Killing clover in lawn

[N80]

If I killed the clover in my yard I wouldn't have a "lawn' anymore!

 

[Steave]

If I killed the clover in my yard I wouldn't have a "lawn' anymore!

Same here for my back yard. If I killed the clover it would have to be in the fall then reseed with something like winter Rye so it wouldn't be bare over the winter. I just let it grow the bees enjoy it and I like to watch them work. It's white clover and blooms while it's short.

 

[N80]

Funny thing is that when I plant clover in my food plots it doesn't do very well. In my yard it is LUSH and comes back year after year....for decades!

 

[bigtiller]

I've had some white blooming clover in my lawn for years but I didn't spray it last year, and so far not this year, so it's really spreading. Got to get after it as soon as I get my right arm out of this sling.

I do a lot of reading here but I missed the story of your arm in a sling. what happened??

 

[Oaktree]

Same here for my back yard. If I killed the clover it would have to be in the fall then reseed with something like winter Rye so it wouldn't be bare over the winter. I just let it grow the bees enjoy it and I like to watch them work. It's white clover and blooms while it's short.

Me too. I don't know why clover bothers some people so much. It's thick, it's green and doesn't need to be mowed as often. I have a mix of white (mostly) with some red.
Then again dandelions don't really bother me that much either.

Maybe if you're a suburbanite in one of those developments with a zillion rules it might be bad, but if it's green, it's lawn to me.

 

[War Eagle 2]

I use Trimec 993 on my lawn and it takes care of clover, thistle and broadleaf and leaves the grass alone. It seems to do a good job for my place.

 

[TheMan419]

2 4-D should kill it and leave the grass. There are a couple kinds of grass 2 4-D will kill so read the label.

 

[Maxify55]

Grazonext

 

[IXLR8]

Me too. I don't know why clover bothers some people so much. It's thick, it's green and doesn't need to be mowed as often. I have a mix of white (mostly) with some red.
Then again dandelions don't really bother me that much either.

I fight to get rid of glover, dandelions and what looks like miniature strawberry due to their flowers. My wife is deadly allergic to bee stings so we do our best to eliminate the ground flowers to minimize the bee's in the lawn.

 

[Maxify55]

That's where Grazonext shines. It's basically 24-D with a little something extra for the clover.
If bugs are an issue. Try a little Bi-Fen XT in the same sprayer with the weed killer. Great results

 

[CajunRider]

Being out in the country and having poor soil, I welcome clovers.

 

[Ford850]

If you need to kill clover, you should be using a surfactant with your herbicide. Clover creates a lot of surface tension and it's difficult to get the leaves 'wet'. I use "Hum-AC 820" from Rural King, and a gallon of it has lasted me years for my lawn, garden, and small field use. If you use something like this, you'll find you can use the recommended mix rates of your chemicals and get much better results. I add it every time I mix herbicide, even if its in small 1 gallon batch.

 

[dmccarty]

Being out in the country and having poor soil, I welcome clovers.

Us too. Seems like when I was a kid, people wanted a bit of clover in their grass/yards. My wife is creating a flower garden to look pretty, smell good and to attract butterflies and humming birds. It looks really good this year, smells good, and the butterflies, bees, and humming birds are already visiting and she is not even close to being done. :thumbsup: A good sized area is covered in clover with nice flowers and really fit in nicely. Unfortunately we had to mow it back when we had to cut the grass. If that whol area was clover for a ground cover it would be perfect.

Clover is taking over in the rest of the yard because the expensive grass is dying off. Go CLOVER! :laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

 

[IXLR8]

If you need to kill clover, you should be using a surfactant with your herbicide. Clover creates a lot of surface tension and it's difficult to get the leaves 'wet'. I use "Hum-AC 820" from Rural King,

I use a little dishwashing detergent as a surfactant. Lots of stuff folks are recommending don't seem to be available here in Maine. I was visiting a friend in NC and found some strong weed killer at TSC that is not available at the TSC's in Maine. I picked up some and it seems to be helping get rid of the clover and other obnoxious weeds, but not as well as I would like. It takes care of the dandelions with one spraying, but the clover takes at least 2 sprayings within 3 days. The strawberries are taking 3-4 sprayings to even put a dent in them.

 

[Oaktree]

Seems like when I was a kid, people wanted a bit of clover in their grass/yards. My wife is creating a flower garden to look pretty, smell good and to attract butterflies and humming birds. It looks really good this year, smells good, and the butterflies, bees, and humming birds are already visiting and she is not even close to being done. :thumbsup:

Same here, we also welcome all of the above. I suppose it might be different for someone with a bee allergy though.

I am EXTREMELY reluctant to use any sort of herbicide or insecticide. Supposedly they're "safe", but what does that mean? A lot of things that are considered "safe" really aren't. Bat and bee populations are on the decline, I'm no tree hugger, but I can't believe all these poisons aren't contributing.

 

[Oldoak]

I fight to get rid of glover, dandelions and what looks like miniature strawberry due to their flowers. My wife is deadly allergic to bee stings so we do our best to eliminate the ground flowers to minimize the bee's in the lawn.

I feel for people who are allergic to bee stings. I don't know how anybody could avoid being stung from time to time.

Clover and bees. Brings back memories of years gone by. As kids running around on the lawn bare footed and stepping on the white clover that the honey bees were working. The pain brought tears to our eyes back then, now I still get teary eyed................laughing about it. :laughing:

 

[quicksandfarmer]

Us too. Seems like when I was a kid, people wanted a bit of clover in their grass/yards. My wife is creating a flower garden to look pretty, smell good and to attract butterflies and humming birds. It looks really good this year, smells good, and the butterflies, bees, and humming birds are already visiting and she is not even close to being done. :thumbsup: A good sized area is covered in clover with nice flowers and really fit in nicely. Unfortunately we had to mow it back when we had to cut the grass. If that whol area was clover for a ground cover it would be perfect.

Clover is taking over in the rest of the yard because the expensive grass is dying off. Go CLOVER! :laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

Clover thrives in nitrogen-poor soil because it doesn't need nitrogen, it can get it from the air. So it naturally enriches your soil, and is also an indicator that your soil is nitrogen-poor. If you must get rid of it, the way is to build up the nitrogen content of your soil using fertilizer. If your soil has nitrogen grass will outcompete the clover.

 

[dmccarty]

I feel for people who are allergic to bee stings. I don't know how anybody could avoid being stung from time to time.

Clover and bees. Brings back memories of years gone by. As kids running around on the lawn bare footed and stepping on the white clover that the honey bees were working. The pain brought tears to our eyes back then, now I still get teary eyed................laughing about it. :laughing:

Yep, I feel sorry for people who are a allergic to bee stings. However, the only time I have been stung by a honey bee is when running to the pool, over flowering clover, and I stepped on a bee. It is the wasps and hornets have stung me for no good reason.

Later,
Dan

 

[Maxify55]

Malathion will kill their nest. Soak it well.
Has a pretty good knock down power, as well.
We buy it by the point for the Mrs. hybrid roses and various plants around the house.

 

[Gem99ultra]

Us too. Seems like when I was a kid, people wanted a bit of clover in their grass/yards. My wife is creating a flower garden to look pretty, smell good and to attract butterflies and humming birds. It looks really good this year, smells good, and the butterflies, bees, and humming birds are already visiting and she is not even close to being done. :thumbsup: A good sized area is covered in clover with nice flowers and really fit in nicely. Unfortunately we had to mow it back when we had to cut the grass. If that whol area was clover for a ground cover it would be perfect.

Clover is taking over in the rest of the yard because the expensive grass is dying off. Go CLOVER! :laughing::laughing::laughing:
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Later,
Dan

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I'm with you on clover. Looks better and smells better than the usual crop of weeds in the yard. In fact, I just planted a nice size patch of ground with whitetail clover. hmmm - wouldn't it be a shame if some of those wild turkeys just happened to show up to munch on that