Dow AgroSciences Scythe Herbicide - 2.5 Gallon

Product did a great job getting ride of weeds

Does not kill the plant. They come right back. They look dead but soon they start to sprout new blades. Expensive.

The main thing buyers need to know is weed control is not a one-and-done deal with this product. It is a process. Some weeds it will kill with one or two treatments. The tough weeds keep coming back, albeit diminished. I buy a container every year and start using it in the spring, and it does a good job of controlling weeds. The ones that come back are smaller, don't go to seed so prolifically (except dandelions), and are easier to pull should you choose to do that. After a season of using this, there are fewer, smaller weeds, and I'm hoping way fewer seeds to sprout the next spring. We employ spraying Scythe, occasional weeding and mowing to keep weeds in check. Better than toxic chemicals.

My church board was not happy with our use of Round Up on our Church property because of the medical issue with it, so I was looking for an alternate. In my search I came across a local school district staff loading up the school pickup with supplies, so I asked him. He indicated that they had switched to Scythe Herbicide on all their school properties including the lower grades schools. But no one locally carried it. So found it available on Amazon so ordered it. We are happy with it, as is our Church Board!

I had nostoc on a gravel driveway and tried everything to get rid of it, to include gasoline and burning it. This stuff may be dangerous and expensive but it works.

This herbicide does a decent job, and a jug does go a long way. I mix 1 cup per gallon to treat weeds in my driveway when it is too dry to use a propane torch. Much like the propane, this product does not kill established weeds in one pass. It will burn down all the foliage that you spray, and after several passes, most things perish. If you can get weeds in the seedling phase, this stuff kills them very well. The biggest drawback is the price, but this is still a cheaper option than all the other types of organic herbicide I have tried (Herbicidal soap, orange oil) I have not compared it to acetic acid, which I hear does work well too.

It’s a great herbicide for use on English ivy

This product is concentrated pelargonic acid. It is a "burn" chemical; it browns and withers plant tissue. It will likely *not* kill weeds and other vegetation down to the roots. To do that, you need to mix this product with something like glyphosate. The original Round-up formula before they changed it for litigation reasons was 2% glyphosate and 2% pelargonic acid. The glyphosate kills down to the roots but can take 2-3 weeks to work. The pelargonic acid will therefore act as a "marker", taking effect within a day or so which will let you know that the weed has already been sprayed. (Remember that glyphosate is a carcinogen; wear gloves and a face mask/filter, and wash your hands after handling it.)