Hi! This video is exactly what I needed to see. Now I feel that using the Tenacity does work and the project is something doable for me. I am a widowed 58 year old woman with no one who can consistently help me do something like this, unless I hire someone but that is something that I can't afford. My yard is small compared to yours but large compared to my neighbors lawns. So, like said, your great video has shown me I am capable of PATIENTLY getting this done on my own. Thank you!!
Thanks for the clear explanation of the product, it's time table, and progress. I was able to follow along and understand exactly what worked for you and your location. I've noticed a substantial Bent Grass infestation, but for my location, it is kinda toward the end of the growing season. So, I might be doing your procedure in the spring, which I know is not the ideal time to grow grass (I'm in the Center of the Peoples Republic of Massachusetts). May I offer one suggestion that has worked for me when growing grass in spots close to driveways or walkways. I use the rolls of Burlap (from any big box or garden center) to cover the fresh grass seeds. They come about 3 feet wide by about 20 feet for around $10 with hold down metal spikes. It does a couple of things while germinating. It keeps the grass seeds moist as the driveway radiating heat can bake the edges of the lawn. It also keeps birds from feeding on the seed. After 10-14 days, depending on location and soil temp, the new seedlings start to pop through the burlap. Gently lift up the burlap and it will not pull out the new seedlings. Put the burlap on the driveway, hose it down, let it dry and store for the next area. You can kinda quilt together problem areas. Thanks again. Wish I saw this in August.
Glad i found your experience video. 6yrs later. Bought my house last year and just figured out i have a large infestation of creeping bentgrass, since its already the end of Sept here in western WA state. I am going to wait until next spring and pretty much do exactly what you did.
Hi, Danny. First off, thank you for speaking slowly and clearly enough that I didn't have to keep jumping back to catch what you said. You made an excellent video here. I'm in the Puget Sound region in western Washington state. 11 years ago I installed 100% perennial rye grass sod. I like it for its dark, lush green color and its shine. Over the ensuing years other grasses have crept in...bentgrass, poa annua, and probably a couple other grasses. Not many weeds at all, but lots of patches of other, invasive grasses. I'll be doing 2-3 treatments of Tenacity. Watching your video answered so many questions. You seem to have had great luck and your lawn and yard look great! Wish me luck!
Good luck to you! This video was made while I lived with my parents. I have since moved out to my own house, but I still see their lawn every few weeks. I did catch a couple small spots coming back, which took about 3 years after this original video. Everything I have read suggests that bentgrass is an endless battle and no matter what you do, it will eventually come back over time, but in smaller quantities.
Thank you for you’re help. Even Scott’s hotline had no idea what to do. Local nurseries gave me turflon estor but it did not fully kill off bent grass. Great video
Very nice video. Answered all of my questions. Starting to rid my yard of Poa Annua this week. I hope to make my yard great again by July. Great looking yard and landscaping by the way.
If the loosen of regulations made this product available to residential consumers, it is yet one more instance of making america great again. Get my drift?
Great video. I am presently battling bent grass and everything you showed is spot on. Amazing how bent grass suffocates the fescue and other grasses. In some areas I rake it up like rolling a carpet. Very sad to see my lawn so trashed but new seed is germinating and we’re healing. I use tenacity with a surfactant; 1 tsp tenacity for 2 gallons water. Also it works on the yellow nutsedge - it grows fast and the white shoots are easy to spot.
Great video! I just noticed a small patch of bentgrass in my lawn so this video comes at the perfect timing. I could probably rip it up by hand but it’s good to know that this product can be blanket sprayed as well.
I just applied another application of Tenacity on my lawn as well after 2 weeks to keep the crabgrass and sedge grasses under control. So far they have turned from yellow to white on the first application and are dying off. Hopefully I will get the results you got from the second application. I plan to keep the spots bare this fall and instead lay down the preemergent (Prodiamine), so that winter grassy weeds (POA ANNUA) will not try to take over those bare spots. My seeding project is planned for next spring.
Mario DiPlacido thanks Mario. Biggest thing I can say about it is to be patient and let tenacity do it’s job. I got eager to rip it all out but I had to be patient. It may take 3 applications or even 4 in some cases. You’ll know when the grass feels like straw and is fully dead.
Great video and progress. I was going to do this but I'm thinking of just spraying my whole lawn with Roundup and reseeding it with clean Kentucky Bluegrass. Then using Tenacity as the grass comes in to keep the bad grasses from coming back. I have a bunch of tall fescue in the lawn too, clumps all over the place.
Thank you Danny T. This video is really helpful to me. You going through the project from start to finish gives me confidence to tackle my annoying areas of my lawn.
Very helpful! Echoing a previous comment- literally nowhere else says what to do after applying it and after the grass turns white. I'm glad I don't have to dig it all out. Raking it out and weed whacking it way down seemed to do the trick!
Been fighting this crap all summer last year. Was using a general weedkiller from Menards that seemed to work with frequent heavy applications. I was planning to seed this spring in the areas I killed off last fall. Might have to follow up with some tenacity if things start coming back. Thanks for posting this vid.
Tenacity will be good during seeding to help prevent the bentgrass from growing back. Prior to selecting Tenacity, I was going to use Round Up. I have heard that Round Up doesn't kill it off as well as Tenacity.
Thank you. Especially for info on how to deal with grass after its killed with tenacity. My rake was not cutting it, nor was pulling up dead mats by hand.
Oh wow, this is impressive. Very detailed, straight to the point. thus far, the best i've seen on a tenacity how to and progress video. Thanks for hatching ! NO... Thanks for making this video. I now know what to expect and how to proceed.
Great video, bentgrass is really starting to annoy me this spring. Gonna spray it out in late July. Aerate my lawn and reseed in September. Hope it goes well.
Yup, it's a frustrating invader. It's been there for many years. At first it wasn't really a problem other than the color difference but now it's taking over the whole backyard. The blades don't grow straight up. It's growing sideways so the mower isn't cutting it properly and the lawn is looking lousy despite all my efforts.
Great video!! Bent grass is destroying my lawn. I moved into a house where 90% of the yard was various weeds. It took me 3 years just to get it decent. I received a lot of compliments on how it looks. However, last year, bent grass wreaked havoc on the lawn. It’s still dormant at the moment, but I want to be ready for it. I’m about to buy some tenacity. Thanks again for the vid!
Great vid! So its now October 9th. Applied tenacity twice. Second application eas about one week ago. So now going to hard rake pull dead bentgrass out. Will probably want to sod . Will assume will need to add top soil before sod goes in? If i do this when do you want me to apply tenacity again? In November oe wait until march or April. I am just south of Boston. 7 miles away. And must apply tenacity in April and every month to make every attempt to keep bentgrass from coming back?? Or not often as once per month? I Always use pre emergent in March or April. Much appreciated for your guidance and help.
I tried Tenacity to "control" my creeping bentgrass for 4 years in a row. It does kill off the bentgrass without seriously damaging the desired grass. However, in my lawn the bentgrass came back just as thick within one year, crowding out the new grass. I live in northern Ohio and I have heavy clay soil. My advice: if you have solid clumps of bentgrass, burn it out with Roundup, then reseed. Much faster and cheaper and effective. If you have a problem with Roundup then you probably won't be using Tenacity either. I use a thatching rake to control the "creepers" around the edges of my large patches during the summer.
I just found out today that my whole backyard has been taken over by the bent grass. I have some patches in the front yard too. In the past years as I saw patches of this growing what it was. Thx for the video. Moving forward wish me luck. Anymore tips would be appreciated.
You could treat the entire yard. I would do 3 treatments spaced 14-21 days apart. Just be prepared to do a lot of seeding or sod depending on how much dies off. You can actually spray Tenacity on the seed when you put it down too.
So maybe applying this in March or April before the bent grass, crabgrass or any other weeds start to germinate should work to perfection with a 2 or third applicant. I can’t wait to try this.
great job let me know what it looks like next year.... i wasnt as ....Tenacious as i should have been with the apps, and it came back. I hate this bent grass....
It's been almost a year since I started my applications and the bentgrass has not returned for me. If it keeps coming back for you, a blanket spray is probably worth doing if you haven't done it yet. I would say probably 3 blanket sprays over the course of 2 or 3 months. That should ensure whatever bentgrass is in your lawn is truly eliminated.
For some reason after 27 years where I am living my lawn has a lot of bent grass. Have no idea what happened. Always used Jonathan green black beauty seed. Will need to use tenacity next March / April of 2024.
Worked awesome for weeds, Thank you, My new seeds seem to be sprouting white instead of green though, Is there something that can be done or is it doom? Thank you for any help.
Great time lapse video. Thought occurred to that when you have weeds in patches, I don't see the advantage over mechanically removing the unwanted grass. You can remove its within a few hours and its done instead applying multiple applications and then waiting up to 2 months. My weeds are much more spread out so tenacity has been applied but I wish y problem was more isolated Id rip it out and start fresh
With bentgrass specifically, removing the grass patches would result in the roots still being in the ground to some extent. The bentgrass would grow back by the next growing season or even the same growing season. Tenacity will get down into the roots and kill it much better and in some cases more permanently.
What kind of soil did u put in the areas, where u sculpted and after first and second tenacity application did u water it a bit so the tenacity goes all the way down into the roots faster. If so how much time did u leave between application and watering?
Awesome job! My lawn is a mess with bent grass. I have a lawn company come and fertilize my lawn and treats it every so many weeks. Should I stop him from coming once I start this process.?
I would just confirm with them that their fertilizers can be used alongside herbicides. If they say that’s fine then you should be fine to have them continue fertilizing while doing your treatment.
I’m a bit surprised. I just treated my 12,000 sq ft lawn a week ago. I have had an invasion of what you call bent grass over about 35% but did not know Tenacity kills it. That was not the target for me, it was weeds, crabgrass,etc. so..I plan to only do one application but now if the Bent grass is going to start to die I must rethink this. I’m 7 days in for first App and see NOTHING changing. But…have not mowed either until tomorrow.
Excellent thoroughly done. So many videos just stop after application and say "let's see how that goes" or " I will post results in a future video". Those videos never come out or are impossible to find in their catalog because of the inconsistent naming conventions they use. One question... Where do you live? I was surprised to see such great seeing results in July and August. You in Alaks or something :) ?
Hey danny, from michigan - i want to use tenacity because i have a lot of bentgrass near the sides of my driveway and edges and its starting to creep up into my lush fescue. Do you think now is a good time to use the tenacity (fall time) and then lay down sod or grass seed. Or do you think its best to apply the tenacity in the early spring and lay sod/grass seed in spring? Would appreciate your feedback! Thanks in advance!
Noah H you are going to need a minimum of 2 applications. Assuming you do 2 weeks between applications you’ll need a full 4 weeks minimum to let tenacity do its job. I wouldn’t see any later than early October. If you do see and it starts to grow and then the first freeze hits, it will continue to grow in the spring. I did that last year where I fixed an area and then seeded in early October. The grass only grew about a quarter inch before the first freeze. Those spots grew perfectly once spring hit.
Just two questions: 1. Did you do a complete lawn application and let the Tenacity identify the bentgrass, or did you identify the bentgrass and just spot spray? 2. Did you have any return the following year? Thanks for the good video. I have the same problem and am about to spray with Tenacity.
Craig Kalkman yes I blanket sprayed the lawn once to show me where the problem areas were. Then I treated the affected areas one more time. It came back 3 years after this treatment.
Looks great! What mixture did you use? 1 teaspoon of tenacity and 3 teaspoons of surfactant with 2 gallons of water for spot treatment? I just put it down on my lawn 7 days in starting to get that lime green color.
Danny, excellent video. If you are still responding to questions: What state was this in? Pretty impressive growing grass in the heat of the summer. I imagine somewhere in the North East with the Kentucky Blue as your turf. I am in Jersey and am considering doing a Tenacity application for various hard to kill weeds. Just trying to decide if I do it now (July-Aug), followed by a reseeding in the fall. Or wait till Spring where I can also tackle my Poa Annua.
This was up in southeastern Michigan just north of Detroit. I had to water like crazy and made sure to cover the seeds with peat moss to protect it from the heat and lock in more moisture. I wouldn't seed an entire lawn mid-summer, but if done right you can do a small area. I believe it was in the upper 80's and some days low 90's.
Swimbait1 it has not come back as of yet. It will be one year next month since I started removing it. I would say do 3 full applications 2 weeks apart and it should kill it all. Blanket spray your entire lawn each time if you can. This will ensure anything and everything is killed.
@@dannyt5012 Also mention the use of Pre emergents in the late fall & early spring,as the seeds from any number of weed grasses ,will stay in the soil for years. It takes years to get rid of things you don't want in the lawn. Killing anything & not damaging the actual lawn grass,is a long process that take years.
I no longer live there with my parents but whenever I would go there I would check. I would say it stayed away for just under 3 years. Now some little patches are coming back. Tenacity will work better than roundup. I’ve heard round up doesn’t get down deep enough into the roots to kill it off well enough.
Whats your input on using a sod cutter and getting rid of the bentgrass vs using tenacity? 'I have some bentgrass along my driveway, and it would just be easier to use a sod cutter and put down new sod.. would the sod cutter be beneficial at removing those bentgrass roots? Let me know! Thank You!
Noah H the problem with that is the benthrass is deep down in the roots. If you remove the sod, the bent grass will goes back right through the new sod. The only sure way to remove it is with tenacity. Then use a sod cutter to remove the old dead stuff and replace it. Or just simply put down topsoil and seed right over the top of the dead stuff.
Great video! Thanks for sharing. I just cut my lawn yesterday and planning to apply tenacity but according to the label I have to wait a couple days after cutting. Did you wait in applying tenacity after cutting? Also, how's your lawn so far? Thanks in advance!
I waited 2 days after cutting my lawn before applying tenacity. I believe after you apply it you should wait another 2 days before cutting. Give it about 6 hours to dry before you let any pets out there. My grass is still looking good. The seed is fully grown in at this point. I’m just waiting for some of the side to blend in.
awesome video!! i think i have a bent grass issue but not positive. can i just spray my entire lawn with tenacity and just wait to see what dies off so i can rack those areas out and reseed with bluegrass?
If you read the label on the tenacity bottle it will tell you what grasses it won’t kill. If your lawn is bluegrass then you should be fine spraying the whole lawn. I may end up doing that next spring or this fall just to get rid of any small little patches I missed.
thanks. i have about 5000-6000sqft of grass. i see tenacity is 8oz per bottle. will i have enough to do my entire lawn 3 or 4 times? also i dont have to do this on a yearly basis?
Danny Tam I wanna say the label states that for 2 gallons of water you should add 1 teaspoon of tenacity and 3 teaspoons of surfactant. This would cover 2,000 square feet. For a surfactant you can get it off amazon. Southern Ag Surfactant for Herbicides Non-Ionic, 16oz, 1 Pint www.amazon.com/dp/B004XDHRCE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_y5jNzb4C3QKDA
Danny, nice video. I''m going through the process now. At the 7:28 mark, is that light green area between your mailbox post and sidewalk bentgrass? Otherwise, have you had any recurrence since a year ago? Also, how did you apply the Tenacity? Did you use a typical tank sprayer (generally 2 or 3 gallon) or were you able to figure out how to use it in a canister with garden hose? Thanks.
chris sargent I sprayed the entire yard first to be able to see where all of the affected areas were. Then my second application I spot sprayed all the bad areas that turned white.
So pretty much all of my neighbors have lawns that are more than 50% bentgrass. After you treat how often do you have to do additional applications for preventative maintenance?
Josh you could do one treatment each year as preventative maintenance. The label states late summer or early fall is the best time for bentgrass because that’s when it starts growing the most. So the same rate at which you applied tenacity to remove it, just do the same but only one treatment.
My lawn has bentgrass everywhere. What would happen if I applied this in the spring before bentgrass gets out of control? I'd like to avoid the long process and having the dead spots in the lawn if I can help it.
This video is a great. I'm about to do the same thing tomorrow. Similar situations, kbg mix zone 4 hardness zone. What ratio did you use, and was this just two applications? I'm looking for tsps per 1000 square feet ratio, the per gallon is useless to me. Thanks
Like all You Tube Videos --- I have No Idea why you would get a Thumbs Down. What you showed, is what is required to get that quality of a weed free lawn. Your not paying a pro for that,nor would they put that effort into it you did. You should mention that Tenacity, is an Online Purchase of a Professional Product & some education & math is required, to use Herbicides, as well as the need to purchase a quality back pack sprayer,an electric one & also professional quality, so it actually works for years. Spot spraying can easily wipe out all grass,& the instructions are not easy to understand,unless you watch the many You Tube Videos that explain the use of such products.
Ron Kramer half teaspoon tenacity, one and a half teaspoon of surfactant and a gallon of water for 1,000 square feet. Put the three ingredients in the spray bottle and gently shake it.
E M no bentgrass has returned in 2018. Lawn is holding up very nicely. Dry spell in Michigan has dried it out but most importantly is the bentgrass hasn’t returned.
You're the only one person to say what to do after the tenacity treatments. Thanks.
Hi! This video is exactly what I needed to see. Now I feel that using the Tenacity does work and the project is something doable for me. I am a widowed 58 year old woman with no one who can consistently help me do something like this, unless I hire someone but that is something that I can't afford. My yard is small compared to yours but large compared to my neighbors lawns. So, like said, your great video has shown me I am capable of PATIENTLY getting this done on my own. Thank you!!
Thanks for the clear explanation of the product, it's time table, and progress. I was able to follow along and understand exactly what worked for you and your location. I've noticed a substantial Bent Grass infestation, but for my location, it is kinda toward the end of the growing season. So, I might be doing your procedure in the spring, which I know is not the ideal time to grow grass (I'm in the Center of the Peoples Republic of Massachusetts). May I offer one suggestion that has worked for me when growing grass in spots close to driveways or walkways. I use the rolls of Burlap (from any big box or garden center) to cover the fresh grass seeds. They come about 3 feet wide by about 20 feet for around $10 with hold down metal spikes. It does a couple of things while germinating. It keeps the grass seeds moist as the driveway radiating heat can bake the edges of the lawn. It also keeps birds from feeding on the seed. After 10-14 days, depending on location and soil temp, the new seedlings start to pop through the burlap. Gently lift up the burlap and it will not pull out the new seedlings. Put the burlap on the driveway, hose it down, let it dry and store for the next area. You can kinda quilt together problem areas. Thanks again. Wish I saw this in August.
It's really nice to see someone successfully treat creeping bentgrass and overseed throughout spring and summer, thank you.
Glad i found your experience video. 6yrs later. Bought my house last year and just figured out i have a large infestation of creeping bentgrass, since its already the end of Sept here in western WA state. I am going to wait until next spring and pretty much do exactly what you did.
THANK YOU! I was looking for a timeline showing tenacity before and after. This was exactly what I needed.
Hi, Danny. First off, thank you for speaking slowly and clearly enough that I didn't have to keep jumping back to catch what you said. You made an excellent video here. I'm in the Puget Sound region in western Washington state. 11 years ago I installed 100% perennial rye grass sod. I like it for its dark, lush green color and its shine. Over the ensuing years other grasses have crept in...bentgrass, poa annua, and probably a couple other grasses. Not many weeds at all, but lots of patches of other, invasive grasses. I'll be doing 2-3 treatments of Tenacity. Watching your video answered so many questions. You seem to have had great luck and your lawn and yard look great! Wish me luck!
Good luck to you! This video was made while I lived with my parents. I have since moved out to my own house, but I still see their lawn every few weeks. I did catch a couple small spots coming back, which took about 3 years after this original video. Everything I have read suggests that bentgrass is an endless battle and no matter what you do, it will eventually come back over time, but in smaller quantities.
Thank you for you’re help. Even Scott’s hotline had no idea what to do. Local nurseries gave me turflon estor but it did not fully kill off bent grass. Great video
First video I watched on tenacity 5 years ago when I purchased my duplex.. thank you..!
Very nice video. Answered all of my questions. Starting to rid my yard of Poa Annua this week. I hope to make my yard great again by July. Great looking yard and landscaping by the way.
If the loosen of regulations made this product available to residential consumers, it is yet one more instance of making america great again. Get my drift?
Great video. I am presently battling bent grass and everything you showed is spot on. Amazing how bent grass suffocates the fescue and other grasses. In some areas I rake it up like rolling a carpet. Very sad to see my lawn so trashed but new seed is germinating and we’re healing. I use tenacity with a surfactant; 1 tsp tenacity for 2 gallons water. Also it works on the yellow nutsedge - it grows fast and the white shoots are easy to spot.
Thanks for the video, my first application was a week ago and I am seeing the same progress as your video.
That was worth watching. True progress. Thanks
Great video! I just noticed a small patch of bentgrass in my lawn so this video comes at the perfect timing. I could probably rip it up by hand but it’s good to know that this product can be blanket sprayed as well.
Nice video, recently did a whole lawn treatment with tenacity, hope I get the same results.
I just applied another application of Tenacity on my lawn as well after 2 weeks to keep the crabgrass and sedge grasses under control. So far they have turned from yellow to white on the first application and are dying off. Hopefully I will get the results you got from the second application. I plan to keep the spots bare this fall and instead lay down the preemergent (Prodiamine), so that winter grassy weeds (POA ANNUA) will not try to take over those bare spots. My seeding project is planned for next spring.
I was thinking the same in case the spots don't fill. There are preemergent instructions for Tenacity, but Prodiamine would be the way to go.
I just used Round Up killed it off, lowered my mlwer to 1 inch and scalped what i could then added top soil and new seed.
Good job boss, came out really good. Just sprayed tenacity on my lawn to kill off a growing bent grass problem. Hope my results are as good as yours.
Mario DiPlacido thanks Mario. Biggest thing I can say about it is to be patient and let tenacity do it’s job. I got eager to rip it all out but I had to be patient. It may take 3 applications or even 4 in some cases. You’ll know when the grass feels like straw and is fully dead.
Great video and progress. I was going to do this but I'm thinking of just spraying my whole lawn with Roundup and reseeding it with clean Kentucky Bluegrass. Then using Tenacity as the grass comes in to keep the bad grasses from coming back. I have a bunch of tall fescue in the lawn too, clumps all over the place.
You did well. I just did my first application. Thanks for showing us how to do it!
Thank you Danny T. This video is really helpful to me. You going through the project from start to finish gives me confidence to tackle my annoying areas of my lawn.
Very helpful! Echoing a previous comment- literally nowhere else says what to do after applying it and after the grass turns white. I'm glad I don't have to dig it all out. Raking it out and weed whacking it way down seemed to do the trick!
Looks great. My lawn needs a lot of work. I just ordered tenacity, surfactant and dye. From NJ.
how are the results?
Its ok not as good as yours but a lot better than my neighbors on my block. I don't have the budget to get it to where I want it.
Tenacity is probably my favorite lawn care product.
Been fighting this crap all summer last year. Was using a general weedkiller from Menards that seemed to work with frequent heavy applications. I was planning to seed this spring in the areas I killed off last fall. Might have to follow up with some tenacity if things start coming back. Thanks for posting this vid.
Tenacity will be good during seeding to help prevent the bentgrass from growing back. Prior to selecting Tenacity, I was going to use Round Up. I have heard that Round Up doesn't kill it off as well as Tenacity.
The best product results update video I’ve come across. Great job 👍🏼
Thanks!
Thank you. Especially for info on how to deal with grass after its killed with tenacity. My rake was not cutting it, nor was pulling up dead mats by hand.
Oh wow, this is impressive. Very detailed, straight to the point. thus far, the best i've seen on a tenacity how to and progress video. Thanks for hatching ! NO... Thanks for making this video. I now know what to expect and how to proceed.
Nice video. I’m dealing with a bad infestation of bent grass and wasn’t sure what to do after the tenacity treatments. Very informative.
Great video, bentgrass is really starting to annoy me this spring. Gonna spray it out in late July. Aerate my lawn and reseed in September. Hope it goes well.
Yup, it's a frustrating invader. It's been there for many years. At first it wasn't really a problem other than the color difference but now it's taking over the whole backyard. The blades don't grow straight up. It's growing sideways so the mower isn't cutting it properly and the lawn is looking lousy despite all my efforts.
Great video. I’m just starting my journey on using tenacity!
Great video!! Bent grass is destroying my lawn. I moved into a house where 90% of the yard was various weeds. It took me 3 years just to get it decent. I received a lot of compliments on how it looks. However, last year, bent grass wreaked havoc on the lawn. It’s still dormant at the moment, but I want to be ready for it. I’m about to buy some tenacity. Thanks again for the vid!
I have the same situation. Bentgrass is a real bastard.
Great video and explanation. I'm working on purchasing tenacity for my lawn as well.
Thanks,very helpful and gives me the courage to tackle 💪 my issues with bent grass. Wish me luck.
Great vid! So its now October 9th. Applied tenacity twice. Second application eas about one week ago. So now going to hard rake pull dead bentgrass out. Will probably want to sod . Will assume will need to add top soil before sod goes in? If i do this when do you want me to apply tenacity again? In November oe wait until march or April. I am just south of Boston. 7 miles away.
And must apply tenacity in April and every month to make every attempt to keep bentgrass from coming back?? Or not often as once per month?
I Always use pre emergent in March or April. Much appreciated for your guidance and help.
I tried Tenacity to "control" my creeping bentgrass for 4 years in a row. It does kill off the bentgrass without seriously damaging
the desired grass. However, in my lawn the bentgrass came back just as thick within one year, crowding out the new grass. I live in northern Ohio and I have heavy clay soil. My advice: if you have solid clumps of bentgrass, burn it out with Roundup, then reseed. Much faster and cheaper and effective. If you have a problem with Roundup then you probably won't be using Tenacity either. I use a thatching rake to control the "creepers" around the edges of my large patches during the summer.
Thanks for this. This is one of my projects this year as well and I appreciate seeing an example of how it's done.
Great video! I have the same problem and will be using tenacity as well.
Great video. Love the full process being laid out. Just did my tenacity today.
I just found out today that my whole backyard has been taken over by the bent grass. I have some patches in the front yard too. In the past years as I saw patches of this growing what it was. Thx for the video. Moving forward wish me luck. Anymore tips would be appreciated.
You could treat the entire yard. I would do 3 treatments spaced 14-21 days apart. Just be prepared to do a lot of seeding or sod depending on how much dies off. You can actually spray Tenacity on the seed when you put it down too.
Great Video.. Thank you for making this and explaining it so well! Your lawn looks great
Well done Danny. That will be my project for next year.
So maybe applying this in March or April before the bent grass, crabgrass or any other weeds start to germinate should work to perfection with a 2 or third applicant. I can’t wait to try this.
Excellent video. There is hope. I have an acre that's been infested with bent grass. I am going to do a test area and see what happens.
great work. did you use any other herbicides during this time frame or just tenacity?
Great video. Love to see you do a project on crabgrass removal.
Awesome presentation! Well organized!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Very well done video outlining the steps along with the progress. Did you have any or the bentgrass return the following year? Thanks, JohnG
john g the Bentgrass returned about 3 years after this video. Finally came back this past summer.
great job let me know what it looks like next year.... i wasnt as ....Tenacious as i should have been with the apps, and it came back. I hate this bent grass....
It's been almost a year since I started my applications and the bentgrass has not returned for me. If it keeps coming back for you, a blanket spray is probably worth doing if you haven't done it yet. I would say probably 3 blanket sprays over the course of 2 or 3 months. That should ensure whatever bentgrass is in your lawn is truly eliminated.
I'm following your video, two weeks down and looks exactly as you described.... thanks !
Excellent tenacity progress video. Thx
For some reason after 27 years where I am living my lawn has a lot of bent grass. Have no idea what happened. Always used Jonathan green black beauty seed. Will need to use tenacity next March / April of 2024.
Worked awesome for weeds, Thank you, My new seeds seem to be sprouting white instead of green though, Is there something that can be done or is it doom? Thank you for any help.
What a long process! Any idea why you got this bentgrass?
How did the lawn do the following year? Did the BG come back?
How long you have using the tenacity where you’re able to plant seed
Great time lapse video. Thought occurred to that when you have weeds in patches, I don't see the advantage over mechanically removing the unwanted grass. You can remove its within a few hours and its done instead applying multiple applications and then waiting up to 2 months. My weeds are much more spread out so tenacity has been applied but I wish y problem was more isolated Id rip it out and start fresh
With bentgrass specifically, removing the grass patches would result in the roots still being in the ground to some extent. The bentgrass would grow back by the next growing season or even the same growing season. Tenacity will get down into the roots and kill it much better and in some cases more permanently.
Nice video and results on your lawn. Thanks for posting.
u did that!... good job!
Good work man! I am 3/4 through this process right now. Patience is key!
C4's Drone thanks! It definitely requires patience
What kind of soil did u put in the areas, where u sculpted and after first and second tenacity application did u water it a bit so the tenacity goes all the way down into the roots faster. If so how much time did u leave between application and watering?
Great Video.......i have the same problem in my lawn
Awesome job! My lawn is a mess with bent grass. I have a lawn company come and fertilize my lawn and treats it every so many weeks. Should I stop him from coming once I start this process.?
I would just confirm with them that their fertilizers can be used alongside herbicides. If they say that’s fine then you should be fine to have them continue fertilizing while doing your treatment.
I’m a bit surprised. I just treated my 12,000 sq ft lawn a week ago. I have had an invasion of what you call bent grass over about 35% but did not know Tenacity kills it. That was not the target for me, it was weeds, crabgrass,etc. so..I plan to only do one application but now if the Bent grass is going to start to die I must rethink this. I’m 7 days in for first App and see NOTHING changing. But…have not mowed either until tomorrow.
Very nice!! How long did you have to wait after the last application of Tenacity before you reseeded? And what horticultural zone are you in?
Your lawn looks great after your work. Did you use the Tenacity at the prescribed concentration with a surfactant?
Excellent thoroughly done. So many videos just stop after application and say "let's see how that goes" or " I will post results in a future video". Those videos never come out or are impossible to find in their catalog because of the inconsistent naming conventions they use. One question... Where do you live? I was surprised to see such great seeing results in July and August. You in Alaks or something :) ?
Hey Danny, did you spot spray on the first APP or cover the whole lawn? Thanks!
Thanks. It was nice to see the steps.
Very good video. So useful for new user.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻Thank you so much for sharing your experience!👍🏻
What’s the difference of bent grass and quack grass? Not quite sure what I have, but will tenacity kill off quack grass?
I am wondering after all these years, did the bent grass come back?
What state did you remove the bentgrass from excellent video!
This was southeastern Michigan.
I have a few patches which I'll dig out n sod. Saves me so much time.
Hey danny, from michigan - i want to use tenacity because i have a lot of bentgrass near the sides of my driveway and edges and its starting to creep up into my lush fescue. Do you think now is a good time to use the tenacity (fall time) and then lay down sod or grass seed. Or do you think its best to apply the tenacity in the early spring and lay sod/grass seed in spring? Would appreciate your feedback! Thanks in advance!
Noah H you are going to need a minimum of 2 applications. Assuming you do 2 weeks between applications you’ll need a full 4 weeks minimum to let tenacity do its job. I wouldn’t see any later than early October. If you do see and it starts to grow and then the first freeze hits, it will continue to grow in the spring. I did that last year where I fixed an area and then seeded in early October. The grass only grew about a quarter inch before the first freeze. Those spots grew perfectly once spring hit.
Just two questions:
1. Did you do a complete lawn application and let the Tenacity identify the bentgrass, or did you identify the bentgrass and just spot spray?
2. Did you have any return the following year?
Thanks for the good video. I have the same problem and am about to spray with Tenacity.
Craig Kalkman yes I blanket sprayed the lawn once to show me where the problem areas were. Then I treated the affected areas one more time. It came back 3 years after this treatment.
Looks great! What mixture did you use? 1 teaspoon of tenacity and 3 teaspoons of surfactant with 2 gallons of water for spot treatment? I just put it down on my lawn 7 days in starting to get that lime green color.
That is the mixture I used. Right around the 8-10 days mark it started to turn white for me.
Danny, excellent video. If you are still responding to questions: What state was this in? Pretty impressive growing grass in the heat of the summer. I imagine somewhere in the North East with the Kentucky Blue as your turf. I am in Jersey and am considering doing a Tenacity application for various hard to kill weeds. Just trying to decide if I do it now (July-Aug), followed by a reseeding in the fall. Or wait till Spring where I can also tackle my Poa Annua.
This was up in southeastern Michigan just north of Detroit. I had to water like crazy and made sure to cover the seeds with peat moss to protect it from the heat and lock in more moisture. I wouldn't seed an entire lawn mid-summer, but if done right you can do a small area. I believe it was in the upper 80's and some days low 90's.
Thanks for documenting this, very helpful.
I treat it multiple times, but after a good rain, it comes right back.
looks beautiful great video and pictures
Can you spray this over the whole lawn, bent grass is jumping all over the place
Great video. Have you had any problems with the bentgrass returning? My lawn has lots of it and I want it gone! Thanks.
Swimbait1 it has not come back as of yet. It will be one year next month since I started removing it. I would say do 3 full applications 2 weeks apart and it should kill it all. Blanket spray your entire lawn each time if you can. This will ensure anything and everything is killed.
Sounds good thanks.
@@dannyt5012 Also mention the use of Pre emergents in the late fall & early spring,as the seeds
from any number of weed grasses ,will stay in the soil for years. It takes years to get rid of
things you don't want in the lawn. Killing anything & not damaging the actual lawn grass,is
a long process that take years.
So you just spot treated the tenacity. You didnt spray the whole lawn?
awesome overview, thanks bud.
3:23 - That song was used by HayvenGames as his outro. He died from cancer a couple years ago. Man that song brings on the feels.
Very good video, thank you for sharing. I’m curious, have you had to go back and spray again? Has the bent returned? Thanks.
I no longer live there with my parents but whenever I would go there I would check. I would say it stayed away for just under 3 years. Now some little patches are coming back. Tenacity will work better than roundup. I’ve heard round up doesn’t get down deep enough into the roots to kill it off well enough.
Danny T thanks! That’s great. After 3 years it wouldn’t be hard to spray the small areas. Appreciate the video. Just sprayed mine today with tenacity.
@@dannyt5012 I hit bentgrass patches last spring with round up. Couple months later those bent patches were dead, laid over, and rotted.
Whats your input on using a sod cutter and getting rid of the bentgrass vs using tenacity? 'I have some bentgrass along my driveway, and it would just be easier to use a sod cutter and put down new sod.. would the sod cutter be beneficial at removing those bentgrass roots? Let me know! Thank You!
Noah H the problem with that is the benthrass is deep down in the roots. If you remove the sod, the bent grass will goes back right through the new sod. The only sure way to remove it is with tenacity. Then use a sod cutter to remove the old dead stuff and replace it. Or just simply put down topsoil and seed right over the top of the dead stuff.
Great video! Thanks for sharing. I just cut my lawn yesterday and planning to apply tenacity but according to the label I have to wait a couple days after cutting. Did you wait in applying tenacity after cutting? Also, how's your lawn so far? Thanks in advance!
I waited 2 days after cutting my lawn before applying tenacity. I believe after you apply it you should wait another 2 days before cutting. Give it about 6 hours to dry before you let any pets out there. My grass is still looking good. The seed is fully grown in at this point. I’m just waiting for some of the side to blend in.
awesome video!! i think i have a bent grass issue but not positive. can i just spray my entire lawn with tenacity and just wait to see what dies off so i can rack those areas out and reseed with bluegrass?
If you read the label on the tenacity bottle it will tell you what grasses it won’t kill. If your lawn is bluegrass then you should be fine spraying the whole lawn. I may end up doing that next spring or this fall just to get rid of any small little patches I missed.
thanks. i have about 5000-6000sqft of grass. i see tenacity is 8oz per bottle. will i have enough to do my entire lawn 3 or 4 times? also i dont have to do this on a yearly basis?
Danny Tam I wanna say the label states that for 2 gallons of water you should add 1 teaspoon of tenacity and 3 teaspoons of surfactant. This would cover 2,000 square feet. For a surfactant you can get it off amazon.
Southern Ag Surfactant for Herbicides Non-Ionic, 16oz, 1 Pint www.amazon.com/dp/B004XDHRCE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_y5jNzb4C3QKDA
Danny, nice video. I''m going through the process now. At the 7:28 mark, is that light green area between your mailbox post and sidewalk bentgrass? Otherwise, have you had any recurrence since a year ago?
Also, how did you apply the Tenacity? Did you use a typical tank sprayer (generally 2 or 3 gallon) or were you able to figure out how to use it in a canister with garden hose? Thanks.
Robert there hasn’t been any recurrence of the bentgrass thus far. Fingers crossed!
Great video
Did u spot spray, or do the entire yard with first application?
chris sargent I sprayed the entire yard first to be able to see where all of the affected areas were. Then my second application I spot sprayed all the bad areas that turned white.
So pretty much all of my neighbors have lawns that are more than 50% bentgrass. After you treat how often do you have to do additional applications for preventative maintenance?
Josh you could do one treatment each year as preventative maintenance. The label states late summer or early fall is the best time for bentgrass because that’s when it starts growing the most. So the same rate at which you applied tenacity to remove it, just do the same but only one treatment.
My lawn has bentgrass everywhere. What would happen if I applied this in the spring before bentgrass gets out of control? I'd like to avoid the long process and having the dead spots in the lawn if I can help it.
Marc Stegmaier you can use this at the beginning of each year to help keep small patches out before it grows too much.
This video is a great. I'm about to do the same thing tomorrow. Similar situations, kbg mix zone 4 hardness zone. What ratio did you use, and was this just two applications? I'm looking for tsps per 1000 square feet ratio, the per gallon is useless to me. Thanks
It’s 0.50 teaspoon of tenacity and 1.5 teaspoon of surfactant in 1 gallon of water. This will cover 1,000 square feet of lawn.
How were your results? I just prayed bent 3 days ago and I am wondering when I can expect to see results. Thanks
@@Erix7810 it did well where I sprayed, but ran into more Pao Triv than anything else so hit that with glyco, and re-seeded, and that came out great!
Like all You Tube Videos --- I have No Idea why you would get a Thumbs Down.
What you showed, is what is required to get that quality of a weed free lawn.
Your not paying a pro for that,nor would they put that effort into it you did.
You should mention that Tenacity, is an Online Purchase of a Professional Product
& some education & math is required, to use Herbicides, as well as the need to purchase
a quality back pack sprayer,an electric one & also professional quality, so it actually
works for years. Spot spraying can easily wipe out all grass,& the instructions are not
easy to understand,unless you watch the many You Tube Videos that explain the use
of such products.
@pczapp are you saying that spot spraying with Tenacity can kill "all" grasses even desirable grass types?
That lawn treatment took an entire summer to fix. Looks like it's gonna be a long summer for me this year.
how to mix it? I have a seringe... I want to do a spray bottle to spot treat areas? how much per quart of water?
Ron Kramer half teaspoon tenacity, one and a half teaspoon of surfactant and a gallon of water for 1,000 square feet. Put the three ingredients in the spray bottle and gently shake it.
Danny, what type of sprayer do you use? I put Tenacity and water in an old pump sprayer and it takes forever to spray all of the grass.
Great video...please provide an update on how your lawn is doing this year in 2018 and did the Bentgrass reappear?
E M no bentgrass has returned in 2018. Lawn is holding up very nicely. Dry spell in Michigan has dried it out but most importantly is the bentgrass hasn’t returned.