Lawn

[BE Mike]

Clover has taken over my lawn this season. Anyone have any ideas how to eliminate it without killing the grass? I have about 1/2 acre.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I'll be interested to hear any suggestions too. In addition to clover, I have "Creeping Charlie"... that viny stuff with round leaves with scalloped edges. It gets everwhere and none of the lawn-safe herbicides seem to do anything to it or the clover.

 

[TB1999]

T-zone works on clover in grass..get it at siteone landscape supply or online.

 

[TB1999]

I'll be interested to hear any suggestions too. In addition to clover, I have "Creeping Charlie"... that viny stuff with round leaves with scalloped edges. It gets everwhere and none of the lawn-safe herbicides seem to do anything to it or the clover.

Tzone for this too

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Tzone for this too

Thanks! I'll have to look for it.

 

[tsm]

Trimec 992 (a.k.a. Triplet SF) will kill just about everything that isn’t grass.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Another vote for Trimec

 

[scott delaney]

what common big box store sell Tzone?

 

[Leadeye]

Look for 2,4,D in the active ingredients.

 

[TB1999]

what common big box store sell Tzone?

Not sure. I work at siteone (elkhart) so I've never tried to find it in a box store. There are a few siteones in indy area though.

 

[PGRChaplain]

Check your local Co-Op, they have Everything Growing (or Killing) related.

 

[WhitleyStu]

I have 3 acres of grass that is perfectly clean of weeds by spraying Trimec 992. I live in the country surrounded by fields and fence rows comprised with many types of weeds, yet our yard is very good for a rural property. Trimec Classic or 992 have done a great job for us.

 

[patience0830]

Man. Down home if you go to the hardware they'll sell you the Beanblossom yard mix. Includes ladino white clover, violets, fescue, bluegrass, ragweed, crabgrass, dandelions and poison ivy. With the occasional wild ramp thrown in for flavor. Deer love it, rabbits love it, the clover fixes nitrogen so everything is a nice shade of green. What's not to like?

 

[mom45]

I'm just happy if it looks green and appears to be "lawn" after I mow it. I never minded the clover as I have always heard that it was good for the soil as well.

 

[1911ly]

I'm just happy if it looks green and appears to be "lawn" after I mow it. I never minded the clover as I have always heard that it was good for the soil as well.

Probably 50% of my yard is clover. Years ago the wife bought some weed and feed for our side yard. It revealed exactly how my grass we really had. Not much. I don't fight it The bunnies seem to like it. They are fun to watch anyway.

 

[dvd1955]

I would love to find a safe lawn herbicide. We live in the county, and have a well, so I won't use weed killers unless they are 100% natural. Don't want that stuff getting in to my ground water. So far, I have not found a natural weed killer for lawns. There are a few home-made recipes for total vegetation killing, but of course those kill grass as well. I just tell my wife "see the pretty yellow flowers in the lawn" and then a few weeks later, "see the pretty white flowers in the lawn".

 

[jagee]

"Get off mine!"

 

[k12lts]

Triplet has always worked great for me. Another tip is don't mow your grass too short, I set my mower at 3 1/4". Feed your lawn to get a thick stand of grass, that helps crowd out the weeds.

 

[Benp]

Another tip is don't mow your grass too short, I set my mower at 3 1/4". Feed your lawn to get a thick stand of grass, that helps crowd out the weeds.

I just recently found this out, good to know. But would fertilizer also feed the weeds as well? Is it a draw or does the grass win?

 

[BE Mike]

Thanks for the suggestions. It looks like Tractor Supply carries Gordon Trimec. I have a store handy.