work, if applied properly (I also used a surfactant to make the solution "stick" better to the blades of the weed). Although the price is high compared to other products, it was worth it to me to get rid of most of this invasive weed species by using a backpack sprayer and targeting it in 4000 sq. ft. of lawn. Also, I was pleased with the speed of delivery of this and other products from "youdoit."
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11 of 11 people found this review helpful
Bermuda controlled
By William on 05/09/2018
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Like others here. I use Acclaim Extra with Turflon Ester to control Bermuda grass in our tall fescue lawn. You have to hit it right when the Bermuda first comes up for the season, usually around mid May here in NC. Then hit it again every 30 days. You also need to stay on it for 3 or 4 seasons. I made the mistake of declaring victory after the first season. It slowly came back.
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11 of 12 people found this review helpful
Kills Crabgrass in Zoysia
By Anonymous on 06/24/2013
Bermuda Killer!
By Daniel on 07/06/2018
Used a mix of Acclaim, triclopyr ester and surfactant on my zoysia lawn to try and kill some common and hybrid bermudagrass. First application turned the common bermudagrass brown. Effect on the hybrid bermudagrass was much less, but golf course testing suggests that 5 treatments one season, followed by 3 the next season will be required for full control. Seems to slow the growth of the zoysia a bit, but no ill effects. Expensive, but a little goes a long way and this seems to be the best product for my application.
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10 of 10 people found this review helpful
Give it time
By Martin on 08/20/2017
Acclaim works
By Anonymous on 09/02/2013
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Realy works - give it time!
By Dave on 09/04/2017
Acclaim
By Rattypiel on 10/12/2013
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Works Great on Crabgrass
By Rick on 08/23/2019
I applied this trying to control crabgrass and Japanese stiltgrass that was invading my yard. Everything I've purchased at Lowe's wouldn't kill either plant. I applied it with a 4 gallon pump sprayer as directed onto a dry yard with a surfactant and a blue dye to mark the area sprayed. This did a fantastic job in killing the crabgrass with a single application. I slightly over sprayed a few feet of my neighbors yard which was almost 100% crabgrass and it killed every bit of the crabgrass. It took about a week for the crabgrass to really look like it was going to die. The Japanese stiltgrass took two applications as the first application seemed like it only wounded it. I will purchase it again when I need more.
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4 of 6 people found this review helpful
Great product
By Gary on 09/18/2020
Works Great
By Doug on 08/28/2020
Got Stiltgrass
By Mike on 07/10/2020
Japanese stilt grass no more
By Debbie on 07/22/2022
The Poconos in Pennsylvania is overrun with the extremely invasive Japanese stilt grass. You don't want to use Round Up because that kills everything. I'm successfully using this combination of Acclaim, surfactant and dye to little by little eliminate the stilt grass without hurting any of my native plants. I'm so glad they developed something target specific.
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All it says it is
By Stephen on 09/19/2020
Great Site
By Davie on 09/11/2020
Kills Stilt Grass without Killing All the Good Stuff
By Deborah on 05/22/2020
I've been spraying invasive stilt grass in a forest for more than a year with Roundup and it kills not only the stilt grass but everything else. I stumbled upon this, which only kills grasses and not the woody plants. So far it looks like it is killing off only the bad stuff and I'm thrilled about that. I hated the destruction Roundup left. Bayer's customer support was really helpful too in determining that I could use it in my forest and how much to use.
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This stuff really works on Japanese Stiltgrass
By Gregg on 09/25/2020
I have tried many herbicides that I have had good luck with in the past on all types of weeds but nothing works like Acclaim Extra on Japanese Stiltgrass. One application at 8oz per 25 gallon tank sprayer across 1 acre and 2 weeks later the stuff in turning brown.
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used on stiltgrass and it works
By Jim on 10/11/2020
ACCLAIM is killing my Japanese Stiltgrass!
By Gonra on 07/28/2017
Japanese Stiltgrass
By Christian on 09/08/2023
Did a great job on killing off the Japanese Stiltgrass that was slowly taking over my yard the past few years. Wish I got ahead of it sooner. Mixed it with some dye and surfactant. It is slightly harder to mix up than something like 24D so I used an old 1 gallon liquid fertilizer bottle to pre shake it up.
Works extremely well
By Harvey on 09/02/2022
Lawn was more than half stiltgrass early August. It was everywhere. Very discouraged. Applied this product as directed, with surfactant and dye. Was careful to make sure I got off of them coated, applied on a windless day. Took about a week for them to show signs of stress, maybe 3 weeks for all of them to die. The dead stiltgrass left a very thick, woody growth behind which I was able to mostly rake out. Not sure this step was needed, but it was ugly, and everywhere. Over seeded last week in August, and now it's the first week of September and there is virtually no living stiltgrass in the lawn, and the new shoots are filling in. This product is very expensive, but I don't think there's an alternative other than pulling them all out manually. This is a crazy invasive. Didn't realize what it was until way too late. I think it's been in my lawn for years. Hopefully, a pre emergent next spring will keep the seed bank down.
Japanese Stiltgrass
By Christian on 08/25/2023
Used this to get rid of Japanese Stiltgrass. Hard to get many common weed killers in my state but more than happy with this product. Mixed in some dye and surfactant and shook it up very well. Reading the label it says you can even seed a a few cool season grasses right after spraying. Wish I tried getting rid of the Japanese stiltgrass before it spread as much as it did but here we are. Planning on a pre emergent in early spring.
