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Ortho Weed B Gon Plus Crabgrass Control — post-emergent herbicide (crabgrass + broadleaf)

Post-Emergent Herbicide (Crabgrass + Broadleaf)

Ortho Weed B Gon Plus Crabgrass Control Review

★★★★★ 4.5/5

our editor rating how we score

4.3/5 from 2,201 shoppers at Amazon — their number, not ours.

$34–$42

Typical price · Up to 20,000 sq ft per 40 oz concentrate

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The one homeowner bottle that kills crabgrass already up AND common broadleaf weeds — quinclorac is what standard three-way mixes are missing.

Our Verdict

If crabgrass is already visible, this is the practical answer: quinclorac handles the grassy weed while the three-way component clears dandelion, clover and spurge in the same pass. It will not touch sedges, and like all 2,4-D products it needs cool-enough weather to be safe on turf.

✅ Pros

  • Quinclorac controls emerged crabgrass — most three-way products cannot
  • Handles broadleaf weeds in the same application
  • Rainproof in about an hour
  • Very economical per 1,000 sq ft as a concentrate

⚠️ Cons

  • Turf injury risk above roughly 85–90°F, like all 2,4-D blends
  • No effect on nutsedge or other sedges
  • Mature crabgrass with many tillers may need a repeat application
  • St. Augustine and Floratam require a Southern formulation instead

Product type

Post-Emergent Herbicide (Crabgrass + Broadleaf)

Active ingredient

Quinclorac + 2,4-D + dicamba (concentrate)

Price range

$34–$42

Coverage

Up to 20,000 sq ft per 40 oz concentrate

Best for

Crabgrass that has already emerged, alongside broadleaf weeds

our editor rating

4.5 out of 5

Where our facts come from

Registration confirmed, label text not read

EPA Reg. No. 2217-896-239

See the EPA registry entry →

The registration exists and we confirmed it, but no label document was available to read. Treat the concentration and general use pattern as sound and take rates from the container itself.

What we found when we read it

Registration confirmed 2026-08-02 in EPA PPLS as WEED-B-GON MAX PLUS CRABGRASS CONTROL (2217-896 base, 239 = Ortho as distributor). EPA hosts NO label PDF for this registration, so no label text has been read and the quinclorac/2,4-D/dicamba percentages are deliberately NOT recorded — figures circulating in retail copy are unverified. Ortho renames this line often, so confirm the pack in hand matches before relying on any rate.

Where this page and the container disagree, the container wins — the label is the legal authority on rates and restrictions. How to read one yourself.

Where This Product Matters

Matched against each state's actual disease, weed and pest pressure.

Crabgrass

Application window: April–May and September, and check every label against centipede before it leaves the shelf

DandelionCommon chickweedWhite cloverChickweed and other cool-wet-condition annuals in the Southeast

Application window: June through July, inside the same short window everything else happens in. There is no autumn second chance

Spotted spurge (the Phoenix #1)Crabgrass

Application window: March–May and during monsoon flushes; Celsius-type products handle 100°F+ windows

CrabgrassDallisgrassHenbit

Application window: Bounded by the label's temperature ceiling rather than the calendar — spring treatments finish before the June heat arrives, and nothing selective goes down again until September cools off

Spotted spurgeCrabgrass

Application window: March–May while weeds are young; avoid spraying drought-stressed turf in summer

DandelionCrabgrassWhite cloverClover and Banks grass mites (dry winters and hot dry summers)

Application window: May–June and September; high-altitude sun makes stressed turf easy to injure, so spot-treat rather than blanket-spray

CrabgrassDandelionWhite clover

Application window: Broadleaf sprays in May–June and again in September, when the weeds are moving sugars to the roots; skip July and August, when a stressed cool-season lawn takes the injury and the weed does not

CrabgrassDallisgrassWhite clover

Application window: April to late May, then September into October. Skip July and August entirely: this is the transition zone, and a stressed tall fescue lawn takes the injury the weed shrugs off

Crabgrass

Application window: March–May and October–November; avoid applications above 85°F

CrabgrassDallisgrass

Application window: April to early June and September–October; avoid mid-summer sprays on stressed turf

CrabgrassSpurges in hot compacted strips

Application window: Year-round where the turf is actively growing, which is most of the time; the constraint is heat and drought stress on the leeward side rather than a dormant season

DandelionWhite cloverCrabgrass in the warmer southern valleys

Application window: Late April into June, then September into October; skip the July and early August heat, which is also when UI's own fertilizer schedule goes quiet

DandelionCrabgrass

Application window: May–June and September; fall beats creeping charlie best

DandelionCrabgrassWhite clover

Application window: October is the most effective month for broadleaf weeds; never apply above 80°F or to drought-stressed turf

CrabgrassDandelionWhite clover

Application window: October, and October is most of it — but check the wind and the date against what is happening in the fields, because early-summer growth-regulator drift is a real seasonal risk here and your own spray carries the same way

CrabgrassHenbit and other winter annuals, which own an eastern Kansas lawn in MarchDandelion

Application window: April into May and again in September–October; avoid July and August, when a tall fescue lawn here is already at its limit

CrabgrassHenbit

Application window: April–May and September–October; autumn is the knockout window for the wild garlic that defines a Kentucky winter lawn

DandelionWhite cloverCommon chickweedCrabgrass (southern and coastal Maine more than the interior)

Application window: June, then a narrow late-August to mid-September window. Maine's usable autumn is the shortest in New England

CrabgrassWhite clover

Application window: April–May and September–October; autumn is the knockout window for the ground ivy and violet the Piedmont is full of

CrabgrassDandelionWhite clover

Application window: A narrow autumn is the real window here: late September into October, after the summer heat and before New England's early frost closes the season

CrabgrassDandelionWhite clover

Application window: May–June and September; autumn is the stronger window for perennial broadleaf weeds

CrabgrassDandelion

Application window: Late May–June and September; autumn is the stronger window for perennial broadleaf weeds

Crabgrass

Application window: April–May and September, avoiding the midsummer heat restrictions on most labels

CrabgrassHenbitDandelionWhite clover

Application window: April–May and September–October; skip summer sprays on drought-stressed fescue

DandelionWhite cloverCrabgrass and foxtail in the warmer valleys and in thin ground

Application window: June, then late August into September. In a sub-100-day valley there is no third chance

CrabgrassDandelionHenbit and other winter annualsWhite clover

Application window: Late spring and again from late August through September, when perennial broadleaf weeds are moving reserves to the root

Crabgrass

Application window: March–April and October in the south; May and September in the north

Crabgrass (heaviest in the south, thinning northward)DandelionWhite cloverCommon chickweed

Application window: Late May into June, then late August through September. The autumn window closes earlier here than anywhere else in southern New England

CrabgrassDandelionWhite clover

Application window: May and September–October; autumn is the knockout window for perennial broadleaf weeds

Crabgrass in irrigated turfKhakiweed and spurges in thin, hot, compacted ground

Application window: Spring and early autumn; in the south skip the June heat entirely, and in the north the usable autumn window closes by early October

CrabgrassDandelionWhite clover

Application window: May and September–October; autumn is the knockout window for perennial broadleaf weeds

CrabgrassHenbitWhite cloverDallisgrass

Application window: April–May and September–October; avoid spraying heat-stressed fescue in July–August

DandelionWhite cloverCrabgrass, real but a smaller problem than further south

Application window: Early to mid-June, then late August into early September. There is no third opportunity

DandelionCrabgrassWhite clover

Application window: May–June and September; fall applications hit dandelion taproots hardest

CrabgrassDallisgrassSandbur (the western sandy-soil weed that standard crabgrass preventers do not list)Henbit

Application window: Judged by wind before season: sustained wind is Oklahoma's normal condition, so the usable spray days are calm mornings in April, May and September rather than whole months

DandelionCrabgrass (east side and hot summers only)

Application window: March–May and September–October; the long mild shoulder seasons give more usable spray days than most states get

DandelionCrabgrassWhite clover

Application window: May and September — fall is the knockout window for perennial broadleaf weeds

CrabgrassDandelionWhite clover

Application window: Broadleaf work in May–June and again in September; the September pass is the one that holds, because the weed is moving reserves down

CrabgrassSpotted spurge

Application window: April–May and September–October, and never above 90°F — centipedegrass is sensitive to 2,4-D both at spring green-up and in summer heat

DandelionWhite cloverCrabgrass and foxtail in thin or disturbed ground

Application window: Early to mid-June, then late August into September, which is the pass that actually holds on perennial broadleaf weeds

Dallisgrass (a perennial the quinclorac that clears crabgrass will not touch)CrabgrassHenbit

Application window: April–May and September–October; skip sprays on drought-stressed summer fescue

CrabgrassDallisgrassHenbitSpurge

Application window: April–early June and September–October; avoid herbicides above 90°F

CrabgrassDandelion

Application window: May and September, avoiding the intense midsummer heat on the label

DandelionWhite cloverCommon chickweedCrabgrass (a valley problem more than a hill-town one)

Application window: Late May through June, then a short late-August to mid-September window. Vermont's autumn window is the narrowest in New England

CrabgrassDandelionWhite clover

Application window: April–May and September–October; skip sprays on heat-stressed fescue in July and August

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: April–May and September–October; WSU caps applications at 80°F, stricter than the 85–90°F ceilings used elsewhere

CrabgrassWhite clover

Application window: April into May and again in September–October. Skip July and August: this is transition-zone country and a heat-stressed tall fescue lawn absorbs the injury the weed does not

DandelionCrabgrassWhite clover

Application window: Early to mid-fall is the favourable window for dandelion and other perennial broadleaf weeds

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: June, then late August into September. UW's own framing is useful: a slow-release application covers a 90 to 100 day growing season, which is roughly the entire Wyoming season

Common questions

Common Questions

How much does Ortho Weed B Gon Plus Crabgrass Control cost?

Ortho Weed B Gon Plus Crabgrass Control typically runs $34–$42, covering Up to 20,000 sq ft per 40 oz concentrate.

What does Ortho Weed B Gon Plus Crabgrass Control treat?

Ortho Weed B Gon Plus Crabgrass Control targets Crabgrass, Dandelion, Clover, Spurge, Henbit, Chickweed, among others.

What is the active ingredient in Ortho Weed B Gon Plus Crabgrass Control?

Quinclorac + 2,4-D + dicamba (concentrate), registered under EPA Reg. No. 2217-896-239.

What is the biggest downside of Ortho Weed B Gon Plus Crabgrass Control?

Turf injury risk above roughly 85–90°F, like all 2,4-D blends

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