Heidi the Horrible wrote:

"William W. Plummer" wrote in message
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Hi,

The clover is flourishing in my yard, particularly backyard. I used
to be able to control them with Scott Plus 2 (early spring and late
fall). However, this time it did not seem work. I also sprayed with
those 1 gallon B-Gon (sp?) and it made the clover cover yellowish, but
not dead.

Is there anything I can buy that will kill that weed? Or I'd better
call some landscapers?

I am in Maryland, BTW.

Funny about clover. About 50 years ago, clover was purposely added to
lawns. It spread easly, was green, and looked fine. I can remember my Dad
agonizing about how much white clover to add to the grass seed he was
buying. Then we invented broad-leaf weed killers, and clover was killed.
Now we think of clover as an evil weed.



I have a nice lawn with plenty of clover. I choose to let it thrive.
Clover is a weed I can live with.


Of course, it kind of trashes the look of a perfectly manicured fescue or
bermuda lawn...

Look for chick weed or Clover killer at any Home Depot. I've been attacking
it in spots with a liquid version with great success.
Clover (at least for me) has been a sign of bad soil.



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Heidi the Horrible wrote:

"William W. Plummer" wrote in
message
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"Usenet User" wrote in message
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Hi,

The clover is flourishing in my yard, particularly backyard. I used
to be able to control them with Scott Plus 2 (early spring and late
fall). However, this time it did not seem work. I also sprayed
with
those 1 gallon B-Gon (sp?) and it made the clover cover yellowish,
but
not dead.

Is there anything I can buy that will kill that weed? Or I'd better
call some landscapers?

I am in Maryland, BTW.

Funny about clover. About 50 years ago, clover was purposely added
to
lawns. It spread easly, was green, and looked fine. I can remember my
Dad
agonizing about how much white clover to add to the grass seed he was
buying. Then we invented broad-leaf weed killers, and clover was
killed.
Now we think of clover as an evil weed.



I have a nice lawn with plenty of clover. I choose to let it thrive.
Clover is a weed I can live with.


Of course, it kind of trashes the look of a perfectly manicured fescue or
bermuda lawn...

Maybe related to Karl Marx too!

Maybe related to Karl Marx too!


--
Wild Bill


Highly unlikely since I'm a capitalist piglett.

"Dan Baker" wrote in message
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Look for chick weed or Clover killer at any Home Depot. I've been
attacking
it in spots with a liquid version with great success.
Clover (at least for me) has been a sign of bad soil.

Actually, clover can help poor soil, as it is a legume. If you remember
your elementary school science, legumes like peas, fix nitrogen in the soil,
making it easier for most plants to access nutrients.
That said, I find clover, especially the stuff with the tiny yellow flowers,
to be a real nuisance. I runs all over the lawn, and chokes out the grass.
Pulling it is a rather thankless task, and neverending, but I am trying to
go chemical-free. Can't decide if the clover or the dandelions are
worse....

--
Barrie Templeton

| Barrie Templeton wrote in message
| Actually, clover can help poor soil, as it is a legume. If you remember
| your elementary school science, legumes like peas, fix nitrogen in the
soil,
| making it easier for most plants to access nutrients.
| That said, I find clover, especially the stuff with the tiny yellow
flowers,
| to be a real nuisance. I runs all over the lawn, and chokes out the
grass.
| Pulling it is a rather thankless task, and neverending, but I am trying to
| go chemical-free. Can't decide if the clover or the dandelions are
| worse....

I don't like dandelions but I do actually like clover and sow seed (dutch
white clover) in my lawn.

"Bugs 4 Jazz" wrote:
I find clover, especially the stuff with the tiny yellow
flowers, to be a real nuisance.

That would be yellow or red wood sorrel, commonly mistaken
for clover. If sorrel is a persistent problem, odds are
your soil is acidic. Add lime.

Are you kind of a fat girl?

That Weed B Gone isn't working very well. It seems to kill my grass as well as the weeds. I'm thinking of cutting out huge chunks of sod and starting over with some new sod. But, I'm such a lazy sod that I can't decide. What do y'all think?

Heidi the Horrible Wrote:
Maybe related to Karl Marx too!


--
Wild Bill


Highly unlikely since I'm a capitalist piglett.
Are you kind of a fat girl?

That Weed B Gone isn't working very well. It seems to kill my grass as
well as the weeds. I'm thinking of cutting out huge chunks of sod and
starting over with some new sod. But, I'm such a lazy sod that I can't
decide. What do y'all think?


--
Wild Bill

Wild Bill wrote:
Heidi the Horrible Wrote:

Maybe related to Karl Marx too!


--
Wild Bill


Highly unlikely since I'm a capitalist piglett.

Are you kind of a fat girl?

That Weed B Gone isn't working very well. It seems to kill my grass as
well as the weeds. I'm thinking of cutting out huge chunks of sod and
starting over with some new sod. But, I'm such a lazy sod that I can't
decide. What do y'all think?




Are you mixing according to instructions? I've seen many people just
pour some into a sprayer, eyeballing the amount, with no real
measurement and then finding it doesn't work at all or kills the grass too.