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Clover
Coys
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Hi all,I have my lawn looking a lot better than it used to and am happy with it so far except i have a few patches of clover and i hate them,what ever i do i just can seem to get rid of them. Would this be a problem with something under the soil as it only seem to be growing in patches.
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Even if you hate it I'm sure the bees love the clover flowers
What have you tried to get rid of the clover? In the past I've found a Weed & Feed type dressing in spring works well. It's best done in the spring as the grass will be growing strongly then and will move in to take over the bare patches left by the dead weeds - if you kill the clover off now you'll be left with bare patches over the winter.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If I killed off the clover in my lawn, there wouldn't be much left. At least it's green in a drought.
The lawn in our back garden is more clover and selfheal than anything else - it remained much greener this summer than the front, which was turfed a few years ago and is mainly grass and dandelions - I will do something about the dandelions as the seed blows across to elderly neighbour's lawn and I've a feeling he worries about it
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yeah have tried the weed and feed approach but seems to do nothing to it.
If you've applied it as instructed on the packet and it doesn't work, then I'd contact the manufacturers and ask for their advice.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Verdone Extra Liquid Concentrate Lawn Weed Killer is great of clearing Clover. My lawn was quickly being overtaken and now is green and Clover free. I recommend it.
Will there be much point doing it this time of year with the verdone or wait. I can pick some up this week if so.