I have really bad Creeping Charlie. I did a spot test with a water bottle using 9 Tablespoons. It all wilted in one day! Can’t wait to use it fully with a backpack sprayer.
The product worked at the selective 3 cups/gallon ratio, but required two treatments done two weeks apart. The attached photo is an area of my lawn after two treatments where the ground ivy was at least 50% of the ground cover before treatment. Now the grass is thriving and I didn’t even need to reseed after treatment. I liked the product especially because I have a water well nearby some of the areas that I treated.
I applied the product 3 times over a couple weeks. Some ground ivy got terminated immediately and some withered but didn’t completely disappear, while some acted as if they were never treated. I applied a couple more treatments and would say over 90% are now gone. You need to drench the leaves and get it near the roots like the directions say to do.
I must have the toughest (Canadian) thistles known to any yard. Realized that I needed to use the “total kill” concentration.
For accuracy I used a 32oz spray bottle vs conventional large gallon spray container.
I now have the upper hand on my thistle problem.
I don’t usually leave reviews, but this deserves a review. Like others have said in comments there’s finally a product that kills creeping Charlie. I’ve tried all kinds of products over several years and nothing worked . The weed would partially die and then come back retreat it same thing over and over. And for those who don’t know what creeping Charlie is about… Landscape professionals won’t guarantee killing it when they do their weed killer and nothing has killed it till this product.Thank you from a very happy customer.
I believe at first it was user error so I tried again and got better results. The wood sorrel is a real challenge but I think it will take a few more applications to achieve the results I'm hoping for.
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Joe J. Verified Buyer
Oct 8, 2026
works but be careful
your product works well but make sure you apply it directly to the weeds it will take out healthy grass if you are not careful. I like the product knowing it is not poisining my environment.
The selective proportion killed most of the ground ivy but left many small, deeper patches. Some of the grass died as well but most survived. Works best in warm, sunny weather.
Worked on the terrible thistles and burdock plants!
I mixed ad the full strength to kill thistles in my flower beds and edges and burdock plants on my back hill. They started wilting the next day!! More than a week in they're either totally gone or partially dead which is probably due to me not covering them enough with the product on the stems/leaves. I'm going to do another application but I"m super happy with this product so far!!!
Pic 1 is of some thistles they day after I treated them and pic 2 is of the burdock plants the day after I sprayed them.
I tried this out on a small area of Creeping Charlie in my lawn. The little bit of grass that the Creeping Charlie had not destroyed remained green and healthy while the Creeping Charlie died. There were a couple of little bits of the weed that were alive but weeks later they still had not spread. Just today I sprayed a larger patch of yard that I will be reseeding within a couple of days. I am expecting good things from what I have seen so far.
The product works in line with your instructions. I've had good results so far. This was my second purchase. I use an electric 2 gallon spray system from Roundup which works well but its taken some time to learn how much to soak the weed as well as managing application overlap. The simple chemistry and low environmental impact is very important factors as well.
Incredible! I expected it would work a little bit... but never expected it to work so well!
I love this product. Used it on a lawn covered with Creeping Charlie. The weed had been spreading for years and I didn't know how to treat it. Didn't want to use harsh chemicals that would harm our dog or neighbors' dogs. When I saw the adds for Lanaturo's product, it sounded like the right approach (NaCl plus a small amount of acid)... but I was dubious at first. I used their on-line app which identified the good days for sprayings in my geographic location based on weather reports. When I found a good day, I treated the first half of the lawn with one spray application. It worked perfectly- killing the Creeping Charlie within 2 days (it was hot weather). For the second half of the lawn, I had to hit it with 2 sets of spray applications separated by about 2 weeks. I think it was mostly because my sprayer nozzle was now a little bit clogged with dried salt during the second and third sprays... so I would recommend a good cleaning of the sprayer nozzle after sprayings... or just buy a new nozzle for each application... or use a paint brush to coat the top and bottom of weeds if you don't have a sprayer. But after the 2 sets of sprays on the second half of the lawn, the Creeping Charlie was gone in 2 days. Most of the grass survived fine, although some of it turned brown. It may return after some waterings. But even if it doesn't, it will be easy to re-seed some grass in those areas. Overall, the product worked great- as advertised. Thanks for the great help with the lawn!
These roots, will definitely put this product to the test. I have been tickling the leaves to make sure I get them coated properly and saturating the ground. So far I think I have put a big dent in what was a major overtaking of the lawn. I have only lived here for 4 months, the one neighbor and previous owner let it get way out of control. I am including a picture of the roots.
I think the product worked great along with your recommendations as far as the mixing was concerned. An awesome product especially since we have a dog and were concerned about putting chemicals down. I wish you also had chemical free lawn fertilizers.
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