Ortho GroundClear Year Long Vegetation Killer1

it kills weeds

This does a fantastic job of killing everything and anything it gets onto. And it does the job in record time compared to most weed killers. And I would give it 5 stars for that but when product claims to be concentrated’, I’m expecting to use the same bottle more than one time in my little one gallon sprayer. This makes approx 1.5 gallons, maybe a little less. And the odor is horrendous. It’s a heavy, thick chemical smell that doesn’t go away for several hours. BUT…. The Pros: per bottle it’s not expensive like most weed killers on the market, but depending on your sprayer it’s pretty much a one time use per bottle. AND #2.., it does the job and it does it fast, Would I buy this again?? Honestly, probably not. It’s a good product, but value per dollar… it’s not for me Update 6/21/21. It’s been a month since I sprayed and normally there would be new growth popping up by now, even with other ground clear. There is nothing. I’m impressed. So it may be more economical than originally thought. even Using the majority of a bottle in my 1gallin sprayer, if I only have to do it once, I’m ahead. So I’m going to order 3 more. Louisiana summers can be brutally hot so the less yard work I have to do is a plus. I have to recommend this 100% if you want Ground Clear as it seems to do exactly that for me.

Works pretty well and I must admit that I probably skimped with it a little trying to cover too much ground. I actually mixed it with vinegar to add a quick knock out to existing weeds and grasses. This type of product takes a little longer to kill than other but helps for a long time. The combination really did a number on the weeds but a little regrowth is happening now (A few weeks later). Likely my fault.

I've used this product in the past (other competitor) and ratio to mix has been 4-8ozs/gallon of water. So I mixed 4ozs and weeds/grass in gravel were not affected at ALL! So I did 8oz/1gal mix....still little affect. I sprayed my gravel 6 times over 3 months and barely killed anything. Today I got out a magnifying glass to read the instructions (as print is about font size 2!) and see this concentrate calls for 24 (!) ozs to 1gal of water!!! That's 3x more than past years!!! Price was good (on sale even!) but this 32ozs bottle of concentrate will not last the season (I have a huge yard!). I think this is a way to mark up the price of the product by diluting the concentrate -- we pay the same but have to use more. Another example of inflation but this was well hidden!

It seemed to clear most of the grassy weeds in the area well enough. Nothing with deep root systems, though, and nothing like saplings or suckers. It doesn't work nearly a year though. Maybe 3-4 months before grassy weeds were coming back, and suckers were growing large and tall. It works, but not for long. Two other issues I took issue with: It doesn't make very much. Just over a gallon It's not even available in my state any longer. It was a few months ago.

I used this on some minor cracks in my driveway that always seemed to grow weeds in summer, and also around my rose garden paths where white stone gravel began to push through weeds and grass. I sprayed it on, it killed everything within a day that it touched. With months of almost daily soaking rains nothing still grows in the driveway cracks, nor in the stone gravel. I didn't have to remove anything when weeds died. If anything does grow back I'd use it again but I doubt I'll need it again this year. Since it's been working most of the summer and nothing grows through still, I'm very pleased. It's easy to use, not expensive and it works to kill everything growing where you spray it. Worth every penny. A year later: 2022..It's the middle of April 2022 and still not one weed in my driveway or gravel paths. Amazing stuff! I used it straight without diluting BTW..Perhaps that's why nothing grew back? Great stuff!! Buying more for other areas near my back fence.

I already had a large plastic jug/sprayer from a previous purchase, so this concentrated bottle was perfect. It's easy to calculate how much to add and dilute. I live in Arizona and this was worked great so far - nothing I have sprayed has popped back up. Will buy again when I run out.

Just think it's need to be mentioned that this product requires 24 ounces to one gallon of water . Meaning the 36 ounce bottle will make only 1.5 gallons. That makes it one of the most expensive weed killers out there ! Most require 2.0 ounces per gallon .....