
Weed Control
Kill Dandelions Without Killing Grass — For Good
Killing dandelions without killing grass comes down to the taproot: the selective herbicides that reach it, and the month they actually work.

Selective Broadleaf Herbicide (hose-end)
★★★★☆ 4.4/5
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$20–$26
Typical price · 5,000 sq ft per 32 oz hose-end bottle
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Classic 3-way broadleaf formula. Rainproof in one hour, visible wilting within days, safe on established turf at labeled rates.
The workhorse for dandelions, clover and henbit. Nothing exotic — just the proven 3-way mix at a fair price. Respect the temperature window (60–85°F) and it delivers every time.
Product type
Selective Broadleaf Herbicide (hose-end)
Active ingredient
2,4-D dimethylamine salt 8.658% + MCPP-P DMA salt 2.127% + Dicamba 0.371%
Price range
$20–$26
Coverage
5,000 sq ft per 32 oz hose-end bottle
Best for
Whole-lawn broadleaf weed cleanups
our editor rating
4.4 out of 5
Label read on EPA's label database
EPA Reg. No. 239-2744
We opened this product's accepted label on EPA's own Pesticide Product Label System — the strongest source available for what a product is registered to do.
CLOSED 2026-08-02 after two earlier failed attempts. EPA PPLS registry: registered product name 'WBG 553 CONCENTRATE', EPA Reg. 239-2744, actives 2,4-D dimethylamine salt 8.658%, MCPP-P DMA salt 2.127%, dicamba 0.371%. The alternate brand names include 'ORTHO WEEDCLEAR WEED KILLER FOR LAWNS READY-TO-SPRAY' — our exact SKU — which is what settles it; earlier searches only surfaced the CONCENTRATE name and we would not record that number against the ready-to-spray without seeing the RTS name on the registration. NOTABLE: the same registration also carries 'Ortho Weed B Gon Concentrate Weed Killer for Lawns' and 'Ortho Weed B Gon Ready-to-Spray' as alternate brand names. WeedClear and the plain Weed B Gon three-way are the same registered product under two brand families — the clearest illustration on this site of why the registration number identifies a product and the name does not.
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.
Matched against each state's actual disease, weed and pest pressure.
Application window: April–May and September, and check every label against centipede before it leaves the shelf
Application window: June through July, inside the same short window everything else happens in. There is no autumn second chance
Application window: March–May and during monsoon flushes; Celsius-type products handle 100°F+ windows
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
Application window: March–May while weeds are young; avoid spraying drought-stressed turf in summer
Application window: May–June and September; high-altitude sun makes stressed turf easy to injure, so spot-treat rather than blanket-spray
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
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
Application window: March–May and October–November; avoid applications above 85°F
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
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
Application window: May–June and September; fall beats creeping charlie best
Application window: October is the most effective month for broadleaf weeds; never apply above 80°F or to drought-stressed turf
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
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
Application window: April–May and September–October; autumn is the knockout window for the wild garlic that defines a Kentucky winter lawn
Application window: March–May and October–November; avoid applications above 85°F and never on drought-stressed St. Augustine
Application window: June, then a narrow late-August to mid-September window. Maine's usable autumn is the shortest in New England
Application window: April–May and September–October; autumn is the knockout window for the ground ivy and violet the Piedmont is full of
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
Application window: May–June and September; autumn is the stronger window for perennial broadleaf weeds
Application window: Late May–June and September; autumn is the stronger window for perennial broadleaf weeds
Application window: April–May and September, avoiding the midsummer heat restrictions on most labels
Application window: April–May and September–October; skip summer sprays on drought-stressed fescue
Application window: June, then late August into September. In a sub-100-day valley there is no third chance
Application window: Late spring and again from late August through September, when perennial broadleaf weeds are moving reserves to the root
Application window: Late May into June, then late August through September. The autumn window closes earlier here than anywhere else in southern New England
Application window: May and September–October; autumn is the knockout window for perennial broadleaf weeds
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
Application window: May and September–October; autumn is the knockout window for perennial broadleaf weeds
Application window: April–May and September–October; avoid spraying heat-stressed fescue in July–August
Application window: Early to mid-June, then late August into early September. There is no third opportunity
Application window: May–June and September; fall applications hit dandelion taproots hardest
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
Application window: March–May and September–October; the long mild shoulder seasons give more usable spray days than most states get
Application window: May and September — fall is the knockout window for perennial broadleaf weeds
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
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
Application window: Early to mid-June, then late August into September, which is the pass that actually holds on perennial broadleaf weeds
Application window: April–May and September–October; skip sprays on drought-stressed summer fescue
Application window: April–early June and September–October; avoid herbicides above 90°F
Application window: May and September, avoiding the intense midsummer heat on the label
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
Application window: April–May and September–October; skip sprays on heat-stressed fescue in July and August
Application window: April–May and September–October; WSU caps applications at 80°F, stricter than the 85–90°F ceilings used elsewhere
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
Application window: Early to mid-fall is the favourable window for dandelion and other perennial broadleaf weeds
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
Ortho WeedClear Lawn Weed Killer Ready-to-Spray typically runs $20–$26, covering 5,000 sq ft per 32 oz hose-end bottle.
Ortho WeedClear Lawn Weed Killer Ready-to-Spray targets Dandelion, Clover, Henbit, Chickweed, Spurge, Dollarweed, among others.
2,4-D dimethylamine salt 8.658% + MCPP-P DMA salt 2.127% + Dicamba 0.371%, registered under EPA Reg. No. 239-2744.
Turf injury risk above 85–90°F
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