Damn Clover!!

WebDesignCork

Hi
I Need advice!!

I have a 1/2 acre garden and most of it is clover. The soil is poor (new house crap topsoil) Is there fertilizer I can put on it that will kill the weeds and make the grass very green and full??


Regards
John

prospect

If you get a thin wire rake and rake it fairly regularly for a couple of weeks, thats the back breaking way.


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gregos

WebDesignCork wrote:

Hi
I Need advice!!

I have a 1/2 acre garden and most of it is clover. The soil is poor (new house crap topsoil) Is there fertilizer I can put on it that will kill the weeds and make the grass very green and full??


Regards
John

You can buy a combined weed-and-feed treatment. There are different types: some come in a granular form, others you mix with water. However, most can't be used on grass in its first year of growth. I would advise you to help the grass in its early days by working organic material into the soil (not peat-based, please), and by aerating the roots of the grass using a fork. This is drudgery I know, but it does help. Next year, you'll find that the grass has become a good deal stronger, and is probably competing more successfully with the clover. Then you can apply the weed-and-feed mix

Lex Luthor

Lawn Sand Feed & Weed will do the trick...it'll take a while for it to kick in and you will probably need to cut it a week after application.

davidoco

Verdone (spelling?) is one of the best weed killers for clover in grass. You can spot spray it. Do not use on grass under a year old.

I agree with gregos.

Bite the bullet now and spray it. Leave it until the autumn (softer ground) and

rake out any dead grass/thatch
using a garden fork make holes to fill with sand and new seed (no fertilizer until spring if necessary)

Fertilizer now might just make the remaining grass act like scutch grass and spread out over the barren patches leaving you with patches once it gets any wear.

angeltoes

On the positive side clover helps to fix nitrogen into the ground. The soil can't make it's own nitrogen and it is needed to maintain green
leaves and vigorous growth. Rest assured if you ever want to grow your own veg you'll have a healthy green crop.

Jeannie

WebDesignCork wrote:

Hi
I Need advice!!

I have a 1/2 acre garden and most of it is clover. The soil is poor (new house crap topsoil) Is there fertilizer I can put on it that will kill the weeds and make the grass very green and full??


Regards
John