WOOPS!

But wait, he HAD to read the directions on how to apply it right? So he was aware of the warnings etc.

And who dumps a bunch of chemicals on a yard in preparation for several hundred people attending an event like this?

Riddle me that Batman!

Rachel S, he did have good directions he didn't read but I forgive him. I wouldn't forgive myself but I am female.

I'm in the camp that says he's at fault. He should be the poster boy for a larger problem- the over-use of chemicals on landscapes. He probably didn't really need the product in the first place. Hand weed or spot treat if necessary but it's RARELY a good idea to blanket an entire landscape with chemicals. ANYONE who does that is a moron- not just this guy.

It should have stated quite clearly on the front of the bottle that it is NOT FOR USE ON LAWNS. Too easy to miss that in the list of cautions.

@Rachel S. - yes, but reading and COMPREHENDING are two different things!!!

I agree with Ellen, in one place it says you can use it on "established" plants, then in another it says not to use on "desirable" plants or "young" plants...I think the directions are somewhat contradictory...and somewher it should say Not for large scale use, not for wide scale lawn spraying...

I did this one time with a section of our lawn; using Atrazine too strong completely killed off a section of grass when attempting to kill dollar weed. The next year and thereafter, the grass came back in so thick and beautiful that it was tough to mow. I wonder if the same thing will happen to him if he just leaves the lot alone.

A lot can be said for a native natural landscape....I'm happy to say I have not used a lawn mower at my home in 20 years...I might used the string trimmer now and then to ease some of the taller grass along the drive. But thousands of sq feet of chemically infused grass that requires thousands of gallons of water...is environmentally wasteful.

I am not a huge chemical user. What is a natural solution to this problem? Other than bending over and pulling every one of them out :)

If any of you have ever visited a Natural Prairie ecosystem...the grass and other plants all live in a natural balance. It is only man's perception that it needs to be a monotypic culture of Kentucky Bluegrass (insert local lawn grass here).

This pic is from just up the hill from me....this is a 100% natural landscape...no mowing, weeding, planting etc.....I would love to have this in my backyard.

@ Heather M, I am not a chemical fan either and I'd rather pull the weeds by hand than risk my entire lawn. If a person cannot pull all of them they can always find someone willing to do it for the right price. If they cannot afford to hire the work done then they should do it the old fashioned way.Hiring someone else would have been a lot cheaper than what he is about to go through now. This lawn could easily take YEARS to make a full come back,if it ever does and unfortunately for him it ...»

I feel horrible for him, but I think the lable was pretty clear.

The instructions were clear. It seems that people just don't read the directions on anything. Have a neighbor who used enough Round Up near an 80 foot tree to kill almost every weed on his entire 2 acres. The tree 'suddenly' died and he had to have it cut down which took a tree service half a day. He didn't read directions either or heed the warning of a fellow neighbor.

@KMS Woodworks. Who wouldn't want that! That's gorgeous.

We live in a country neighborhood in eastern Nebraska and are working to use native grasses that need less mowing for our yard. The biggest problem is much of the neighborhood is undeveloped therefore weeds make it to yard. It's a struggle, but eventually we'll get there.

@KMS, yes I'd love that if I had the opportunity to live in a rural area like that one. But in an urban subdivision the house behind us was empty for 3 years after the owner passed away and we had RATS that weren't even afaid to come out in the daytime....so I don't want to leave the grass tall because they use it for cover...

@Kevin - your picture is sooo gorgeous it looks like a beautiful oil painting, and just think, you can go up there any ole time you please and just feast your eyes!!

@ Kevin..think anyone would care if I just sat on a rock up there for awhile? How beautiful!

we don't use anything on our lawn...just mow weekly and use the trimmer. This guy should be embarrased.

I guess if this guy was looking for a quick fix answer to less mowing, he succeeded!! This is just sad really. One minute of reading could have prevented a lifetime of humiliation and years of re-growth! We have always used the mower/trimmer/pull weeds solution with our lawn!

The label is perfectly clear. Always check the active ingredients list thereon. The first is a non-selective herbicide. It kills everything green and lets God sort it out. People have to take some responsibility for educating themselves! As they say "the stupid must suffer"

Yes, the label is very clear! People need to read labels and directions!!

@KMS, your photo brings back so many good memories of Nederland. Thanks for posting.

What part of "grass control" does he not understand?

Hence the phrase "dumber than dirt"!