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Clovers popping up
Posted on 2/7/19 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 2/7/19 at 12:41 pm
Last spring I did weed and feed and killed the clovers... and left bare spots in my yard.
What can I do now to prevent from doing that this spring? Any safe way to kill them in February?
What can I do now to prevent from doing that this spring? Any safe way to kill them in February?
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Posted on 2/7/19 at 12:52 pm to pwejr88
I doubt the weed and feed killed your clover. Clover germinates when the soil reaches 50 to 60 degrees. If you don't kill the clover early, it will smother everything under it. There are many broad leaf chemicals on the market that kills clover.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 1:07 pm to Deerhunter62
My yard is a trainwreck, I am spraying this weekend and will put a pre emergent down soon.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 1:11 pm to pwejr88
Still remember the days when clover was preferred in the lawn and not considered a weed. It is amazing how marketing and propaganda has really changed peoples view of clover. As a legume is pulls nitrogen from the air and adds it to the soil reducing so much demand for fertilizer, it breaks down to provide nutrients to the soil quickly, it is a great pollinator, the blooms of red clover are actually quite tasty and healthy.
This post was edited on 2/7/19 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 2/7/19 at 1:21 pm to pwejr88
Luckily, I have woodsorrel and not true clover in my lawn. Being able to pull it up by hand is very cathartic and makes me forget for even the most fleeting moment, that the torpedograss will be back in spring.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 1:22 pm to TimeOutdoors
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Still remember the days when clover was preferred in the lawn and not considered a weed. It is amazing how marketing and propaganda has really changed peoples view of clover. As a legume is pulls nitrogen from the air and adds it to the soil reducing so much demand for fertilizer, it breaks down to provide nutrients to the soil quickly, it is a great pollinator, the blooms of red clover are actually quite tasty and healthy. But I know I won't convince anyone here so I will shutup.
I'll bite. Do you have a clover lawn or grass?
Posted on 2/7/19 at 1:24 pm to TimeOutdoors
Amen we enjoy the clover in our yard
Posted on 2/7/19 at 1:28 pm to pwejr88
Kill all birbs in your area. Is only way.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 1:33 pm to Jester
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I'll bite. Do you have a clover lawn or grass?
I do, but I have 40 acres with my cabin tucked back in the woods so it's not like I am in a subdivision. I also keep bees so I have an extra reason for doing it. I started replacing exotic plants with natives back around 2010 and started planting clover. I also use it in the garden for areas I rotate beds. It makes a great compost and is pretty easy to pull up and add.
Clover Lawns
Some great information online that is relatively easy to find.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 1:35 pm to pwejr88
May be a dumb question but what is the issue with having clover? Everything is dead right now, just mow it if it gets out of control
Posted on 2/7/19 at 1:46 pm to Deerhunter62
So for right now, mow it or kill it?
If kill it, what do I use?
I don’t want clover in my yard in the spring. I want my centipede to grow in its place
If kill it, what do I use?
I don’t want clover in my yard in the spring. I want my centipede to grow in its place
Posted on 2/7/19 at 2:27 pm to pwejr88
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Any safe way to kill them in February?
Spray 'dat!
Posted on 2/7/19 at 2:30 pm to Boudreaux35
I will just say if you spray it seed the area as well. Pay attention to application rates because over doing it or spraying more than recommended can harm your centipede as well.
Most clover is annual so if you mow before it goes you seed you are fine. There are perennial clovers so I hate for you to mow thinking you are fine and it turns out not to be an annual.
Most clover is annual so if you mow before it goes you seed you are fine. There are perennial clovers so I hate for you to mow thinking you are fine and it turns out not to be an annual.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 2:57 pm to Boudreaux35
With what?
Posted on 2/7/19 at 6:52 pm to Boudreaux35
Chemical to water ratio?
Some mixed reviews online about what ratios for effectiveness in killing clover specifically
Some mixed reviews online about what ratios for effectiveness in killing clover specifically
Posted on 2/7/19 at 7:18 pm to pwejr88
Posted on 2/7/19 at 7:22 pm to TimeOutdoors
Says Weed and Feed.
See my post above about that
See my post above about that
Posted on 2/8/19 at 8:21 am to pwejr88
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Chemical to water ratio?
I just went with what was listed on the container. Worked fine for me. Killed the clover I sprayed and once the real grass started to come up, it filled in nicely.
Gonna make my first application for this year this weekend. Easy to find the entire clover patch while the remainder of the yard is still brown.
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