Weed killer
By Joel on 05/12/2017
Drive XLR8
By Arlie on 05/30/2017
Has yet to work for me. I had a BAD crabgrass outbreak.
By Stanley on 07/13/2017
In a matter of a week my entire back yard was taken over. I ordered XLR8 thinking it would cure my problem. I only have a gallon sprayer but that just happen to be about the amount I spray while walking 1000 square feet (or so I thought). I mixed the 1.45 ounces as directed with the seed oil and walked my yard spraying 6 days ago. The crabgrass has tuned a ever so slight yellow, but is still mostly green. I used an areal sf calculator app to break down my lawn into 1000 foot section rectangles and it turns out I needed to mix my gallon tank at least 6 times. I only mixed it 3 times originally. So tomorrow I will give it another try and amend my rating.
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not sure
By Robert on 07/20/2018
Temp fix
By Rome on 08/24/2018
drive xlr8
By Kevin on 10/07/2018
Drive XLR8
By Paul on 03/15/2019
Drive XLR8
By Kirk on 08/02/2019
I used the entire container in 30 gallons of water with the correct amount of surfacant and I only got marginal results. Probably 50% kill rate Disappointing t say the least ,now what's left is going to seed so I guess I will try something different next year.
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Great for crabgrass
By Sierra on 09/03/2019
First time trying
By Andrew on 09/10/2019
I got tired of seeing crabgrass multiply over my newly replaced marathon sod so I decided to try something new. I did not see any improvement using off the shelf spray herbicide so I did some reading and came across Drive XLR. Not knowing the success rate and going off the reviews from this website, I decided to give it a try Labor Day. I followed the instructions down to a T (measure the lawn coverage, test out the amount of water spray and mixed with the XLR). Did not water or mow the lawn next two days per instruction. Day 3 I started to notice the disorientation in color where the crabgrass laid within my lawn. My guess is the herbicide is working as it should. I will wait within a week before spraying Sedgehammer to rid of the nutsedge growing. XLR has proven to work on my lawn without damaging other nursery plants.
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Doesn't work well for all weeds listed
By Scott on 04/03/2020
30 years experience with bermuda grass and successful and health lawns. Bought it to control clover that 24d based product would control. The application rate listed didn't do anything to the clover. Upped the rate and it provided marginal control but also turned the bermuda yellow for a period of time and the clover eventually came back. This has ZERO effect on dollarweed. If you have dollar weed and crabgrass would recommend MSMA. Will bite the bullet and buy some more MSMA. Works better on a number of grassy weeds too.
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Not impressed
By Brad on 07/24/2020
Not worth the price
By Jeff on 09/08/2020
Hasnt worked for me
By Jordan on 09/22/2020
It will kill stuff, it hasn't killed any of the stuff I wanted. So I bought this last year used it, made sure to use the exact mixture ratio. It seemed to burn the tips of the leaves of my crabgrass, but that was it. So this year I thought I would give it a another shot, I was getting a nice crop of cloves and crabgrass. I mixed it a little bit higher of a dosage this time. It killed all my grass, but didn't kill the weeds Lololol. I am not mad it killed my grass as I didnt follow the instructions, but it has still yet to kill any weeds. And this was quite expensive, I hope everyone has better luck than me.
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Excellent for weeds
By Mrs. on 10/27/2020
This was the only product that killed all of the weeds which had taken over our yard. It does leave yellow spots as it states, but that's fine. Till your lawn or add more dirt and seed and all will be fine. All of the weeds were dead with two days at the latest.
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Works well
By Mark on 07/30/2021
I have not used any of this shipment, however, I did use it earlier this season. I have had a chronic issue with crabgrass for years. I have sprayed for it twice this year. I did not get pre-emergence down this year. I have virtually no crabgrass this year so far.
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Finally, Something that really works!
By Jim on 09/10/2021
After spending a lot of time and money on other products from local home improvement stores and having very poor results, it was really great to finally find something that works as advertised. Drive XLR8 really did the job on our stubborn crabgrass, even late in the season when it is hard to kill. I sprayed it on per the instructions and by about 4 days later, the crabgrass was as dead as dead can be. Great product, I highly recommend it. Make sure you also buy the recommended additive to make it 'wet' the crabgrass and allow the poison to work effectively.
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Crabgrass Killer
By Mark on 09/15/2021
Does the job. 3-5 days weeds showed signs of dying. My cool season turf unharmed. The only drawback is, weeks later treated crabgrass shows brown patches in lawn. Will definitely need to treat with pre emergent next Spring. Plan on aeration over-seeding to thicken lawn.
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XLR8
By Anthony on 09/17/2021
XLR8 Herbicide kit
By Lee on 09/17/2021
This kit worked exactly as advertised. Crabgrass was killing my lawn, and no matter what I used, the crabgrass kept growing. Then I called DoMyOwn and spoke to an agent. She told me just how good this was on post-emergent crabgrass. I followed the instructions and within 24 to 30 hours, I saw results. The crabgrass was turning yellow and eventually brown. It was dead. The more important thing was that it did not kill the grass, which is coming back. I used a 2-gallon pump sprayer which made it very easy to apply. Also, the blue indicator dye lets you see where you are spraying so that you don't over-lap (please wear rubber gloves when mixing in the blue dye. It can take a while to wash it off your hands, I know.) I have recommended this product to some family, friends, and neighbors who are having the same problem. This is a great product!
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Works Great
By Dave on 10/01/2021
Drive
By Ted on 08/09/2022
Have sprayed crabgrass three times still not dead has barley turnd colors 2 weeks later still the same
Expert response:
We apologize you did not achieve the intended results. Drive works best on young newly emerged weeds, more mature weeds may require repeat application, it can also take up to 6 weeks to completely kill weeds. Drive also requires the use of an MSO surfactant for best results. We would welcome the opportunity to troubleshoot the application to help get you the results you need. Please contact us at your earliest convenience!
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Good job
By William on 08/19/2022
Mostly effective
By Mike on 09/02/2022
This has easily been the worst year for crabgrass growth since 1987 here and I was hoping to kill all the unwanted grassy weeds and the clover in the yard as the information indicated would occur with application. The weeds are mostly dead after TWO applications three weeks apart and much of the clover is killed. There is still enough of both left in the yard (or at least partly alive) that I am disappointed. I might use this product again but I would look for something else before doing so. The death progression takes a long time - I would prefer a much faster acting herbicide.
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Doesn't work
By Andie on 09/05/2022
Seems to work
By Marcia on 10/11/2022
I've use this product twice in the last month and it seems to be working on the weeds, crabgrass and other weird grasses in my lawn. I also purchased a surfactant to help the herbicide stick. I will continue using this next spring when it warms up.
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Seems to do the Trick
By Ric on 11/08/2022
I used this once with the dye, and that really does make it much easier to see what's been sprayed already. A few days later the crabgrasses started yellowing, then dying after a couple of weeks. I expect another spraying will be required in the spring time.
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Use minimum mix rate
By Brandon on 11/14/2022
Immediately fried my crabgrass along with a few other miscellaneous weeds with one application in July. Slightly, and I mean Slightly, discolored the bermudagrass which bounced back in a week. Don't apply in super hot weather unless you're watering regularly or you will fry your bermuda. Best crabgrass killer on the market in my opinion. Good luck!!
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Great to get rid of crab grass
By James on 03/03/2023
Crabgrass
By Steve on 04/29/2023
