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Clover control for lawn

andrewbsrrck_69Yxandrewbsrrck_69Yx Posts: 3
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Hello, I have a small lawn, around 40 sq metres in area, and I am trying to control clover organically. I am currently feeding and aerating my lawn, but the clover in some areas has a strong hold and I need to decrease the clover content in some dense areas, to allow the grass to become the dominant species. I would like to ask everyone’s opinion about chelated iron usage, and whether this is both effective and a wise idea.
many thanks 
Andrew

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  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    If you truly want to be organic then I would have thought that the only way to rid yourself of unwanted plants/ weeds is to dig it up .
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    Vigorous scarifying with a  spring tine rake. Either manually or hire a machine. Feed the grass with liquid seaweed tonic to get it stronger. 
    AB Still learning

  • andrewbsrrck_69Yxandrewbsrrck_69Yx Posts: 3
    Thanks, I’ll try the liquid seaweed treatment 
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    However, if you want to be truly organic, you would encourage the clover. It's flat, stays green longer than grass in a drought. Pollinators like it and it doesn't need much mowing.  
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    It also fixes nitrogen which feeds the grass...
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • andrewbsrrck_69Yxandrewbsrrck_69Yx Posts: 3
    Thanks, but I grow all sorts of ‘flowers for pollinators’, so I would like to stay with my plan to nurture the lawn first.
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited July 2023
    What's not to like about clover.  Mow regularly and the flowers will not interfere with an overall green effect.  It spread by runners; rake regularly before mowing. and that will stop it speading further.

    Feeding a lawn feeds eveything.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904
    Clover is a lovely plant,
    It isn't very tall,
    If it wasn't for the clover, 
    I would have no lawn at all.

    And also moss.

    Thank you.
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