Hello,
We have a yard that is about 3 years old, and I am dealing with clover in it. We have a 3 year old son, so we don't want to use chemicals. Can anyone suggest how we might remove it naturally?
I know digging each plant out would be one option. I think that will take a lot of time, and am open to other options too!
Thanks,
Jenny
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Is there so much clover? I have clover in my lawn and I actually don't mind it being there. *ahem* I even like the flowers
However to keep the lawn under control I do scarify it with a rake to remove thatch, moss, and yes - clover. I also aerate the soil once a year too. This helps strengthen the grass roots.
However to keep the lawn under control I do scarify it with a rake to remove thatch, moss, and yes - clover. I also aerate the soil once a year too. This helps strengthen the grass roots.
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Sure or you could use clove oil based herbicide to kill the area clean and reseed it...
The original lawns (English) were always amalgamations of many different plants (crocus, bellis, ajuga, chamomile, etc.); it is only in the last thirty or forty years we have become anal retentives about our lawns being monocultures of grass (not much in the way of bio-diversity there, is there?), all driven by the chemical companies. While my neighbors are more "weed free" than I am, they all are "weeding and feeding" their clover to death along with the dandelions and plantain (I use my plantain fro the occasional bug bite, just as the indigenous tribes here have done for centuries). I have self-heal and two varieties of clover and I love the way my lawn looks and smells and most of all, the way it grows; all naturally and with nothing but mowing on my part (and less of that than Doug and Jonesy, who still have their Scott's-junkie lawns). And don't EVEN get me started on people who use Chem-Lawn
Nature takes care of her own; take care of her and you will not go far wrong...
Scott
The original lawns (English) were always amalgamations of many different plants (crocus, bellis, ajuga, chamomile, etc.); it is only in the last thirty or forty years we have become anal retentives about our lawns being monocultures of grass (not much in the way of bio-diversity there, is there?), all driven by the chemical companies. While my neighbors are more "weed free" than I am, they all are "weeding and feeding" their clover to death along with the dandelions and plantain (I use my plantain fro the occasional bug bite, just as the indigenous tribes here have done for centuries). I have self-heal and two varieties of clover and I love the way my lawn looks and smells and most of all, the way it grows; all naturally and with nothing but mowing on my part (and less of that than Doug and Jonesy, who still have their Scott's-junkie lawns). And don't EVEN get me started on people who use Chem-Lawn
Nature takes care of her own; take care of her and you will not go far wrong...
Scott
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Plantains are also edible, as are Dandelion leaves, flowers and roots. So, when you grow a diverse lawn, you have a veritable salad bar out there. My friends and neighbours always find it strange when I bring a bowl into their yards and harvest salad for dinner.
One way to deal with clover is to plant some buckwheat and Rye. They will help to choke out the clover a bit. And you lawn will be that much more diverse!!
One way to deal with clover is to plant some buckwheat and Rye. They will help to choke out the clover a bit. And you lawn will be that much more diverse!!
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I'm happy to hear that I am not the only "CRAZY" out there who eats his own back lawn.
Seriously, it's amazing the salad bar that exists in our own back yards. Not to mention when you go for a walk in the woods or in a meadow. Common Camas is great.
The seeds from Nastutiums are known as the poor persons caper.
Seriously, it's amazing the salad bar that exists in our own back yards. Not to mention when you go for a walk in the woods or in a meadow. Common Camas is great.
The seeds from Nastutiums are known as the poor persons caper.