Clover in Lawn

Dan O’Brien – posted 08 April 2002 09:15

How do I get rid of clover in by lawn?

We have approximately 2 acres of grass and the clover is expanding rapidly.

Ron – posted 30 April 2002 22:02

Dan,I’m in Kentucky, and fighting the same problem. I’ve read that they are now finding clover is a sign of good soil, but I don’t want it! My fescue is not choking it out. Let me know if you find something that works?

rmcdowell40 – posted 02 May 2002 19:47

I’ve had good luck with Ortho’s Weed B Gon. I had quite a bit of clover in my zoysia but didn’t think too much about it thinking the zoysia would choke it out in time. I was wrong. The clover just got thicker and spread.

I applied two doses of the weed killer about 1 1/2 weeks apart and that seemed to do the trick.

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Lab – posted 13 May 2002 20:19

Any product containing 2,4-D and/or dicamba should do the job. These compounds kill broadleaf weeds but not grasses. These are usually the active ingredients in the weed & feed products, but can also be applied as liquid sprays. Be careful with 2,4-D if you spray it. It has a nasty habit of drifting onto shrubs and flowers and doing damage.

George777 – posted 02 June 2002 06:47

If you got white clover check your fertility program. White clover is an indicator of low Nitrogen. If you get your turf dense than you should choke out weeds.

Take a soil sample and see what is going on in the soil.

Futile Gardener – posted 18 June 2004 12:47

The clover in my lawn is very expansive. If I kill it all at once, I won’t have any grass. Secondly, I don’t want to kill it with chemical because I have pets who play outside. Any suggestions on a gradual and natural way?

ted – posted 18 June 2004 19:51

easy- kill it out with roundup before seeding in the fall- roundup’s ingredient is glyphosphate. it’s used as a municipal water stabilizer in many locales, believe it or not.