Not all weed killers are the same, and picking the wrong one can cost more than a wasted purchase. A formula meant for driveways, for example, can kill the lawn or landscaping you were trying to protect.

Bottles from Ortho, Roundup, Spectracide, BioAdvanced, and other brands can look similar from several feet away, even though the formulas may serve very different purposes. A hack social video pointed out a simple shortcut to cut through some of the confusion.

Learn what shoppers may spot in the aisle, where the shortcut has limits, and what matters most before a weed killer goes into the cart.

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What Weed Killer Package Colors Mean

Why Weed Killer Colors Aren’t Universal

How To Choose Weed Killer For Your Grass Type

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What Weed Killer Package Colors Mean

In a T&M Hardware video, an employee explains that orange, yellow, green, blue, and black packaging help shoppers tell different types of weed killers apart.

In the video, Orange often points to products for crabgrass and other…