clover

What is the best thing to use to rid my lawn of clover but not to damage the lawn & what time of year is best to use it?

 

why? clover is a nitrogen fixer, good for lawns and inhibits moss. Too many gardeners want perfect lawns but why?

 

Welcome to the forum Andi.
If you look among the weedkillers in your garden centre you will find the ones for killing weeds in lawns but not the grass. Any of those will do the job for you.
Weedkillers work best when the weeds are growing actively.
Don't know where you are in the country but if things are still growing well you could treat the clover now.
Clover will probably need several treatments to get rid of it - so maybe a spray now and a couple in the spring.

 

so they aint harming the lawn then?

 

Nope, if you want rid then just look for a selective wed killer in your local garden centre like Alice suggested, just make sure your read and fully understand the usage instructions and test it on a small patch before going for a large scale application:thumb:

 

Not at all, also clover is drought resistant so a good even spead of clover in a lawn will not only stay healthy but help prevent moisture evaporation through the summer months.

If you do want to rid yourself of it either use a lawn weedkiller or use a spring tine rake over the lawn prior to mowing. Clover is low growing so raking lifts the leaves to allow them to be cut which weakens the plant. Repeat over the period of a few weeks when cutting and the clover will die down.

 

Use a selective broad leaf weedkiller. I think there is one called Verdone which is available to the public.

With temps still good, clover will take w/killer through folage feeding and will be hit back befroe winter, and with another dose in spring you will soon have clover free lawn.

Clover is very easy to get rid of when using selective w/killer.