Kill weeds. Not your peace of mind.

sprayed the Torched weed killer on grass and weeds in April with no rain for at least 48 hrs. The results were modest at best. I actually sprayed it 3 times. One section showed some die back, but after I scalped the dead foliage a couple weeks after the first application, most of it grew back. I like the idea of using a non-toxic weed killer, but this product has not performed at all like advertised.

Living in West Texas it's a given that many agricultural treatments just don't work here. I've been buying Torched for years to help control my weeds and the current formulation (Active Ingredients/Guaranteed Analysis:Clove Oil...........5.0%, Cornmint Oil..........5.0%, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate..........22.0%: Inert Ingredients: Water, (+)-Ethyl Lactate, Soap and Silica(85%)) is incredibly effective! One treatment and goats head (puncture vine) and everything else is gone! I use it full strength here and make sure to be wearing long sleeves, rubber boots, gloves that cover up to my long sleeves, eye protection and hat and make sure to not breathe in the vapor especially when releasing the pressure on my Flo-Master. Amazingly effective stuff!

I use this in my yard and garden to control weeds & blackberry bushes. It works fast and kills roots of my toughest weeds. Use it after the weather is hot and dry for at least a week. The weeds drink it up and wither up in a couple days. I chose this product because it’s not toxic to me my grandchildren, our pets, & wild birds. This is my 3rd year using Torched. I’m hooked!

I mixed a little hot, 12-14oz per gal. i noticed at 10 oz per gal, topical weed cover died but roots system’s continued to grow and sprout new growth in a week. Also applied heavy. I used this product in our vineyard, garden, and driveway. I would purchase this product again and most likely will.

This works well for an all natural product. For stubborn weeds or small shrubs, it can take two maybe three treatments several days apart. I mix it up 10 ounces per gallon. It kills broad leaf grasses, and other grass is pretty quickly with one treatment usually. I’ve purchased many gallons of this and will buy it again.

I wanted something for my yard and patio that would be non toxic but effective and Torch was recommended. I had some success with grasses and other plants that were just starting to sprout. I also sprayed areas that were prone to sprouts. The ones in between pavers and pretreating areas not so successful. Needed to really go after them several times.

Works and requires 2-3 applications for vines or shrubs like blackberry or Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) and the like. Works best when applied on bright, sunny warm days, in the morning hours. I see leaves turn brown on thistle within a few hours after applying, however grasses do not show any signs of dying off for several days to weeks. The hardier vines and scotch broom will dye off in parts, but often resprouts from the root mass, requiring another 1-2 thorough applications. I mix 12 oz per gallon. I definitely prefer the low toxicity to wildlife, humans and pets compared to Triclopyr or Tlyphosate.

I've been using torched for years now, and it is very effective on most weeds. I have a gravel driveway and wild grass loves to grow in the gravel. Torched will almost immediately turn the surface grass brown and it looks like it was torched. But it obviously doesn't kill the roots, and the grass comes quickly back.

I first used Torched in summer 2021 to clear about 2.5 acres of invasive Japanese stilt grass and wavy leaf from our woods. Bought more in 2022 and was hugely disappointed because it did not work at all. I had some communication with Southland via email and was assured they were working to improve the formula. I assume the inability to get cinnamon oil during the pandemic was a problem. Bought more in 2023 and found that it worked OK, but I was still annoyed that it did work as well as the original formula. This year I started again with a new attitude knowing that I would need to spray the same areas 2-3 times to get results rather than spraying just once. Using this approach, Torched seems to work pretty well. It definitely requires a more thorough application and the area coverage per 4 gallon backpack sprayer is about half compared to the 2021 version. Still, there is no other similar product on the market even remotely as potent. As much as I would like Southland to revert back to the cinnamon oil version, I understand why they haven't and appreciate their effort to adapt and get the best product they can to their customers. And yes, I bought more.

New formula still non-toxic and safe, but works faster than old formula. I loved the cinnamon oil version before Covid. The formula was changed to clove and mint oil and had to be re-approved by Washington state agriculture before I could get more. The new formula kills any green thing that uses photosynthesis almost on contact, not 3 to 4 days like before. Not cheap, but safe for my pond fish and dogs and smells good too. Wow, this stuff works good.

I used this product in a backpack sprayer to prep some food plots. In total it was about 1/2 an acre of plot. I used 10oz per gallon as instructed. I sprayed the field the first time and within a few hours it was turning brown and killed most of the plants. It rained a few days later and I sprayed again 5 days after the initial spray. This took everything out and left the field brown and dead within 24 hours. During spraying the weather conditions were very sunny and above 90 degrees. I found it worked very well during these hot sunny conditions. The solution did touch my skin from the sprayer and burned my back but I did not rinse it off quick enough. Something to be aware of when using the product. If it does touch your skin rinse it off before it sits on there too long. I will be purchasing again in the spring to use on my larger plots.

I know formulas change, but this product has gone from awesome, too, I might as well save my self the shipping cost and buy dish soap and vinagar. The formula I bought a couple of years ago was clear yellow liquid that smelled of mint. Worked great. Spray it on and over the course of a couple of weeks you could see the plant die. This formula is white and smells of clove. You need to use 2oz more per gallon of water and I've had to apply it twice (so far). In summary, you need more, it goes half as far and takes twice as much effort.

I've been rather disappointed in Torched. I've been using it all summer thus far. Finally, when it's 100* or close to it, it seems to be working better. I'm seeing some dead weeds. Other smaller weeds don't seem to be fazed by it. I've sprayed the same weeds numerous times! I do not want to use glyphosate. I'll continue searching.

This product did nothing very disappointed We sprayed it on an area that had been tilled and weeds and grass were coming up and it did nothing We sprayed it on random weeds in the garden and it did nothing. I would actually like to return it. I thought it was going to be a clean answer to killing weeds.

We are super committed to using clean and safe products around our home for so many reasons. I hate to say it but because of this we’ve lowered our expectations on what some natural lawn care products can do. Torched has completely change my mind about what I can expect a natural product to do. Within 2 hours I saw change in our weeds and grass and in two days everything I sprayed was dead. So easy to use. We have a toddler and dogs and we avoided the area the afternoon that I sprayed but I felt completely comfortable with them in the yard 24 hours later. We also have chickens and a large garden and I felt totally safe and confident using Torched. I’m completely blown away by how well this worked and so grateful that I don’t have to hand weed my entire yard anymore!

I shook the product, mixed as instructed, sprayed in the morning when calm. I shook the sprayer several times . The temp was not quite 60, but it warmed into the high 80’s by afternoon. After 5 days with no rain there was NO difference in the weeds. I sprayed a variety of large and small weeds in gravel. Sprayed again under similar conditions but the afternoon temp was in the high 70’s. After 5 days of no rain the weeds including grasses remain unchanged. I can’t spray later in the day when it is warmer because the wind picks up. I will have to take the rest of the product to the hazardous waste dump. It has been a waste of my time and money. Perhaps it just isn’t suitable for my climate situation. Above 60 with no wind is a challenge here. I was so hopeful it would work.

This is a great weed killer. Especially if you can spray them when they are small and actively growing. I’m in the Sierra Nevada foothills, wildfire country. If I use this weed killer early enough, I don’t even have to weed eat the area involved. It can take a week or two to do its thing and that takes a bit of getting used to, but it really works great.

I am a bee keeper as well as trying to practice regenerative ag. I have cattle sheep and free range chickens. Fence line maintenance with electric fencing is a night mare without some help. I quit using traditional chemical such as roundup about 5 years ago. Ive tried using vinegar and all other forms of “organic” weed killer with very little success. I have used some other products from Southland organics before with favorable results. I was leery of this weed killer they were selling but gave it a try out of desperation. I mixed a tank full based on recommendation and gave it a try. Within 24 hrs I could see some results. Within 36 hrs everywhere I sprayed was dead. The most amazing thing was it stayed dead for more than a month some areas almost two months. Unlike most conventional chemical I was retreating the some areas every few weeks. I’m still cautious with this product within 100’ of my bee hives but will do further testing next year closer to my hives.

I've been looking for a decent weed killer that does not use glyphosate. This product is perfect for my needs. It's affordable and the coverage is good compared to everything else I've tested. It works extremely well. It does work slowly in the cooler winter-spring temperatures (50-70 degree highs) where I'm applying it but nonetheless it works great. I have to caution you; just when you think it WON'T work it does, and it works very effectively. I got a late start with it this year, next year I'll be ready because the best time to spray is when the weeds first start to emerge. You just need to have a 24 hour period without rain after application and I get that regularly here in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Also, their customer support has been great. I had a lot of questions when I first started using it and the guys at the company were quick to reply and were very helpful.