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Roll me over in the clover
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Mon, Jun 20, 11 at 11:18
| My backyard lawn has way to much clover. It is a well established lawn (24 yrs). When established in 1987, 4" of topsoil was spread over very sandy soil. Decomposition, etc over time created a much thicker mantel of good soil / dirt on top now.
I use seasonal fertilizer and a sprinkling system automatically turns on every other day. Even with a wetter than normal June and sprinkling, some areas look dry. It gets sun all day. The front yard has shade and looks better.
Any suggestions for the clover other than to get down and roll around on it?
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RE: Roll me over in the clover
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| Spray it. Trimec. Heavy 2-4-D Amine, or something - anything rated for use on clover, really. You may need to overseed this fall, but watch the replanting time. The best is to prevent it from taking over by more frequent spot treatments and a thick yard. |
RE: Roll me over in the clover
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| Instead of the above recommendations I would use Weed B Gone Clover, Chickweed and Oxalis Killer. It contains triclopyr, which is much more effective for clover. They sell it at Home Depot. And as always, read all directions on the label before using. |
RE: Roll me over in the clover
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| Do you want to get rid of the clover or stop it from looking dry? Way too much clover? Is it possible to have more than 100% clover? I like clover as a turf grass alternative. |
RE: Roll me over in the clover
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| Well if you have clover taking over is a symptom of another problem, and killing the clover will not address the real problem, lack of nitrogen. |
RE: Roll me over in the clover
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| texas-weed has a good point. |
RE: Roll me over in the clover
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| Growing clover, there is never a shortage of nitrogen...clover fixes nitrogen right out of the air and is one of the reasons why it can feed soils next to it and help reduce the need for feeding other plants. Rolling in the clover...nice idea but better get used to using your washer more and the need for stain removals. The dryness you suggest then does also suggest moisture is not making it into the ground....run off is more likely the result. Sand you speak of....is that due to the area's ground make-up or because you have added sand as part of seasonal build-up.
The use of compost or a good topsoil every spring..about 1/2" to 1" is sufficient to help build up organics...which can lead to increased amounts of moisture being retained.
Sand, if given as part of any seasonal help, should be the type that allows for good drainage....builder's sand, coarse sand, is the type that should be used. Purchased at any quarry or soil dealer. Play sand, the type used in children's sandboxes, or the type you remove from the beach, is the type that should never see the light of day on any lawn. If you can stand putting up with the clover, continued overseeding, every fall and spring, can push out the clover and the weeds by letting the grass grow higher.
Clover cannot stand up to shade.
A pre-emergent at this time can help kill the seeds that will try to develop next spring. |
RE: Roll me over in the clover
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| I have the same problem with white clover. This year it just "exploded"; mostly over the past few weeks. It has noyhing to do with too little rain as this year we've set records for rainfall. |
RE: Roll me over in the clover
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| Here's another vote for Triclopyr. Mine was by Ortho from Home Depot. Came as a concentrate, cost about $8, and I made up 2 gallons and used my sprayer to put a fine layer down across the lawn. Careful near woody growth (keep off vines, bushes, etc.). The stuff was amazing. Nothing happened for a couple days. Then small brown pinholes could be seen on the clover leaves. Then seemingly overnight the clover just disappeared. I think due to it being so fleshy compared to other grass/weeds, when it dies it very quickly incorporates back into the soil. I ended up using about 1/2 the container on ~2000 sq ft so it is extremely effective and cheap (even when used at a much lower amount per sq ft then the directions, important to keep the concentration the same, but a fine mist goes a long way). Highly recommended! |
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