When is best time to spray lawns for clover?
 

Just saw the other thread on bindies which reminded me....

When is the best time to best for clover? - I did it selectively about a
month ago and it didn't seem to make much difference.

The clover is going gangbusters now, and I'd really like to get rid of it!

I have Sir Walter buffalo and use a spray which claims to not kill buffalo,
but also says it needs more than one application to kill clover... so I
guess I need to do it again, but the bottle doesn't say how long to wait
between applications! (Sorry I don't have the name of the brand with me at
the moment... which isn't realy helpful I know!)

I've spent tens of hours trying to dig the clover out, but it just keeps
coming back.... is there anything I can do?

Thanks,
Dave.

When is best time to spray lawns for clover?
 

It took me 7 years to completely eradicate clover from a place I previously
lived in. Spraying with Clover & Bindi killer for about 5 years then pulling
out the odd one that came up after that. It is a lifelong obsession (or
profession) getting on top of the old clover burr.
Jim

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Just saw the other thread on bindies which reminded me....

When is the best time to best for clover? - I did it selectively about a
month ago and it didn't seem to make much difference.

The clover is going gangbusters now, and I'd really like to get rid of it!

I have Sir Walter buffalo and use a spray which claims to not kill
buffalo,
but also says it needs more than one application to kill clover... so I
guess I need to do it again, but the bottle doesn't say how long to wait
between applications! (Sorry I don't have the name of the brand with me at
the moment... which isn't realy helpful I know!)

I've spent tens of hours trying to dig the clover out, but it just keeps
coming back.... is there anything I can do?

Thanks,
Dave.

When is best time to spray lawns for clover?
 

Oh I forgot spray every couple of weeks from now until the warmth arrives.
Jim

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Just saw the other thread on bindies which reminded me....

When is the best time to best for clover? - I did it selectively about a
month ago and it didn't seem to make much difference.

The clover is going gangbusters now, and I'd really like to get rid of it!

I have Sir Walter buffalo and use a spray which claims to not kill
buffalo,
but also says it needs more than one application to kill clover... so I
guess I need to do it again, but the bottle doesn't say how long to wait
between applications! (Sorry I don't have the name of the brand with me at
the moment... which isn't realy helpful I know!)

I've spent tens of hours trying to dig the clover out, but it just keeps
coming back.... is there anything I can do?

Thanks,
Dave.

When is best time to spray lawns for clover?
 

Thanks Jim - what product do you use and do you only spray it on the clover
you can see or do you basically spray the whole lawn?

Thanks,
Dave.

"SG1" wrote in message
...
Oh I forgot spray every couple of weeks from now until the warmth arrives.
Jim

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Just saw the other thread on bindies which reminded me....

When is the best time to best for clover? - I did it selectively about a
month ago and it didn't seem to make much difference.

The clover is going gangbusters now, and I'd really like to get rid of
it!

I have Sir Walter buffalo and use a spray which claims to not kill
buffalo,
but also says it needs more than one application to kill clover... so I
guess I need to do it again, but the bottle doesn't say how long to wait
between applications! (Sorry I don't have the name of the brand with me
at
the moment... which isn't realy helpful I know!)

I've spent tens of hours trying to dig the clover out, but it just keeps
coming back.... is there anything I can do?

Thanks,
Dave.

When is best time to spray lawns for clover?
 

It is called "Clover & Bindi Killer"
Jim
"Dave" wrote in message
...
Thanks Jim - what product do you use and do you only spray it on the
clover
you can see or do you basically spray the whole lawn?

Thanks,
Dave.

"SG1" wrote in message
...
Oh I forgot spray every couple of weeks from now until the warmth
arrives.
Jim

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Just saw the other thread on bindies which reminded me....

When is the best time to best for clover? - I did it selectively about
a
month ago and it didn't seem to make much difference.

The clover is going gangbusters now, and I'd really like to get rid of
it!

I have Sir Walter buffalo and use a spray which claims to not kill
buffalo,
but also says it needs more than one application to kill clover... so
I
guess I need to do it again, but the bottle doesn't say how long to
wait
between applications! (Sorry I don't have the name of the brand with
me
at
the moment... which isn't realy helpful I know!)

I've spent tens of hours trying to dig the clover out, but it just
keeps
coming back.... is there anything I can do?

Thanks,
Dave.

When is best time to spray lawns for clover?
 

Thanks - that sounds like the stuff I've got as well - I'll give it another
go!

Ciao,
Dave.
"SG1" wrote in message
...
It is called "Clover & Bindi Killer"
Jim
"Dave" wrote in message
...
Thanks Jim - what product do you use and do you only spray it on the
clover
you can see or do you basically spray the whole lawn?

Thanks,
Dave.

"SG1" wrote in message
...
Oh I forgot spray every couple of weeks from now until the warmth
arrives.
Jim

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Just saw the other thread on bindies which reminded me....

When is the best time to best for clover? - I did it selectively
about
a
month ago and it didn't seem to make much difference.

The clover is going gangbusters now, and I'd really like to get rid
of
it!

I have Sir Walter buffalo and use a spray which claims to not kill
buffalo,
but also says it needs more than one application to kill clover...
so
I
guess I need to do it again, but the bottle doesn't say how long to
wait
between applications! (Sorry I don't have the name of the brand with
me
at
the moment... which isn't realy helpful I know!)

I've spent tens of hours trying to dig the clover out, but it just
keeps
coming back.... is there anything I can do?

Thanks,
Dave.

When is best time to spray lawns for clover?
 

I thought clover was good for grass, adds nitrogen or something?

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Just saw the other thread on bindies which reminded me....

When is the best time to best for clover? - I did it selectively about a
month ago and it didn't seem to make much difference.

The clover is going gangbusters now, and I'd really like to get rid of it!

I have Sir Walter buffalo and use a spray which claims to not kill
buffalo,
but also says it needs more than one application to kill clover... so I
guess I need to do it again, but the bottle doesn't say how long to wait
between applications! (Sorry I don't have the name of the brand with me at
the moment... which isn't realy helpful I know!)

I've spent tens of hours trying to dig the clover out, but it just keeps
coming back.... is there anything I can do?

Thanks,
Dave.

When is best time to spray lawns for clover?
 

I thought clover was good for people, nice to walk on or something?



"Mal P" wrote in message
...
I thought clover was good for grass, adds nitrogen or something?

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Just saw the other thread on bindies which reminded me....

When is the best time to best for clover? - I did it selectively about a
month ago and it didn't seem to make much difference.

The clover is going gangbusters now, and I'd really like to get rid of
it!

I have Sir Walter buffalo and use a spray which claims to not kill
buffalo,
but also says it needs more than one application to kill clover... so I
guess I need to do it again, but the bottle doesn't say how long to wait
between applications! (Sorry I don't have the name of the brand with me
at
the moment... which isn't realy helpful I know!)

I've spent tens of hours trying to dig the clover out, but it just keeps
coming back.... is there anything I can do?

Thanks,
Dave.

When is best time to spray lawns for clover?
 

Not when it is the local Clover Burr, gets the anklebitters underfoot!!!!!
Jim


"Mal P" wrote in message
...
I thought clover was good for grass, adds nitrogen or something?

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Just saw the other thread on bindies which reminded me....

When is the best time to best for clover? - I did it selectively about a
month ago and it didn't seem to make much difference.

The clover is going gangbusters now, and I'd really like to get rid of
it!

I have Sir Walter buffalo and use a spray which claims to not kill
buffalo,
but also says it needs more than one application to kill clover... so I
guess I need to do it again, but the bottle doesn't say how long to wait
between applications! (Sorry I don't have the name of the brand with me
at
the moment... which isn't realy helpful I know!)

I've spent tens of hours trying to dig the clover out, but it just keeps
coming back.... is there anything I can do?

Thanks,
Dave.

When is best time to spray lawns for clover?
 

In article ,
"SG1" wrote:

It took me 7 years to completely eradicate clover from a place I previously
lived in. Spraying with Clover & Bindi killer for about 5 years then pulling
out the odd one that came up after that. It is a lifelong obsession (or
profession) getting on top of the old clover burr.

Are we talking about clover, the nitrogen-fixing legume, or some other plant?
Sounds like you are talking about two different plants.

The only good reason I can think of to remove clover is to have less bees on
the lawn when you have barefoot people around. If you sprinkle clover
liberally with sulphate of ammonia it will die of nitrogen poisoning.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Life is like a cigarette -- smoke it to the butt." -- Harvie Krumpet

When is best time to spray lawns for clover?
 

"Chookie" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"SG1" wrote:

It took me 7 years to completely eradicate clover from a place I
previously
lived in. Spraying with Clover & Bindi killer for about 5 years then
pulling
out the odd one that came up after that. It is a lifelong obsession (or
profession) getting on top of the old clover burr.

Are we talking about clover, the nitrogen-fixing legume, or some other
plant?
Sounds like you are talking about two different plants.

The only good reason I can think of to remove clover is to have less bees
on
the lawn when you have barefoot people around. If you sprinkle clover
liberally with sulphate of ammonia it will die of nitrogen poisoning.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Life is like a cigarette -- smoke it to the butt." -- Harvie Krumpet

The local variety flowers and the seed pod is a burr. It is a nitrogen
fixing legume, can see the nodules when pulled out. The burr is the only
reason to kill it. The non-burr clover looks and feels the same except the
seed pod.
Jim

When is best time to spray lawns for clover?
 

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Thanks - that sounds like the stuff I've got as well - I'll give it
another
go!

Ciao,
Dave.

Just be careful with it. I have seen the same named product (but maybe a
different brand) and it had a warning for buffalo as to either apply once a
year only, no more, or at half rate or both.
One of the many downfalls (that I see anyway) of owning buffalo, sorry, just
my opinion.
Follow directions as suggested is best advice. On top of that I've noticed
that when spraying with a broadleaf killer, using a drench option is much
more effective. I was spraying with not a high success rate. Then I noticed
one brand (Hortico) suggested application with a "hortico sprinkle bar". Not
having one, nor knowing what it was I decided a watering can would be
similar. I walked at a semi fast pace using a watering can to water the lawn
with broadleaf killer mix. Best kill rate ever. At work we now use coarser
spray nozzles, with lower pressures for same effect with better kill rates.
Of course you have to take into accont roots of surrounding plants, and
runoff, and possibly the fact you have buffalo, but on couch it works great.

Good luck

When is best time to spray lawns for clover?
 

"Chookie" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"SG1" wrote:

It took me 7 years to completely eradicate clover from a place I
previously
lived in. Spraying with Clover & Bindi killer for about 5 years then
pulling
out the odd one that came up after that. It is a lifelong obsession (or
profession) getting on top of the old clover burr.

Are we talking about clover, the nitrogen-fixing legume, or some other
plant?
Sounds like you are talking about two different plants.

The only good reason I can think of to remove clover is to have less bees
on
the lawn when you have barefoot people around. If you sprinkle clover
liberally with sulphate of ammonia it will die of nitrogen poisoning.

Any ideas what it will do to my buffalo grass?

When is best time to spray lawns for clover?
 

"Andrew G" wrote in message
...

Follow directions as suggested is best advice. On top of that I've noticed
that when spraying with a broadleaf killer, using a drench option is much
more effective. I was spraying with not a high success rate. Then I
noticed
one brand (Hortico) suggested application with a "hortico sprinkle bar".
Not
having one, nor knowing what it was I decided a watering can would be
similar. I walked at a semi fast pace using a watering can to water the
lawn
with broadleaf killer mix. Best kill rate ever. At work we now use coarser
spray nozzles, with lower pressures for same effect with better kill
rates.
Of course you have to take into accont roots of surrounding plants, and
runoff, and possibly the fact you have buffalo, but on couch it works
great.

Good luck

Thanks Andrew - I think I'll need the luck.

I'll give the drenching method a go on one part of the lawn and the sulfate
of ammonia on another... what could possibly go wrong!

Ciao,
Dave.

"Dave" wrote in message
...
"Chookie" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"SG1" wrote:

It took me 7 years to completely eradicate clover from a place I
previously
lived in. Spraying with Clover & Bindi killer for about 5 years then
pulling
out the odd one that came up after that. It is a lifelong obsession
(or
profession) getting on top of the old clover burr.

Are we talking about clover, the nitrogen-fixing legume, or some other
plant?
Sounds like you are talking about two different plants.

The only good reason I can think of to remove clover is to have less
bees
on
the lawn when you have barefoot people around. If you sprinkle clover
liberally with sulphate of ammonia it will die of nitrogen poisoning.

Any ideas what it will do to my buffalo grass?


The sulphate of ammonia to your buffalo grass? Well if you sprinkle it over
the clover heavily, then the clover will die, and the ground may become
infertile. The idea of the sulphate is it kills the clover due to fert burn.
I did try it on broadleaf weeds in my buffalo lawn, sprinkling heavy on
centre of weeds. Worked well, but the weeds were small and buffalo overtook
dead patches. In larger areas it will take longer for buff to overtake it,
and if the fert is too strong it may stop anything growing in that soil for
a while.
If you try it water the buff around the clover after fert application, but
don't water the clover. Idea being the fert will burn the clover off.
I have since replaced my buffalo with greenleas park couch, best thing I
ever did for reasons of broadleaf weeds in buffalo can be a pain.
Good luck