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September 26th 05, 07:36 PM

(I AmnotGeorgeBush) wrote:
From: (Steveo)
172.158.60.162

(Hey mope, can you recommend a good over the counter weed killer? )

What are you trying to control, and where do

you want to use it?

Since we're on the subject....BROADLEAFS and freakin' clover!!!! My
beautiful bahia was invaded with that ****ty St. Augustine thatch native
Floridians call grass when a new neighbor moved in. I just got done
going round and round with TrueGreen Chemlawn after they ripped me off.
Had their service all spring and summer and it did nothing at all except
slightly burn/singe the edges of the leaves on the broadleaf and weeds
and make them curl a bit, but they didn't die. In fact, they grew hearty
all summer. Had their "manager" come out twice and he wrote down some
things and said it would be corrected. It wasn't. I was then told I
would get a complete refund since the beginning of my service. It never
came. Finally, after having a reporter call the *******s, they sent me a
refund check in 3 days!!. Truegreen sucks and are rip off artists. I was
told the drunk who was spraying my yard was either using the wrong
chemical, watered-down chemicals, or not enough chemicals! A bit more
digging reveals the company employs not only drunks, but criminals, as
many of their employees have multiple police records. The company also
had problems with the Federal Trade Commission regrarding unethical
telemarketing practices and the local BBB banks are chock full of
complaints regarding these scumbags. Whatever you do, avoid
Truegreen/Chemlawn at all costs..at least in Tampa Bay!

Yea, those assholes give the industry a bad name and it's not just in Tampa
Bay either. They've been trying to buy my business for years, that's pretty
much how they grow anymore..buy up the small guys customer lists.

The turf in your growing zone is much different than here in Ohio, so I'm
not sure if the typical three way broadleaf herbicides/mix rates that we
use up here apply to your turfgrasses. Your local county extension agency
should be of some help in choosing the right control products.