ferti•lome® Ready-To-Use Over-The-Top Grass Killer can be used to control annual and perennial grass weeds in plantings of ornamentals, trees, shrubs and groundcovers. ferti•lome® Ready-To-Use Over-The-Top Grass Killer can be used during site preparation before transplanting, and in newly transplanted and established plantings of ornamentals, trees, shrubs, and groundcovers.
• ferti•lome® Ready-To-Use Over-The-Top Grass Killer is a ready to use systemic herbicide intended for annual and perennial grasses with post emergent application. ferti•lome® Ready-To-Use Over-The-Top Grass Killer does not control broadleaf weeds, sedges, and nutsedge (yellow and purple) and does not provide residual control.

ferti•lome® Ready-To-Use Over-The-Top Grass Killer is a systemic herbicide which moves from the treated foliage into the shoots, roots, rhizomes, stolons, and growing points of treated grass weeds. ferti•lome® Ready-To-Use Over-The-Top Grass Killer provides excellent control of many grasses – roots and all. Growth of treated grass weeds stops soon after application. Symptoms include loss of vigor, yellowing and/or reddening, and eventual death to the treated grass plant. Symptoms are generally observed within one to three weeks, depending on grass weed and species and environmental conditions.

• Newly and established plantings of flowers, ornamentals, trees, shrubs, and groundcovers.
• To control grasses in landscapes, planning beds, established in urban recreational and residential areas.
• For use near ornamental and/or shade trees, ornamental woody shrubs and vines, and ornamental herbaceous plants.
• To control undesirable grasses near and around broadleaf shrubs, broadleaf trees, groundcovers, herbaceous plants, needled evergreens, palms, cactus, and certain grasses.

• Post emergent applications of ferti•lome® Ready-To-Use Over-The-Top Grass Killer to young, seedling grasses will be more effective than applications to older, mature, or well-established grasses.
• Apply ferti•lome® Ready-To-Use Over-The-Top Grass Killer to actively growing grasses before they exceed the recommended growth stages shown below in Table 1.
TABLE 1. Annual and perennial grasses controlled by ferti•lome® Ready-To-Use Over-The-Top Grass Killer

ANNUALS
Grass Species		Growth Stage
		2 to 8 inches tall, before tilllering and/or heading.
Barnyardgrass	Guineagrass, seedling
Broadleaf signalgrass	Itchgrass
Crabgrass, large	Prarie cupgrass
Crabgrass, smooth	Shattercane
Fall panicum	Southern sandbur
Field sandbur	Southwestern cupgrass
Foxtail, giant	Texas panicum
Foxtail, green	Witchgrass
Foxtail, yellow	Woolly cupgrass
Goosegrass

PERENNIALS
Grass Species	Growth Stage
Bahiagrass
Bentgrass
Bermudagrass	4 to 8 inch runners
Centipedegrass
Dallisgrass
Guineagrass	6 to 12 inches tall before seedhead initiation 8 to 18 inches tall before boot stage
Johnsongrass
Kentucky bluegrass
Nimblewill
Orchardgrass
Perennial ryegrass
Quackgrass	6 to 10 inches
St. Augustinegrass
Tall fescue
Torpedograss	3 to 6 inches tall
Wirestem muhly	4 to 12 inches tall before seedhead initiation

• ferti•lome® Ready-To-Use Over-The-Top Grass Killer may be applied over-the-top and around ornamental plants as a directed spray.
• Spray to obtain thorough coverage of the target weeds or grass blades. Over-the-top applications are defined as spray patterns delivered to the upper portions of the established ornamentals and target weeds.
• Over-the-top applications are recommended for certain ornamentals listed in Table 2. Spray to ensure uniform coverage of target weeds.
• Directed sprays are spot treatments applied to target weeds established near the base of theornamentals while avoiding spray contact on the leaves of the ornamentals. Spray to ensure uniform coverage of target weeds.
• Directed spray applications are necessary to minimize the damage or injury of certain ornamentals.
• There is a possibility of temporary discoloration, phytotoxicity (damage or injury) to all plants listed on this label when used as directed with over-the-top applications and directed spray applications. It is impossible to test every species and variety or cultivar of ornamental or plant under all conditions. Plant tolerance of ferti•lome® Ready-To-Use Over-The-Top Grass Killer at label rates has been found to be acceptable for the indicated species.

• Apply when weeds are young and actively growing. Repeat treatments may be necessary to provide full season control.
• Avoid drift of spray mist (contact) onto vegetables, flowers, ornamental plants, shrubs, trees and other desirable plants. Do not apply in windy conditions.
• Repeat treatments may be needed for full season control.
• Certain hard to kill grasses including established bermudagrass, dallisgrass, quackgrass, and St. Augustinegrass may require additional applications at 7 – 14 day intervals.
• Avoid spray drift to all non-target areas and plants. Ornamental lawn grasses are highly susceptible to ferti•lome® Ready-To-Use Over-The-Top Grass Killer.
• Do not apply to trees, vines, ornamentals that will be harvested for food within one year after application.
ferti•lome® Ready-To-Use Over-The-Top Grass Killer may be applied to broadleaf shrubs, broadleaf trees, groundcovers, herbaceous plants, needled evergreens, bedding plants, and certain grasses including those listed in Table 2 and the Appendix.
NOTE: The Appendix includes a broad spectrum of families, genera and species. Supplemental registrants may select plant species based upon the hardiness zones, geographical areas, or marketing areas and present various species on their retail container labeling.
TABLE 2. Plants that are favorites for home landscapes or ornamental species that are widely planted in landscapes.

Application Methods: A=Over the top; B=Directed Spray
BROADLEAF SHURUBS
Althea, Rose of Sharon	A	Japanese privet	B
Azalea	B	Lilac	A
Azalea, Glossy abelia	A	Mock orange	A
Japanese Barberry	A	Photinia	A
Boxwood, common	A	Japanese Pittosporum	A
Camellia	A	Pyracantha or firehorn	A
Cinquefoil	B	Rhododendron	B
Cotoneaster	A	Rose	A
Forsythia	A	Spirea or Bridal wreath	A
American holly	A	Viburnum	A
Hybrid tea rose	A	Weigela	A
BROADLEAF TREES
Flowering Almond	B	Maple	B
Ash	B	Maple - Japanese maple, Norway maple,	B
Beech	B	Red maple, Silver maple
Birch	B	Mountain Ash	B
Bradford pear, Ornamental pear	B	Oak	B
Brazillian peppertree	B	Olive Tree	B
Cherry - Carolina cherry, (Flowering)	B	Pear (flowering)	B
cherry, Ornamental cherry		Plum (flowering)	B
Crab apple	B	Quince (flowing)	B
Dogwood - American dogwood	B	Red Bud	B
Cornelian, cherry dogwood		Star Jasmine	B
Flowering dogwood,		Sweet gum	B
Red Twig dogwood		Tulip Tree	B
Elm	B	Willow	B
Grapefruit	B	Xylosma	B
Magnolia	B		B
GROUNDCOVERS
Ajuga, variegated, Carpet bugleweed	B	Juniper - Chinese juniper, Creeping juniper,	B
Bungleweed	B	Japgarden juniper, Savin juniper
Crape myrtle	A	Liriope	A
Ivy - Algerian ivy, English ivy, Hahn's ivy	A	Myrtle, dwarf periwinkle	A
Japanese honeysuckle	B	Periwinkle	A
Japanese pachysandra, Japanese spurge	A	Sedum	A
HERBACEOUS PLANTS
Coleus	A	Lirope	A
Euonymus	A	Marigold	A
Gardenia	A	Petunia	A
Gazania	A	Salvia	A
Geranium	A	Shasta daisy	A
Gladiolus	B	Snapdragon	A
Hemlock	B	Sweet William	A
Hosta, variegated	A	Zinnia	A
Iris	A		A
NEEDLED EVERGREENS
Arborvitae, American	B	Pine - Austrian pine/ Black pine,	B
Cedar - Red cedar, Eastern red cedar	B	Dwarf Swiss mountain pine,
White cedar		Eastern white pine
Fir - Concolor fir, Douglas fir, Fraser fir,	B	Scotch pine	B
Noble fir		Spruce - Blue spruce, Norway spruce	B
Juniper - Creeping Juniper	B	Serbian spruce, White spruce
Japgarden Juniper		Yew - Anglojap yew, Dense yew,	B
Savin Juniper		Japanese yew, Southern yew
GRASSES
Green fountain grass	B	Mondo Grass	B
Red fountain grass	B