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So who else is getting owned by clover patches? Suggestions?
Posted on 1/18/20 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 1/18/20 at 2:14 pm
2nd time I have to cut them down in January. I weed eated the hell out of them with the hopes of finding a weed killer that won’t wreak havoc on the rest of my yard
Any tips?
Any tips?
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Posted on 1/18/20 at 2:16 pm to VermilionTiger
I gave up and just accepted I'll have clover in my yard.
Posted on 1/18/20 at 2:19 pm to VermilionTiger
24D
Posted on 1/18/20 at 2:20 pm to VermilionTiger
I was in same spot last yr at this time.
Following this board's advice, I applied pre-emergent last yr in mid-Feb and then again in mid/late Sept. This winter I've noticed a significant decrease in clovers and overall weeds in general.
Following this board's advice, I applied pre-emergent last yr in mid-Feb and then again in mid/late Sept. This winter I've noticed a significant decrease in clovers and overall weeds in general.
Posted on 1/18/20 at 2:25 pm to VermilionTiger
Poa Annual is killing me. I try to be organic but I'm about to go dirty. I tested 24D and Roundup on a patch and I think it spread faster. Any suggestions?
Posted on 1/18/20 at 3:37 pm to Zappas Stache
What is bad about poa annua?
It seems to be the one thing my scotts preemergent doesn't work on. But it just looks like grass and the bermuda takes it over swiftly when it gets warm, so im not sure why it frustrates so many.
It seems to be the one thing my scotts preemergent doesn't work on. But it just looks like grass and the bermuda takes it over swiftly when it gets warm, so im not sure why it frustrates so many.
Posted on 1/18/20 at 6:13 pm to windshieldman
Me too. Clover flowers, the bees love it, and it’s gone by the time the weather heats up and the grass needs regular mowing,
Posted on 1/18/20 at 6:16 pm to jimbeam
Pretty good results with 24D?
I just don’t want the surrounding area to get killed
I just don’t want the surrounding area to get killed
This post was edited on 1/18/20 at 6:17 pm
Posted on 1/18/20 at 8:40 pm to VermilionTiger
Cutting clover might make it come back stronger. I went through the same thing. Start adding a fertilizer with nitrogen and it should get rid of it. It thrives on low nitrogen soil.
This post was edited on 1/18/20 at 8:42 pm
Posted on 1/18/20 at 9:03 pm to VermilionTiger
Fertilome Weed-Free-Zone seems to work well for me for controlling clover - it contains 2,4D and three other herbicides. Always add surfactant (spreader sticker) in the solution. Safe to use on southern lawn grasses - St Aug, Centipede, Bermudagrass, Zoysia.
I just plant perennials to attract bees and seems like I remove the clover flowers when cutting grass anyway.
I just plant perennials to attract bees and seems like I remove the clover flowers when cutting grass anyway.
This post was edited on 1/18/20 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 1/18/20 at 9:06 pm to Zappas Stache
quote:
Poa Annual is killing me. I try to be organic but I'm about to go dirty. I tested 24D and Roundup on a patch and I think it spread faster. Any suggestions?
Try Atrazine with a surfactant added. Might have to hit it twice.
ETA: if you don’t have a Bermudagrass lawn.
This post was edited on 1/18/20 at 9:08 pm
Posted on 1/18/20 at 10:00 pm to VermilionTiger
I’d rather have clover. It’s a pollinator and adds nitrogen to the soil. It’s also great compost.
Posted on 1/18/20 at 10:05 pm to TimeOutdoors
Do excessive clover/other winter weeds smother out turf grass?
Posted on 1/18/20 at 10:43 pm to deeprig9
quote:
What is bad about poa annua?
That's a good question especially given that my lawn and plantings beds are all native Dallas prairie plants. I guess the POA is a lot more widespread this winter and mostly in my planting beds. I will reconsider, thanks for asking that question.
Posted on 1/18/20 at 11:03 pm to MikeD
I got rid of my Bermuda. Don’t have to worry about it now that I’ve moved but my place back home I only had native plants except for some fruit trees. I greatly reduced the mowable area and planted more pollinator beds and plants for birds and hummingbirds. Living landscape is a great book if interested. Author has another book called Bringing Nature Home. If you ever have an opportunity to hear him speak it’s worth it.
[link=(The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden https://www.amazon.com/dp/1604694084/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ll-iEbTT16WT1)]LIving Landscape[/link]
[link=(The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden https://www.amazon.com/dp/1604694084/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ll-iEbTT16WT1)]LIving Landscape[/link]
Posted on 1/19/20 at 12:30 pm to windshieldman
quote:
I gave up and just accepted I'll have clover in my yard.
Yep, better clover than oxalis----which is in my large vegetable garden in the back yard and in the beds of the flowering plants in the front.
That shite is virtually impossible to get rid of once it takes hold.
Posted on 1/19/20 at 4:48 pm to gumbo2176
Get some
Weed Free zone
Atrazine
Spreader sticker
Mix all three together and bam all weeds gone.
Weed Free zone
Atrazine
Spreader sticker
Mix all three together and bam all weeds gone.
Posted on 1/19/20 at 10:32 pm to Uncs
quote:
Get some Weed Free zone Atrazine Spreader sticker Mix all three together and bam all weeds gone.
I'll give anything a try since I've been fighting oxalis for over 3 years.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 6:29 am to VermilionTiger
When you start spraying consistently you will not have clovers at all. Use a pre emergent every three months. Spray post emergent like Celsius, Certainty, MSM turf through the year. I promise you the following season will be better
Posted on 1/20/20 at 8:30 pm to deeprig9
Poa kicked my arse last year and the yard (Bermuda) looked terrible. It lasted a while too till the mid summer heat killed it. Luckily it's easy to pick by hand but it takes forever. Do pre emergents take care of it?
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