If creeping charlie is invading a thin lawn try to improve turf health and density to get weeds under control.
Fall weed control creeping charlie.
For the chemical control of creeping charlie in lawns use a selective broadleaf weed killer that works specifically on creeping charlie.
It kills listed weeds down to the roots and is rainproof in 1 hour.
This can be accomplished by mowing regularly to a height of two to three and one half inches fertilizing and watering appropriately and overseeding in the fall.
For example creeping charlie dandelion white clover and many thistles are easier to control with chemical.
Spraying will be most effective in the fall right before the first frost.
Early in the spring you can control creeping charlie with scotts turf builder triple action which will also prevent listed grassy and broadleaf weeds and feed your lawn at the same time.
Many broadleaf weed killers can be applied more than once in a season with a minimum waiting period between applications.
A broadleaf herbicide can be very effective but it should be applied according to label directions and in early fall so that the plant takes the product down to its roots weakening it as it goes dormant for winter.
Use a special broadleaf herbicide containing either.
The chemicals will kill the weed and be stored with other nutrients over the winter preventing creeping charlie regrowth in the spring.
Smother a larger creeping charlie infestation by blocking all sunlight with a barrier of newspaper tarp or cardboard for at least a week.
The only weed killers that are successful at killing creeping charlie are weed killers that contain dicamba.
Herbicides for control herbicides containing triclopyr 2 4 d and dicamba are a few of the readily available products marketed to control creeping charlie without harming turfgrass.
If you don t catch creeping charlie until late in the spring or early summer though choose scotts turf builder weed feed 3 to bring it and other listed weeds under control while nourishing your grass.
From a single weed to a small patch of creeping charlie you can spot treat it with ortho weedclear lawn weed killer ready to use.
When used as directed it kills broadleaf weeds without damaging your lawn.
Fall is also a good time to control some more difficult weeds in the landscape.
The most effective broadleaf herbicide for creeping charlie contains triclopyr generally in combination with 2 4 d and dicamba.
Even dicamba is only successful if applied several times at the right time.
