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Clover Control
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Tony wrote: Bob F wrote: Bill who putters wrote: In article , enigma wrote: "David Hare-Scott" wrote in : Frank McElrath wrote: I have a bad clover problem here in the DC area. As much as I hate to use chemicals, I may have to. We are planning to take a 3 week vacation starting at the beginning of August. Would I do damage to my grass if I sprayed a weedkiller on right before we left, so as to minimize our exposure to it? What is wrong with clover? What catastrophe would ensue if you had clover in your lawn? well, it's low growing so you don't have to mow as often, it has flowers that the bees really love, and it doesn't brown out too badly if it's dry & a tiny bag (half pound) of seed covers 7000 square foot. horrible stuff, clover... lee Yes but clover may increase the drag on a golf ball which may be of import somewhere. And those bees sting kids bare feet. Got stung that way quite a few times as a kid, but barefoot running onto chinese chestnuts hurt even worse! Thistle weed and bare feet hurt even worse than chinese chestnuts -- Enjoy Life... Dan Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan. |
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"David E. Ross" wrote: On 5/20/10 3:57 PM, Frank McElrath wrote: I have a bad clover problem here in the DC area. As much as I hate to use chemicals, I may have to. We are planning to take a 3 week vacation starting at the beginning of August. Would I do damage to my grass if I sprayed a weedkiller on right before we left, so as to minimize our exposure to it? Phew! A lot of people are defending clover. But in the present situation it's a plant growing where is is not wanted. And the present question is how to be rid of it. Instead of defending clover, advise McElrath how to remove it without resorting to WMD. I have two daylilies growing where I don't want them. I don't like the color of these two. I don't like the fact that they bloom only 2-3 times a year instead of almost constantly like some of my other daylilies. And I don't like the fact that they are crowded some other plants that I want to grow in my garden. When I remove AND TRASH these daylilies, I certainly don't want a herd of daylily defenders trying to lynch me. And when McElrath gets rid of his unwanted clover, don't lynch him either. I gave up on the perfect lawn years ago. The cost, the toxins, the labor. Fighting nature is a lost cause. Nature will always win in the end. Work with nature don't fight it. Repeat this over and over, it will save you "I love clover, clover is beautiful, clover is good". You will feel much better. If you follow your current path of weed and feed, it will lead only to despair and misery year after year. Daylilies!!!! May God have mercy on your soul -- Enjoy Life... Dan Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan. |
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Clover Control
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"Dan L." wrote: In article , "David E. Ross" wrote: On 5/20/10 3:57 PM, Frank McElrath wrote: I have a bad clover problem here in the DC area. As much as I hate to use chemicals, I may have to. We are planning to take a 3 week vacation starting at the beginning of August. Would I do damage to my grass if I sprayed a weedkiller on right before we left, so as to minimize our exposure to it? Phew! A lot of people are defending clover. But in the present situation it's a plant growing where is is not wanted. And the present question is how to be rid of it. Instead of defending clover, advise McElrath how to remove it without resorting to WMD. I have two daylilies growing where I don't want them. I don't like the color of these two. I don't like the fact that they bloom only 2-3 times a year instead of almost constantly like some of my other daylilies. And I don't like the fact that they are crowded some other plants that I want to grow in my garden. When I remove AND TRASH these daylilies, I certainly don't want a herd of daylily defenders trying to lynch me. And when McElrath gets rid of his unwanted clover, don't lynch him either. I gave up on the perfect lawn years ago. The cost, the toxins, the labor. Fighting nature is a lost cause. Nature will always win in the end. Work with nature don't fight it. Repeat this over and over, it will save you "I love clover, clover is beautiful, clover is good". You will feel much better. If you follow your current path of weed and feed, it will lead only to despair and misery year after year. Daylilies!!!! May God have mercy on your soul The easy way to get rid of clover is an 18 inch mouldboard plow. roll the clover under and then lightly disk the surface before planting. The clover will become humus and help with long-term plant growth. The hard way is anything less than this. Chemicals work, but can do damage to other plants in the area. Clover seed is fertile for up to 7 years after it drops on the ground. Most weed killers will not kill the seed. Roots can go as deep as a foot, depending on the kind of clover, so a simple roto-tiller will not get rid of the roots of some species. removing it to 3 or 4 inches and replacing the area with tightly grown sod can work to stop most clover species. Covering the area with a black tarp for a period of several months if it is in the sun can help kill both the clover and the seed, but is not fool proof. The tarp should be water proof and not allow sunlight through. Remember to cover all the clover (or grass) and an area at least a foot larger in each direction if possible. This is best done in the summer. It should kill about everything under it. Like grass, clover is a ground cover that has evolved to survive grazing animals, fires, floods, and various other natural disasters, that having been said, it is darn hard to get rid of. Best of luck. |
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Doug Houseman wrote: In article , "Dan L." wrote: In article , "David E. Ross" wrote: On 5/20/10 3:57 PM, Frank McElrath wrote: I have a bad clover problem here in the DC area. As much as I hate to use chemicals, I may have to. We are planning to take a 3 week vacation starting at the beginning of August. Would I do damage to my grass if I sprayed a weedkiller on right before we left, so as to minimize our exposure to it? Phew! A lot of people are defending clover. But in the present situation it's a plant growing where is is not wanted. And the present question is how to be rid of it. Instead of defending clover, advise McElrath how to remove it without resorting to WMD. I have two daylilies growing where I don't want them. I don't like the color of these two. I don't like the fact that they bloom only 2-3 times a year instead of almost constantly like some of my other daylilies. And I don't like the fact that they are crowded some other plants that I want to grow in my garden. When I remove AND TRASH these daylilies, I certainly don't want a herd of daylily defenders trying to lynch me. And when McElrath gets rid of his unwanted clover, don't lynch him either. I gave up on the perfect lawn years ago. The cost, the toxins, the labor. Fighting nature is a lost cause. Nature will always win in the end. Work with nature don't fight it. Repeat this over and over, it will save you "I love clover, clover is beautiful, clover is good". You will feel much better. If you follow your current path of weed and feed, it will lead only to despair and misery year after year. Daylilies!!!! May God have mercy on your soul The easy way to get rid of clover is an 18 inch mouldboard plow. roll the clover under and then lightly disk the surface before planting. The clover will become humus and help with long-term plant growth. The hard way is anything less than this. Chemicals work, but can do damage to other plants in the area. Clover seed is fertile for up to 7 years after it drops on the ground. Most weed killers will not kill the seed. Roots can go as deep as a foot, depending on the kind of clover, so a simple roto-tiller will not get rid of the roots of some species. removing it to 3 or 4 inches and replacing the area with tightly grown sod can work to stop most clover species. Covering the area with a black tarp for a period of several months if it is in the sun can help kill both the clover and the seed, but is not fool proof. The tarp should be water proof and not allow sunlight through. I'm sorry, but where you find one error, one can expect to find others. Clear vs. Colored Plastic Transparent or clear plastic is most effective for solarization. Black plastic, often used for mulching, does not heat the soil as well as clear plastic. http://vric.ucdavis.edu/pdf/soil_solarization.pdf Remember to cover all the clover (or grass) and an area at least a foot larger in each direction if possible. This is best done in the summer. It should kill about everything under it. Like grass, clover is a ground cover that has evolved to survive grazing animals, fires, floods, and various other natural disasters, that having been said, it is darn hard to get rid of. Best of luck. -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
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Clover Control
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, Billy wrote: In article , Doug Houseman wrote: In article , "Dan L." wrote: In article , "David E. Ross" wrote: On 5/20/10 3:57 PM, Frank McElrath wrote: I have a bad clover problem here in the DC area. As much as I hate to use chemicals, I may have to. We are planning to take a 3 week vacation starting at the beginning of August. Would I do damage to my grass if I sprayed a weedkiller on right before we left, so as to minimize our exposure to it? Phew! A lot of people are defending clover. But in the present situation it's a plant growing where is is not wanted. And the present question is how to be rid of it. Instead of defending clover, advise McElrath how to remove it without resorting to WMD. I have two daylilies growing where I don't want them. I don't like the color of these two. I don't like the fact that they bloom only 2-3 times a year instead of almost constantly like some of my other daylilies. And I don't like the fact that they are crowded some other plants that I want to grow in my garden. When I remove AND TRASH these daylilies, I certainly don't want a herd of daylily defenders trying to lynch me. And when McElrath gets rid of his unwanted clover, don't lynch him either. I gave up on the perfect lawn years ago. The cost, the toxins, the labor. Fighting nature is a lost cause. Nature will always win in the end. Work with nature don't fight it. Repeat this over and over, it will save you "I love clover, clover is beautiful, clover is good". You will feel much better. If you follow your current path of weed and feed, it will lead only to despair and misery year after year. Daylilies!!!! May God have mercy on your soul The easy way to get rid of clover is an 18 inch mouldboard plow. roll the clover under and then lightly disk the surface before planting. The clover will become humus and help with long-term plant growth. The hard way is anything less than this. Chemicals work, but can do damage to other plants in the area. Clover seed is fertile for up to 7 years after it drops on the ground. Most weed killers will not kill the seed. Roots can go as deep as a foot, depending on the kind of clover, so a simple roto-tiller will not get rid of the roots of some species. removing it to 3 or 4 inches and replacing the area with tightly grown sod can work to stop most clover species. Covering the area with a black tarp for a period of several months if it is in the sun can help kill both the clover and the seed, but is not fool proof. The tarp should be water proof and not allow sunlight through. I'm sorry, but where you find one error, one can expect to find others. Clear vs. Colored Plastic Transparent or clear plastic is most effective for solarization. Black plastic, often used for mulching, does not heat the soil as well as clear plastic. http://vric.ucdavis.edu/pdf/soil_solarization.pdf Remember to cover all the clover (or grass) and an area at least a foot larger in each direction if possible. This is best done in the summer. It should kill about everything under it. Like grass, clover is a ground cover that has evolved to survive grazing animals, fires, floods, and various other natural disasters, that having been said, it is darn hard to get rid of. Best of luck. If solarization was the only issue, then clear would be great. but you are also trying to stop germination and growth. In 40+ years of organic growing, I have found black plastic gets rid of stuff better than clear or colored. For heating the soil in the spring I use clear and use clear for quick germination of seeds in the spring as well up north here. But if I want to clear an area, black is my choice. |
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"Dan L." wrote in
: Thistle weed and bare feet hurt even worse than chinese chestnuts i have American chestnuts & those are a bear on bare feet! also have thistle & stinging nettle. just look where you're going lee |
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Clover Control
Billy wrote:
In article , Doug Houseman wrote: In article , "Dan L." wrote: In article , "David E. Ross" wrote: On 5/20/10 3:57 PM, Frank McElrath wrote: I have a bad clover problem here in the DC area. As much as I hate to use chemicals, I may have to. We are planning to take a 3 week vacation starting at the beginning of August. Would I do damage to my grass if I sprayed a weedkiller on right before we left, so as to minimize our exposure to it? Phew! A lot of people are defending clover. But in the present situation it's a plant growing where is is not wanted. And the present question is how to be rid of it. Instead of defending clover, advise McElrath how to remove it without resorting to WMD. I have two daylilies growing where I don't want them. I don't like the color of these two. I don't like the fact that they bloom only 2-3 times a year instead of almost constantly like some of my other daylilies. And I don't like the fact that they are crowded some other plants that I want to grow in my garden. When I remove AND TRASH these daylilies, I certainly don't want a herd of daylily defenders trying to lynch me. And when McElrath gets rid of his unwanted clover, don't lynch him either. I gave up on the perfect lawn years ago. The cost, the toxins, the labor. Fighting nature is a lost cause. Nature will always win in the end. Work with nature don't fight it. Repeat this over and over, it will save you "I love clover, clover is beautiful, clover is good". You will feel much better. If you follow your current path of weed and feed, it will lead only to despair and misery year after year. Daylilies!!!! May God have mercy on your soul The easy way to get rid of clover is an 18 inch mouldboard plow. roll the clover under and then lightly disk the surface before planting. The clover will become humus and help with long-term plant growth. The hard way is anything less than this. Chemicals work, but can do damage to other plants in the area. Clover seed is fertile for up to 7 years after it drops on the ground. Most weed killers will not kill the seed. Roots can go as deep as a foot, depending on the kind of clover, so a simple roto-tiller will not get rid of the roots of some species. removing it to 3 or 4 inches and replacing the area with tightly grown sod can work to stop most clover species. Covering the area with a black tarp for a period of several months if it is in the sun can help kill both the clover and the seed, but is not fool proof. The tarp should be water proof and not allow sunlight through. I'm sorry, but where you find one error, one can expect to find others. Clear vs. Colored Plastic Transparent or clear plastic is most effective for solarization. Black plastic, often used for mulching, does not heat the soil as well as clear plastic. http://vric.ucdavis.edu/pdf/soil_solarization.pdf Black = No photosynthesis = dead plants |
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