How do you get rid of clover from a lawn ?
Question:
Answers:
Why would u want to? Clover is beautiful and the bees love it - live and let live I say.
scarify the lawn,spray with selective weedkiller from garden centre,
I do not. the deer like to eat it in yard and as mention the bees like it. Smells nice when I cut it also. Along with the onion grass. Just like a salad. Heck its green - I am not wasting time, money and poluting the ground cause it is not a pure grass yard.
Here is a funny I got in an e-mail on the subject::
God's thoughts on lawns…
GOD:
Frank, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there on the planet? What happened to the dandelions, violets, thistle and stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in any type of soil, withstand drought and multiply with abandon. The nectar from the long-lasting blossoms attracts butterflies, honey bees and flocks of songbirds. I expected to see a vast garden of colors by now. But, all I see are these green rectangles.
St. FRANCIS;
It's the tribes that settled there, Lord. The Suburbanites. They started calling your flowers "weeds" and went to great lengths to
kill them and replace them with grass.
GOD:
Grass? But, it's so boring. It's not colorful. It doesn't attract butterflies, birds and bees; only grubs and sod worms. It's sensitive to temperatures. Do these Suburbanites really want all that grass growing there?
ST. FRANCIS:
Apparently so, Lord. They go to great pains to grow it and keep it green. They begin each spring by fertilizing grass and poisoning any other plant that crops up in the lawn.
GOD:
The spring rains and warm weather probably make grass grow really fast. That must make the Suburbanites happy.
ST. FRANCIS:
Apparently not, Lord. As soon as it grows a little, they cut it—sometimes twice a week.
GOD:
They cut it? Do they then bail it like hay?
ST. FRANCIS:
Not exactly, Lord. Most of them rake it up and put it in bags.
GOD:
They bag it? Why? Is it a cash crop? Do they sell it?
ST. FRANCIS:
No, Sir, just the opposite. They pay to throw it away.
GOD:
Now, let me get this straight. They fertilize grass so it will grow. And, when it does grow, they cut it off and pay to throw it away?
ST. FRANCIS:
Yes, Lord.
GOD:
These Suburbanites must be relieved in the summer when we cut back on the rain and turn up the heat. That surely slows the growth and saves them a lot of work.
ST. FRANCIS:
You aren't going to believe this, Lord. When the grass stops growing so fast, they drag out hoses and pay more money to water it so they can continue to mow it and pay to get rid of it.
GOD:
What nonsense. At least they kept some of the trees. That was a sheer stroke of genius, if I do say so myself. The trees grow leaves in the spring to provide beauty and shade in the summer.
In the autumn, they fall to the ground and form a natural blanket to keep moisture in the soil and protect the trees and bushes. It's a natural cycle of life.
ST. FRANCIS:
You better sit down, Lord. The Suburbanites have drawn a new circle. As soon as the leaves fall, they rake them into great piles and pay to have them hauled away.
GOD:
No. What do they do to protect the shrub and tree roots in the winter to keep the soil moist and loose?
ST. FRANCIS:
After throwing away the leaves, they go out and buy something which they call mulch. They haul it home and spread it around in place of the leaves.
GOD:
And where do they get this mulch?
ST. FRANCIS:
They cut down trees and grind them up to make the mulch.
GOD:
Enough! I don't want to think about this anymore. St. Catherine, you're in charge of the arts. What movie have you scheduled for us tonight?
ST. CATHERINE:
"Dumb and Dumber", Lord. It's a story about.
GOD:
Never mind, I think I just heard the whole story from St. Francis.
The best way to avoid weeds in your lawn is to keep it healthy by watering and mowing correctly, and by the proper application of fertilizer.
Clover usually likes moist conditions, so not overwatering will help.
Hand weeding will work if there is not too much (clover comes out easily).
Only as a last resort use a "weed and feed" lawn product that is registered for use on clover. A special Weed B-Gone is made for chickweed, clover and oxalis (more effective than 2,4-D or regular Weed B-Gone). A lawn weed killer containing Banvel or dicamba should work well but be careful when using this material in an area with tree & shrub roots (it might kill these desireable plants). Try the non-chemical approaches first.
Good luck!
weed and feed by scotts
Maybe you could get a rabbit??
:-)
clover is very nice to eat in a mixed herb salad. That does not answer your question.
At this time of year you can get from garden centres diy shop a lawn care fertiliser which will kill weeds but not grass. It may leave bald patches in the lawn which can then be sown with fresh grass.
In any warm season turf( centipede, zoysia, bermuda, st. augustine), you can use any herbicide that contains, (2,4-D, Mecoprop, Dicamba) These are called 3-way herbicides that will also kill henbit, sorrel, black medic, pretty much any broadleaf weed. Clover is very easy to kill without harming turf. It just depends on what turf you have. But broadleaf herbicides will kill all broadleaf plants, including trees and shrubs in large concentrations so apply accurately. Another herbicide I have used with excellent results is Atrazine. It can be purchased at most farmer's co-ops.
Don`t. leave it alone. When your neighbours lawns are brown and suffering from drought, yours will be green and white/ red and marvellously scented.
When I lived in places that suffered from summer drought I used to plant clovers, Birds foot trefoil and self heal in my lawns. They looked lovely in july and augustand were cvered in bees and butterflies. My only question is Why don`t everone do it?
Use corn gluten meal once in spring and again in fall. It acts as a pre-emergent and helps your grass beat out the clover each Spring and will eventually thicken your grass enough to eliminate the clover over a few years worth of application. Apply at 10-20 pounds per 1000 sq ft. Also does a great job on dandelion, crabgrass, and foxtail control as well.
Check out the photo of a long term study at ISU:
http://www.gardensalive.com/images/art/d...
The only drawback can be finding it for sale locally.
More Related Questions & Answers...