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cc 16-06-2003 09:20 PM

clover killer?
 
Hi - anyone suggest a way of killing clover from a lawn?
thanks from chris



David W.E. Roberts 16-06-2003 10:08 PM

clover killer?
 

"cc" wrote in message
...
Hi - anyone suggest a way of killing clover from a lawn?
thanks from chris


Nitrogen - clover only thrives in low nitrogen so feed that lawn!



Pickle 16-06-2003 10:56 PM

clover killer?
 

" "cc" wrote in message
...
Hi - anyone suggest a way of killing clover from a lawn?
thanks from chris


A lawn weedkiller like Verdone will see it off. Then as David says, keep the
lawn well fed and hopefully it shouldn't come back.



Paul D.Smith 17-06-2003 09:08 AM

clover killer?
 
Or alternatively, save your money and enjoy the clover. Clover fixes
nitrogen and in an organic lawn is a good companion for grass. I'm actively
encouraging clover to spread and my daughters (and the local birdlife) like
the little white flowers (OK, so I don't mow that often either ;-) ).

I never have managed to get any red clover to establish though. If anyone
has any tips, drop me a line.

Paul DS.



Stephen Howard 17-06-2003 11:56 AM

clover killer?
 
On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:01:00 +0100, "Paul D.Smith"
wrote:

Or alternatively, save your money and enjoy the clover. Clover fixes
nitrogen and in an organic lawn is a good companion for grass. I'm actively
encouraging clover to spread and my daughters (and the local birdlife) like
the little white flowers (OK, so I don't mow that often either ;-) ).


Isn't clover brilliant!
I have a whopping great circular patch of it in my 'lawn', and I find
I tend to 'manage' this patch like a miniature crop - letting it
flower then cutting it back to allow it to come up again.
On a sunny day the clover patch is brimming with bees and other
insects, and the lush, moist green leaves set the dry white flowers
off to perfection.

I never have managed to get any red clover to establish though. If anyone
has any tips, drop me a line.

I've only ever had the white variety - but just a few weeks back I
noticed an unusually large red clover-like flower in one of the beds.
The blooms are at least three times the size of a standard clover, and
I have no idea how it got there ( packet of mixed annuals from last
year perchance? ). I'm not inclined to remove it either, the clover
bloom is a truly fascinating flower up close.

Regards,



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