killing clover in grass

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Posted by chriz1 on June 24, 2009, 2:45 pm
 
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Is there anything i can use to kill clover in my lawn?i used some grass
seed i
had from work which was agricultor stuff,and it contained a lot
of clover bigest
mistake ive made!!
Also if left will it spread over the lawn?
Thanks




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chriz1


Posted by trader4 on June 25, 2009, 8:44 am
 
There are several selective herbicides that are effective on clover.
Check at your lawn and garden center or do a google search.   The
general purpose broadleaf weed killer for lawns is not effective.

Unless there are large spots of it, clover is generally not a problem.

Posted by chriz1 on June 25, 2009, 10:47 am
 
trader4@optonline.net;853026 Wrote:

chriz1.4b83...@gardenbanter.co.uk wrote:-

its just spoiling the look of the lawn is there any ingridient i should
look for
on the bottle?




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chriz1

Posted by JimR on June 25, 2009, 10:54 pm
 

Chriz - it depends on what turfgrass you have.  The UK has pretty specific
labelling requirements, so you'd be best off to go to a good nursery or turf
dealer and get their recommendation - then read the label and make sure the
product label does not say "Not for use on [insert your grass type]."
Chemicals which may be effective against clover or other lawn weeds are
harmful to certain varieties of turf.  Just don't fall victim to the
weed-and-feed hype you may run into in  the big box and discount stores.

In reality, the chemicals are probably unnecessary.  A good turfgrass can
defeat clover if the general conditions are right.  Unless the clover is
really predominant, if you simply take proper care of the lawn you can
expect the turf to graduallly crowd out the weeds.  A little hand-pulling of
the most egregious weeds will help a lot.  If you avoid demanding instant
gratification the lawn will improve with each passing week and one day
you'll wake up and realize you've achieved a quality lawn without using a
lot of chemicals and lime. You'll have saved a lot of money, time, and not
pushed a lot of chemicals, lime and nitrogen through the lawn and into the
water table.




Posted by Steve on June 26, 2009, 3:40 pm
 
Yes! 245-t ester of silvex.. err that was banned via agent orange.

Clover
has a wax on its foliage and so most of the control product runs off on
application. You need a sticker additive that makes the spray cling such as
a spreader sticker product, or some say a small amount of dish detergent
helps with that.

Weed -b- gone concentrate kicks common clovers ass! 1.5 ounces per gallon
of water IIRC.