Turf Gurus -Common Lespedeza Treatment

i used a combo of MSM and celcius last year. took two applications but it worked. search this site. Ronk has answered this question a ton of times

Seems early for that. I had bad patches last year. Pulled most of them up by hand. One patch will taper down to one root

Yes, at this time either the first one listed on the fact sheet, which is MSM Turf or Manor, or the 4th one listed which is Celsius. I do believe as stated ronk has mentioned combining those two together b/c in some areas lespedeza has shown some herbicide resistance but I’ve not personally found that to be case in my lawn.

Though the label on MSM Turf does say not to use at temps exceeding 85 F, in speaking to turf specialist more knowledgeable than me, it is safe to use into the low 90s but you must be careful not to overmix or overspray, and I’ve used it in the low 90s without issue. You may get yellowing of the surrounding lawn grass but it will recover. But I’ve also made the mistake in over spot spraying in high heat with MSM Turf and killed some surrounding centipede.

I have some lespedeza I noticed yesterday, when cutting grass, that I need to spray - I’ll use Celsius.

I sprayed image and it knocked it out quickly. Only problem, where it was i'm left with dead spots. What do i do about about that?

Grass is St. Augustine and centipede.

When appling these chemicals, do I have to worry about spraying under the drip line of shade trees? Any other cautions?

My yard is 1 acre and a pump sprayer doesn't sound like the best option.

I would start with celsius medium rate with a surfactant. Make two applications two weeks apart. It might seem like it did nothing and is taking forever but one day you’ll walk in the yard and you won’t see the weeds.

I would take EXTREME caution using msm. It is difficult to mix in small amounts and you can very easily smoke your yard if you aren’t experienced in application of herbicides.

If it’s not a ton it’s actually kinda fun and therapeutic to pull.