I just overseeded my lawn with clover this year šš» I love the texture and flowers
Yourname942
not sure, but I have the same issue with our lawn (east coast US)
EnvironmentalPick373
Speedzone
Own-Injury-1816
I have similiar. I am keeping my lawn herbicide free, so right now I’m regularly bagging every cut to avoid flowering and spreading seed. I will level the lawn and overseed in autumn, then see how this worked out next year.
das0tter
The clover helps with Nitrogen in the soil. The grass mixed in with the clover will be more healthy and need less fertilizer. Lots of people intentionally maintain healthy mix of clover in their lawns for this reason.
I don’t know the best way to eliminate it.
Glove5751
let it be, contains lots of iron that it gives to your soil and is generally good for your lawn, just cut your lawn regularly
damscomp
Fuck, I hate clover
JazzTheCoder
Not helpful but damn that second pic looks damn good.
kevinmc
Dicamba is the clover killer. Quite often found in 2-4D herbicides but look for it on the label.
Agabroly
Hello! Iām in 7a as well and have sprayed clover with Orthoās Weed Clear product. Works well in my yard without killing my grass (have a mix of KY31, TTTF, KBG, and PRG). Takes a few days to see anything noticeable but it does work.
Just be careful to follow the instructions on the bottle. If you buy the concentrate, youāll need a sprayer of some form to mix water into.
Catch_ME
I don’t mind them vs other weeds.Ā
But if you need to remove them, they don’t root very hard.Ā
After a good bit of rain, I use a rake and my hands to pull them manually.Ā
I can get 90% of them without using any herbicide.Ā
The26thtime
Spray it out with foundation.
Finchballz
use triclopyr
Vast_Summer_8811
They are good weeds for me
LordDBG
Scottās weed and feed. There is one that targets clover.
MugiwaraLobo
I used Roundup 2 weeks ago (7B). Clovers are gone and the spots are just about filled in with grass again. Definitely wait for the heads to be developed and then spray.
T-Bird19
I would leave it until closer to fall when you can over seed. Looks like a fair bit of clover, might leave you thin/ bare in some spots. I was actually thinking of planting some clover in some bare spots until closer to fall. š¤£
GregAndy
Enjoy them.
Its free nitrogen and great for butterflies and bees.
I actually PLANT clover in my yard
It covers the bare spots and chokes out the weeds.
And, its free nitrogen.
Crew_1996
Part clover part grass lawns are the healthiest. I spot spray other weeds and let the clover grow
Remote_Pineapple_919
i donāt get why people think clovers are weed?
Fun-Helicopter-1275
T zoneā¦.
koreytm1
Damn, and here I am wishing my clover would take over my entire yard so I didnāt have to mow anymore.
mundanelivin
It’s great for your yard though, I wouldn’t try to eradicate it, they propagate in poor soil conditions and eventually make the soil healthy again. You can over seed with grass and have a healthy mix of both
Suspicious-Passion48
Become one with your clover. I donāt mind clover at all. In fact I like it. Thereās lots of really tough weed issues Iām trying to deal with without being concerned about clover. Clover is just as acceptable to me as the grass.
FrostyCombination622
Don’t do a thing about it! looks even more beautiful than the ‘perfect’ monocrap lawns
boomboombennie
Honestly I miss having clover in my lawn.
ForeverRED48
Clover the only thing growing in some parts of my lawn š¤£ at least itās green!
swohio
Tzone will take care of it. Has 2-4d, dicamba, sulfentrazone, and triclopyr as active ingredients. Any product containing triclopyr should get the job done.
freakinjay
God forbid you guys allow a single pollinating plant to exist in your yards.
il-liba
Alright. Iām just going to leave it and overseed in the fall
J3FFhurt
Bonine weed beater ultra works good for clover and violet. I hate clover. Have a bunch of it as well. Need two applications. When you think you have killed it, next thing you know itās back.
SilverStory6503
Clover thrives in nitrogen poor soil. It’s actually helping your grass by adding nitrogen. So, part of your plan should be a good fertilizing plan. Adding the nitrogen will weaken the clover some, too. And then use the weed killer to destroy it.
I have a lot of clover in my back yard that I seeded intentionally in bare spots when I had a lot of dogs. I only have 2 dogs now, so I’ll be replacing those spots with grass starting this fall. It was nice that I never had to fertilize back there, but I’ll have to start now.
MightBeAGoodIdea
I guess if you hate it you hate it but your 2nd pic from further back makes your yard look fantastic.
Clover is soft, it’s stable, and it helps the bees a lot more than non flowering lawns.
Around here we have wild suburban bunnies that just love to munch on it, consider getting yourself a friendly neighborhood lawn bunny, or just embracing the clover as a mixed blessing.
Azmasaur
Iām pretty sure I see nutsedge in first picture. Looks sort of like grass but grows faster/taller and has a neon glow to it if the sun catches it at the right angle. Sedgehammer, dismiss, vexis, or arkon herbicides will handle it.
The clover otoh is pretty easy to get rid of, thereās a million and one herbicides that will handle it, some better than others.
BreadMaker_42
Itās clover. I donāt kill my clover. It is a nitrogen fixer. So it can actually pull nitrogen out of the air and deposit it in the soil. If you have healthy grass then it doesnāt spread.
Any broad weed killer will kill it. However I would keep it if I were you.
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Looks like clover. [https://www.reddit.com/r/lawncare/comments/hdxddm/how_to_get_rid_of_clover/](https://www.reddit.com/r/lawncare/comments/hdxddm/how_to_get_rid_of_clover/)
Pain old 2-4d will kill it.
I just overseeded my lawn with clover this year šš» I love the texture and flowers
not sure, but I have the same issue with our lawn (east coast US)
Speedzone
I have similiar. I am keeping my lawn herbicide free, so right now I’m regularly bagging every cut to avoid flowering and spreading seed. I will level the lawn and overseed in autumn, then see how this worked out next year.
The clover helps with Nitrogen in the soil. The grass mixed in with the clover will be more healthy and need less fertilizer. Lots of people intentionally maintain healthy mix of clover in their lawns for this reason.
I don’t know the best way to eliminate it.
let it be, contains lots of iron that it gives to your soil and is generally good for your lawn, just cut your lawn regularly
Fuck, I hate clover
Not helpful but damn that second pic looks damn good.
Dicamba is the clover killer. Quite often found in 2-4D herbicides but look for it on the label.
Hello! Iām in 7a as well and have sprayed clover with Orthoās Weed Clear product. Works well in my yard without killing my grass (have a mix of KY31, TTTF, KBG, and PRG). Takes a few days to see anything noticeable but it does work.
Just be careful to follow the instructions on the bottle. If you buy the concentrate, youāll need a sprayer of some form to mix water into.
I don’t mind them vs other weeds.Ā
But if you need to remove them, they don’t root very hard.Ā
After a good bit of rain, I use a rake and my hands to pull them manually.Ā
I can get 90% of them without using any herbicide.Ā
Spray it out with foundation.
use triclopyr
They are good weeds for me
Scottās weed and feed. There is one that targets clover.
I used Roundup 2 weeks ago (7B). Clovers are gone and the spots are just about filled in with grass again. Definitely wait for the heads to be developed and then spray.
I would leave it until closer to fall when you can over seed. Looks like a fair bit of clover, might leave you thin/ bare in some spots. I was actually thinking of planting some clover in some bare spots until closer to fall. š¤£
Enjoy them.
Its free nitrogen and great for butterflies and bees.
I actually PLANT clover in my yard
It covers the bare spots and chokes out the weeds.
And, its free nitrogen.
Part clover part grass lawns are the healthiest. I spot spray other weeds and let the clover grow
i donāt get why people think clovers are weed?
T zoneā¦.
Damn, and here I am wishing my clover would take over my entire yard so I didnāt have to mow anymore.
It’s great for your yard though, I wouldn’t try to eradicate it, they propagate in poor soil conditions and eventually make the soil healthy again. You can over seed with grass and have a healthy mix of both
Become one with your clover. I donāt mind clover at all. In fact I like it. Thereās lots of really tough weed issues Iām trying to deal with without being concerned about clover. Clover is just as acceptable to me as the grass.
Don’t do a thing about it! looks even more beautiful than the ‘perfect’ monocrap lawns
Honestly I miss having clover in my lawn.
Clover the only thing growing in some parts of my lawn š¤£ at least itās green!
Tzone will take care of it. Has 2-4d, dicamba, sulfentrazone, and triclopyr as active ingredients. Any product containing triclopyr should get the job done.
God forbid you guys allow a single pollinating plant to exist in your yards.
Alright. Iām just going to leave it and overseed in the fall
Bonine weed beater ultra works good for clover and violet. I hate clover. Have a bunch of it as well. Need two applications. When you think you have killed it, next thing you know itās back.
Clover thrives in nitrogen poor soil. It’s actually helping your grass by adding nitrogen. So, part of your plan should be a good fertilizing plan. Adding the nitrogen will weaken the clover some, too. And then use the weed killer to destroy it.
I have a lot of clover in my back yard that I seeded intentionally in bare spots when I had a lot of dogs. I only have 2 dogs now, so I’ll be replacing those spots with grass starting this fall. It was nice that I never had to fertilize back there, but I’ll have to start now.
I guess if you hate it you hate it but your 2nd pic from further back makes your yard look fantastic.
Clover is soft, it’s stable, and it helps the bees a lot more than non flowering lawns.
Around here we have wild suburban bunnies that just love to munch on it, consider getting yourself a friendly neighborhood lawn bunny, or just embracing the clover as a mixed blessing.
Iām pretty sure I see nutsedge in first picture. Looks sort of like grass but grows faster/taller and has a neon glow to it if the sun catches it at the right angle. Sedgehammer, dismiss, vexis, or arkon herbicides will handle it.
The clover otoh is pretty easy to get rid of, thereās a million and one herbicides that will handle it, some better than others.
Itās clover. I donāt kill my clover. It is a nitrogen fixer. So it can actually pull nitrogen out of the air and deposit it in the soil. If you have healthy grass then it doesnāt spread.
Any broad weed killer will kill it. However I would keep it if I were you.