Larry,

I research this question a while back for my father-in-law. He had a big
violet problem in this lawn.
He claims that the approach outlined below worked for him.
Joe Morris
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There is only one herbicide that works on violets. It is called
tryclopyr. You can find it most commonly in ortho brush-b-gone, which
is sold in most hardware stores. Other products contain tryclopyr,
but brush-b-gone is the easiest to find.

Even using tryclopyr, violets are extremely difficult to control. In
order to do so, you need to do the following:

1. Violets can only be killed in the spring when they are growing
actively. In the summer they are harder to kill and in the fall they
are impossible to kill.

2. You need to use a combination of brush-b-gone and any other
standard weed killer such as ortho weed b gone or equivalent.

In a gallon of water, add the proper amount of weed b gone, and 8
ounces of brush-b gone.

3. Apply the solution when no rain will follow for at least 24 hours
and preferably 48 hours. Apply it in the early evening after the sun
has set to maximize the time that the foliage will stay wet. The
chemical is absorbed by the violets when the foliage is wet.

4. Apply the chemical, and then reapply it to the same area 7 days
later. You will see some dieback towards the end of the 7 days, but
the violets will not be dead. It takes a second application to finish
them off.

If you don't follow ALL of these instructions, you will not succeed in
killing the violets. As previous writers have said, they are
extremely difficult to get rid of.



"Larry" wrote in message
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I have violets taking over my lawn. Any thought on how to stop this
would be appreciated.