Get Rid of Creeping Charlie For Good!  

I had Creeping Charlie in my back yard for years and had tried several different herbicides to get rid of it without success until I found this Triclopyr Ester. It does take 3-4 weeks to see results. The Creeping Charlie did come back the next year but to a much lesser extent so I applied the Triclopyr (pronounced TRI - klo - peer) Ester again with better results this time and now my back yard is Creeping Charlie free. THIS STUFF WORKS ON CREEPING CHARLIE. My neighbors on both sides still have Creeping Charlie in their yards and I have offered to help them with it, but they declined so every now and then when the Creeping Charlie gets close to my property I will "accidentally" get a little dose in to their yards. Also, I DO use a surfactant with this herbicide with very good results.

I tried this stuff and this guy's got it figured out, it works, no bullshit, I was impressed

I've been using triclopyr on my yard for several years but primarily to get rid of clover that keeps coming back. This product also takes care of dandelions and every other weed that invades the lawn. Triclopyr is actually formulated for killing brush and it does a good job of it so be careful around shrubs and other desirable plants.

Great video! So helpful and easy to understand for someone like me that is not a lawn professional. Thanks!

Creeping Charlie and Wild Violets have been taking over my lawn for about 4 years and I have been unable to find anything that will get rid of them....until now. I just happened upon this video while checking to see what Ryan Knorr was up to lately and thought I'd check it out. Can't thank you enough. Triclopyr worked great! I could see it was working within 24 to 48 hours and after exactly 2 weeks any weed it touched was dead even the Wild Violet. Great stuff.

Thanks for the video. Looks like it works for wild violet also.

The results were great, that book from Purdue would be super helpful. Great video Justin!

Thanks for the great video! I got all the information I needed. Much appreciated.

Thank you for posting this helpful video

I need that Purdue Turf manual, thanks for sharing this.

Creeping Charlie is so invasive, this herbicide is good stuff. Great video

Great video! I have used this stuff in the past and it is legit.

At last!! I tried your "recipe" and I am finally getting rid of creeping charlie!!! I have been inundated with these irritating weeds for sooo long - it is wonderful that I found something that works. TYVM!!

Definitely going to try this stuff! My front yard is mostly Creeping Charlie and crabgrass. Been pulling both out for years.

Thanks for the advice!

We have a lot of this in our side yard, I need to give this a try.

It looks like it worked well. That Purdue book is pretty cool!

Great video, I need to give this a try. I have quite the case of creeping charlie in my back yard

Hi-yield is sold at True Value stores. I have it in a sunny area. I didn't get it until I started a lawn service. Must have picked it up from a customer. Using a good quality fertilizer will knock it out sometimes. 🐀🐾

Great information, well done video

I can confirm this works wonders on creeping charlie - I had great results with it!

Great information - thanks for posting this. I need to give this product a shot

Great information!

Thats funny Justin. I always write the application rates on the bottle as well. Some of these products have multiple accordion style pages that I would rather not read every time, so I write the rate on the bottle. Saves me time! Thanks brother!

Good stuff Justin. Triclopyr works great on creeping Charlie👍. We had it in our backyard when we moved in and it helped a lot.

I have creeping Charlie growing everywhere in my yard it grows into the ground cover of myrtle and pachsandra , flowers , everywhere . I will deffinetly try this

Justin, I just sprayed the Hi-Yield (35261) Triclopyr Ester (8oz) stuff I can't pronounce so I call it Ester. Thanks for posting this video. The Purdue book is on it's way.

Thank you for posting this video on dealing with Creeping Charlie aka ground ivy. I was losing my wits on dealing with an infestation in my lawn. Followed your lead and I picked up Triclopyr concentrate and sprayed it (3/4 oz. / gallon water) today. Looking forward to the results.Thanks!

Your The Man! It works 👍

Thanks for the information!

Good lookin, have to give it a try!

I'm going to try this in the spring. I dethatched and overseeded this past fall. So much Charlie vines that I had to clean my dethatcher attachment after every row.

Thank you!

Great video!

Thank you for this video. It really helped taking care of the creepy charlie in my backyard

Thanks for the information

Gonna have to try it. I've never seen the stuff around here before, but all of a sudden my yard is overrun with the stuff. Round Up didn't phase it, so I'll give the Triclopyr a shot!

Great presentation, im sure a bunch of homeowners are going to want that book too! 😃

My neighbors entire backyard is creeping Charlie which invaded my yard thru fence line. Used roundup and killed everything by fence but now finding it thru lawn. Will try this

I love my lawn, I love that mixed w/ the grass is a nice mix of narrow leaf plantain, violets, dandelion, clover,creeping Charlie & many other medicinal. & edible"weeds". Plus the bunnies eat them & leave my veggies alone!😅

Suggest each time you do a video, where applicable, show us the weed you are talking about. Save me a lot of heartache as I live abroad and different places call the same thing by different names. Great video. Thank you

Thank you

Found your video by chance today. We live in a clearing in the middle of the woods and since we’ve gotten so much rain and warm weather this year, it has went from creeping to crazy in no time! However, if it weren’t for weeds and moss, we probably wouldn’t have any green in our yard at all. 😂 gonna go get some of this today and see what we end up with! Funny thing is, my son loves creeping Charlie in his yard. 😮

It's a nice shade of green. I'm keeping the ground ivy.

I found creeping Charlie in my backyard a few times but he was finally caught and arrested.

I just purchased some, I hope I finally get rid of this junk in my lawn. Well done video.

Great video, I can confirm this stuff works on creeping charlie. I had it bad in my yard and this took care of it all. It took me 3 applications, but it is gone now. I would highly recommend it!

I used to have a lot of Creeping Charlie (CC) in my back yard (shadier than the front yard, and also it comes across from the back yard neighbor's yard which seems to be MOSTLY Creeping Charlie. I essentially got rid of it using the Weed-B-Gone product (the version that says it works on Creeping Charlie). I followed the application instructions provided by the manufacturer's phone support folks. Their advice: - If their product is applied in Spring or during the Summer, it will have little effect on the CC. - The time to apply it is in the Fall, when many other plants seem to be dying off or going dormant for the Winter, but while the grass is still green and growing a bit. At this time, the CC is most active in absorbing nutrients from everywhere it can in order to store the energy in the roots for the Winter. Under these conditions, the CC will be most likely to absorb the sprayed product that gets on its leaves. - One application will not result in enough stored product to kill the CC. One application per week for three weeks is what I did. - It will seem to have no effect on the CC that season, because the product is not directly and instantly toxic to the plant. But the goal again is to get the CC to store a lot of it in the roots. - During the Winter and next Spring when the CC is trying to come out of its dormant state, it is finally affected by the product stored in its roots, and it can't grow and dies. Following these instructions, the next season when the grass is starting to grow again, it becomes apparent that no CC can be found anywhere on my yard. It stays gone for the next couple of years, but finally starts to creep back into my yard from the neighbor's yard, so I repeat the treatment. *********** BUT, I learned a different way to kill CC even quicker and 'deader' than with the Weed-B-Gone or other selective herbicide products....Round-Up, carefully applied. Here is what I did when treating my parent's lawn, which was getting patches of CC that migrated into their yard in some 'infected' sod they had put down: - A small container with Round-Up in it. This is a shallow, wide dish that is not likely to tip over. I used a small condiment dish about 5" diameter and perhaps 3/4" tall. - That dish rests on folded paper towel on a plastic Tupperware bowl lid (one about 12" in diameter), or similar non-absorbing wide surface that won't be affected by the Round-Up. - If a little product spills from the bowl, it gets absorbed and contained by the paper towel, and is prevented from getting on the lawn by the plastic layer. Wide bowl and wide plastic layer underneath discourages accidental spilling. - I wear rubber kitchen gloves, with a normal brown "Jersey" work glove over the rubber glove on my primary hand (the one I write with). - I take my apparatus to each patch of CC on the lawn, and set it down next to the patch. - I get the gloved thumb and forefinger wet with the product by dipping into the bowl (like using a finger bowl). - I grab a CC leaf between those two Round-up moistened gloved fingers, then quickly briefly grab other randomly selected leaves in the same patch; it is only necessary to grab a few CC leaves per patch. - If done right, no product will drip from the touched leaves onto the grass. It helps to grab those leaves which stand a bit more isolated from nearby grass. In two or three days, all of the CC leaves in each treated patch have shriveled and disappeared. The CC does not come back; it is dead through and through.

Triclpyr is a main ingredient in crossbow (home depot). I had fair results, but it all grew back.

I add this to my salad as well as dandelion leaves add some lemon and olive oil…yummy

i might like to have some Creeping Charlie, as there are parts of my property that grass just doesn't grow. At least not very well, been able to fill in a lot but still have more. Actually I'd rather have more crabgrass, its tough, grows anywhere and survives almost anything. Tried to buy some crab grass seed one time... but just got laughed at. might have to transplant some.

I've used a variety of products over the years. I manage to keep under control but have never eliminated it.

Thanks for a great video. I followed your directions. It works. One thing- the directions on my label say " if a surfactant is used, apply 1-2 quarts per acre". Not sure the difference??

Finally! Thank you! How safe is this for pets? How long should I wait before letting my dog back in the yard?

I've noticed that when the bees wake up in the spring, just about the only thing for them at that time are the little purple flowers of creeping charlie

Unfortunately can't use Triclopyr Ester where I am in canada as it is toxic to fish and aquatic life. And affects eggshell thickness for some birds like ducks/quail. And unfortunately we live near a river. Will find a non-toxic solution sometime!

I’ve got a horrible violet problem in my lawn. Will this work for that? If not, what do you recommend. Thanks so much for your help

Thank you, great video. I also just bought the Purdue book, thanks for pointing to such a great resource.

well I bought it and tried it out .... = no luck ! so I mixed it up stronger for a second application ... well some of it now seems to be dying off BUT some new Creeping Charlie is sprouting up in the same sprayed area !!! So I decided to mix up a stronger mix for a third application ! Wish Me LUCK

To add to the information that has been given by other folks. It's best to spray in the fall. This will weaken the plant over winter. The other time is after flowering in the spring. The plant will have used alot of energy to flower. If your neighbor has creeping charlie, ask if you can spray their lawn where it connects to your lawn. You will have to spray every year to stop theirs from creeping to your yard.

great video - can you use the blue color in your spray to mark where you have sprayed?

Your the Man! 😊 Bye LCN😢

Thank you for this, can this be used while overseeding?

hey there great video how many times should I spray also will it take care of dandelion??? jz

Is this something best used in fall or spring? Have a pretty big clover & creeping charlie problem on our 3/4 acre. Plan to tackle 1/3 this fall with herbicide and overseed. Thanks for the video.

T.LL.......Questions....don't have the Ivy weed...but a spongy sphagnum like weeds that have stringers underneath the surface that comes back every year likes it when it rains continuously for several days spreads like wildfire. What is a surfactant...? Only have cell access no computer...so links you refer to at bottom don't show up. Especially the application of the striper video...and how do you cut and prep the lawn for this application. Enjoy your lawn instructional videos. Thanks for sharing... Any assistance would be greatly appreciated

Should this product be applied in the morning if there is dew on the ground, or if it rained during the night?

Does this leave brown spots in your grass as well? The video would suggest so but I can’t tell for sure.

I was about to order tenacity,but i may try this first!

Thanks for sharing, no idea why I can't get this product in my province, its considered illegal here :( I need to find something to get rid of that annoying creeping Charlie, and my neighbour doesn't take care of his lawn so that doesn't help at all!

I bought tenacity, and it does not kill it, going to try this for sure

Is there a certain season or temperature range where you should not apply this product? Thanks!

Creeping charlie is growing in my vinca groundcover. Do you think it will kill the groundcover since its like an ivy as well?

I believe I have Creeping Charlie that has overtaken my existing Creeping Jenny groundcover. Any idea if your method would kill both? I'm to the point where I may just plant a lot of Vinca. Thanks.

This is a temporary fix but probably the best that an average homeowner can get their hands on.

What will the Hi-Yield Trclopyr Ester do to my fruit bushes and trees?

When is the best time of year to apply this? Can I do it now as the cool weather is starting? I'm in the southeast.

Thanks for the video! I have a couple of Thuja trees near the Creeping Charlie. Is there any need to worry about them if i am spraying nearby? Thank you!

No less costly than Tenacity, which works if you keep at it. You miss some, so you do a gallon, then another in the spring going over areas and repeat.

Is Hi-Yield Trclopyr Ester safe to use on my Periwinkle vinca vine beds to control the creeping Charlie invasion, in other words will it kill the creeping Charlie but not the desired Periwinkle?

FYI you should mention this in the video, yes this Product will help wipe out some creeping Charlie. HOWEVER…..if you have Bermuda grass or prolly any other Warm season short cut turf. This product used in a flowzone 4 gallon backpack. You will literally draw your name in the lawn if you use this at the suggested rate on Bermuda, like it’s hurts it super bad or nukes it. It literally looked like every time hit the sprayer it looks exactly how roundup would look. Just fyi. Eventually I got the Bermuda to come back on the clients lawn but it took forever, lol, and it’s pronounced TRI….. clow……PEER. again I suggest using this product mainly on cool season turf

Was wondering if this product is the same... Hi-Yield 2,4-D Selective Weed Killer?

I have an area in the backyard that is all creeping Charlie, I would assume to use the product then seed the whole area after the weed has died?

Thank you for looking up the amount. I also read the label. What a joke

What do you do with the left over chemicals after you finish spraying your Lawn???

I live in the Midwest, when is the best time to apply? Would it be worthwhile to apply in the fall?

Too bad it kills clover. I'd like to use it on wild violets. Maybe I'll try spot spraying.

Is there a particular ambient temperature range you have to use it at?

It is sensitive to boron. Mix 3 tablespoons of borax in a 7 liter watering can with 7 liters of water. Try that on a back area, it should only brown off and kill the creeping charlie. If it kills other plants in the area, reduce the mix to 2 tablespoons of borax with the water.

Need to fo this but we reseeded approx a month ago can we still use it?

Do you need to use a surfactant? How much do you use per gallon? Do it work on ground ivy or creeping Charlie

Do you know how to get rid of creeping charlie without killing off my seeded microclover and grass mix?

Have creeping Charlie in my yard for the first time ever. It's probably due to the fact that I live in the south and use tenacity as a winter pre-emergent, and post emergent in early spring "It doesn't kill my Bermuda until it gets over 80 degrees consistently i've found" Turns out after my research almost every warm season weed killer kills this stuff, I guess creeping charlie is the the cool season guys Poa Annua. Almost no warm season herbicide kills Poa..

I thought stolons were above ground and rhyzomes were under ground. No? Does creeping charlie have that swamp smell when you mow it? And mostly in heavy shade areas?

Great video. I just received my creeping ivy killer and will use when cooler temperatures prevail. Would you recommend saving any remaining product in sprayer if I don't use all of 1000 square ft.? I am guessing I might need additional treatment after 30 days

thank you for this method....i am about to try this....but i dont know if it will kill my grass? not sure what kind of grass i have....should i just do spot treatment or broadcast entire lawn? thanks !

Can you put it on any time of year? Is there a preferred time (e.g., spring)?

Does it work as well on dollarweed (similar to ground ivy)?

I love my creeping charly. Early flowers for the bees, beautiful ground cover for soil health. Easy to pull out when it grows where not wanted. Way better than grass. Why would anyone want grass? Unless your golfing.

How long after application is it safe for dogs to roam the yard?