one specific lawn weed

[rampageido]

How do i get rid of these in my lawn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_clover

Any tips?

[t3359]

I used to go nuts trying to remove them when they were tiny... gave up... later on, I found out it was much easier to remove when bigger - like around now. That's what I'll be doing tomorrow morning :)

We just pull them out by hand. It was pretty bad last summer - spent quite a while de-weeding our lawn... now it's almost gone.

Someone mentioned nitrogen in this forum as a control for this (you'll have to search).

bjl

[craftsman]

Someone mentioned nitrogen in this forum as a control for this (you'll have to search).

Nitrogen is a good control for weeds in general since it helps grass grow very quickly. The more grass that grows, the more it will crowd out the weeds.

Some people stay that the best defence against weeds is a well fed lawn.

[CaptSmethwick]

We have a large lawn and don't mind clover but it occasionally gets out of hand and we attack it with our dethatching rake - the tines are designed to only grab on the pull stroke and they dig down to the root. This allows them to yank the vines right out - along with some thatch, of course...

Yes, it's manual work and, yes, the clover comes back in a couple of years but it is a heckuva lot faster than pulling them out with your fingers.

[almostfreeman]

Funny that you are trying to rid your lawn of this beneficial plant. I paid money for clover seed to add to my lawn. http://www.lesslawn.com/articles/article1061.html http://landscaping.about.com/cs/lawns/a/clover_lawns_4.htm

[speedyforme]

I spent about over an hour last Saturday pulling these out. I never knew how long they were and how low they grew. I used this rake I had and raked dead grass and to get these clovers to pop out of the lawn, then pulled them by hand, so much was in there! After I was done, I mowed the lawn a bit low and reseeded the entire area and applied starter fertilizer for the upcoming rain which was recently...

As for Nitrogen, is it just fertilizer that will do the trick? Any specific product to apply to avoid more of these?

[CaptSmethwick]

Funny that you are trying to rid your lawn of this beneficial plant. I paid money for clover seed to add to my lawn. http://www.lesslawn.com/articles/article1061.html http://landscaping.about.com/cs/lawns/a/clover_lawns_4.htm

Hard to argue that it's beneficial. We have household members who are terrified of bees and wasps... :rolleyes:

[craftsman]

As for Nitrogen, is it just fertilizer that will do the trick? Any specific product to apply to avoid more of these?

Anything that will encourage growth of the grass will do the trick. I use a slow release product from CIL (it's made in Canada!). Scotts also makes a similar product. Also, the try to leave the grass a little longer as the higher grass will also discourage weed growth.

If you are covering up bare spots, you might want to look at a starter fertilizer product or just create your own by buying bonemeal and potash to add to the slow release stuff.

[speedyforme]

Anything that will encourage growth of the grass will do the trick. I use a slow release product from CIL (it's made in Canada!). Scotts also makes a similar product. Also, the try to leave the grass a little longer as the higher grass will also discourage weed growth.

If you are covering up bare spots, you might want to look at a starter fertilizer product or just create your own by buying bonemeal and potash to add to the slow release stuff.

Hmmmm, I've been reseeding all spring/summer and have been using starter fertilizer the entire time and I still got these things...and the grass was very long too.

[noodles]

I had these as well and just couldn't take them all out by hand. Some people won't like this but I went the chemical way. Bought some weed & feed from canadian tire, sprayed it on the lawn and it's looking MUCH better now.

Now that it's under control I'll be pulling them out as soon as I see a new one pop up.