Get rid of clover in my flower garden?
Question:I have a serious problem with clover in my flower garden... I'm hesitent to use chemicals because I do not know what their effect would be on the flowers and other plants. When I pull them out they just come back stronger.
Is there a fast growing ground cover that I can use which will fill in the gaps in my flowerbed and eliminate the clover?
Answers:
Put down a good layer (3-4 inches) of mulch. We like to use grass clippings. Depending on how far apart things are in your flower garden, you can also use a good layer of newspapers under the grass clippings. This will usually keep almost anything down. The grass clippings will not add any weeds to the garden and after a few days dry to a light green to brown color. The other benefit is that the clippings will add nitrogen and organic matter to your soil.
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Clover can be quite troublesome but there are two ways to control it. The most aggravating way but effective way would be to pull it up by hand. The easier way would be to spray the clover down with a weed killer containing triclopyr, triethlamine salt. 2-4D which is in your standard broadleaf weed killers will not kill it so do not let Home Depot or any other place like that sell you it. The only thing about the triclopyr is that it can not get on any plants you do not want to kill. Easiest way to prevent that is by shielding the plants with cardboard. Spray the clover in the heat of the day and then reapply in about 7 days. To prevent more from germinating sprinkle down Triaflurin which is a weed pre-emergent it will prevent anything from germinating from seeds for six weeks at a time. Reapply as needed. Goodluck
Greenman
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