Atticus Torocity Herbicide (8oz) - (Compare to Tenacity) - Mesotrione Concentrate - Selective Weed Killer for Lawns and Turf Grasses - Pre and Post Emergent Control

Pretty clear directions included with the bottle. It's a good idea to glove up and have Eyewear when using this. Respirator if you're using a sprayer that's high output where there is a chance for droplets being airborne. It'll make your skin tingle if you get it on your skin, but wash real good with warm soap and water and it's no big deal. A little dab will do ya. Follow directions on literature included and all will be well. This stuff is no joke, works wonderfully on those damned broad leaf weeds that are the size of saplings. I was skeptical because of the small amount of herbicide called for per each gallon of water. Also, give it a little time to work. You won't see results in hours or even days, like Shmound Grear by Blortho, give it a couple weeks. This stuff works from the inside out. But it'll do the job. Great post-emergent product. It says it will work pre-emergent as well, but I sprayed when the weeds were as tall as me (down with an injury for 4 months, wasn't able to do a lot of things, yard keeping being one). Once dead I was able to burn the weed stalks. Dead and dried in a couple weeks. Read literature also to make sure your target weed(s) are covered by this herbicide. It's wild how this product works. You can spray everything in sight, most will be dead but some will not be affected by this herbicide. Read your literature. Four things that I stuck by and it worked great. 1. Read and understand the literature included. 2. Application safety-suit up. 3. Follow directions on mixing ratio. 4. Patience- spray it but don't delay it. Five star product, two thumbs up. The maker of this product's name reminds me of a book we read in primary school. Atticus Finch if anyone is still reading the ramblings of a slightly mad man.

Portions of my mostly Centipede grass lawn were being overrun by crabgrass, spurge, and some kind of thin grassy-like weed that grows in bunches (I thought perhaps it was poa annua, but that supposedly dies off in the Summer, and this stuff definitely wasn't). I tried some lawn-safe weed killers from the big box store, but these did not help much (seemed to affect the spurge a bit, but the other weeds laughed at it). It got to the point where I was out on my hands and knees trying to manually dig out all these weeds (while also trying not to dig out the good grass that was interspersed), but I really felt like I was fighting an impossible and losing battle. Stumbled on to Tenacity (and this generic equivalent, Torocity), and the results have been astounding. After several rounds of applications over the course of a month or so, I'm finally getting an upper hand on fighting these weeds. The only downside is that it's not an instant kill, takes a few weeks. And before dying, the weeds turn white (about 5 days after application), which can look a bit funky in the yard. But saving me from many seemingly pointless hours digging up these weeds from the yard, it's worth it. Edit (about two months later): the crabgrass is completely gone, and good grass (again, of which there was a little bit scattered among the crabgrass) has filled in nicely. One small issue to note is that the markings on the syringe did not last very long... I suggest taking a knife and lightly carving in a notch at each increment (or just the one that you typically use for the size of your sprayer).

It really kills crab grasses and nutsedges but slowly. I used 1.5x the recommended dosage and waited for 3 days to see the tip of these weeds turned white on the crab grass and yellow on the nutedges. It takes 10-15 days for the crabgrass to completely turned white and hopefully dies. In my case, a second application is needed on the bigger nutsedges to ensure they dont bounce back. There are mixed result on killing oxalis. The younger one turned white then died but the older one turned pink, flowered and seeding. It would be perfect if the formula can be improved to kill other common lawn weeds. The most important thing is that it does not kill my lawn grasses.

I was about at my wit’s end with my weedy St. Augustine grass. I’ve tried every weed killer and weed-n-feed out there with limited success. I decided to give this a go after doing some research. Two applications, about 3 weeks apart, did the trick. I still can’t believe the TINY amount it takes in the sprayer, following directions. I did find that I had to really bump up the amount of dye I added, though, as the recommended amounts were still very hard to see. You don’t have to use dye, of course, but you may find it’s very difficult to see where you’ve already sprayed … and you don’t want to overlap passes much, if at all. Keep away from your planting beds and ornamentals. Don’t overdose with this stuff and don’t apply too often, or it will start to affect the grass and not just the weeds. It’s kind of the nuclear option, so do NOT exceed the amount in the directions. (I actually use half the recommended amount per application, just to stay on the safe side.) It’s been about 3 months. Time for another application, as I have some spots where the weeds decided to fight back. At least this time I’m confident I can knock them down. Seems appallingly expensive when you buy the little bottle, but it will last me at least 2 seasons, which comes out FAR less than the Scotts and Vigoro and Bayer stuff I’ve tried in the past.

This herbicide is great, Make sure you follow the directions exactly for the application for crabgrass and broadleaf weeds in your yard. It takes a couple of weeks before you start to see the results don't fret though. Be patient after application. The weeds will turn white and your lawn will grow fuller filling in the spaces where the weeds were. Make sure that you also have the blue dye that is recommended so you can see where you have sprayed and the surfactant mixed in so the herbicide sticks to the lawn and weeds. It will not kill your grass if you follow the directions for use.

This product works as advertised, but the dispenser (syringe) is not easy to use and encourages spills/drips for spot treatment ( 2 gallon tank) . Having worked on farms, co-ops and golf courses for over 40 years, I suggest a potential buyer look for other generics with a different dispenser or be prepared to provide your own method for dispensing product. Product label has good documentation both print and online. Packing is ok, but there is a big mismatch between dispenser and container especially when mixing for spot treatments.

We just bought our house and are starting the lawn “rejuvenation” process. We didn’t know about pre-emergents and the like, so our crabgrass infestation got out of control by late July. We used Torocity as a post-emergent & just as we desperately hoped, it targeted the crabgrass, leaving what bluegrass we did have left healthy and happy. Weeds turned white within a few days (stark contrast to where we didn’t spray — second picture). We also spot treated thistles and ground ivy; not *as* effective, but some leaves on those did turn white so we’ll probably just do another round or two to come at them with a vengeance. If you follow the instructions (even loosely to be honest…the syringe was a bit tough to use so some of my measurements were definitely give or take) it will work as promised. We did add surfactant to the water as well as a blue dye to see where we sprayed, but even those I just eyeballed since it got messy fast lol Pleasantly surprised and satisfied with the results.

I have been using tenacity for the last 2.5yrs to rid my yard of an insane amount of crabgrass. When I ran out of tenacity this summer, I just could not justify the price in replacing it with the name brand. This item did exactly what tenacity does. It turned all the weeds white, and hopefully next week they will start dying for real. I can’t speak to it as a pre-emergent (I used tenacity name brand in the spring. Obviously it didn’t prevent all the crabgrass, but every season it is getting better and mostly around my curbs). Hopefully this off brand does just as well as a preventative measure. I will know in the spring of 2026. Still I would say it’s worth 5 stars as a post emergent. It’s very hard to kill crabgrass without killing the whole yard.