How To Kill Clover In Lawn

Q

I've been dealing with a major infestation of clover in my lawn for years and it seems to be getting worse, what is the best way to kill clover from my lawn?

A

Clover can be rather difficult to kill in lawns because it can grow from many different sources to continue it's survival against our efforts to control the weed. Lawn mowing, slashing or hand weeding can break up the weed and allow it to regenerate from these same pieces of the weed which are left behind, and weed sprays can often be ineffective.

Clover in lawns generally signals that the lawn is low in Nitrogen, because clover needs a low Nitrogen soil due to it's ability to draw this nutrient from the air. So the first step to controlling clover is also the very first step in good lawn maintenance, which is to follow a good year round fertilising program. This will put Nitrogen into the soil which is great for the lawn's health while also repelling clover at the same time. A healthy lawn will also fight off a clover infestation on it's own, often without any further assistance from us at all.

Just be sure not to apply a massive dose of fertiliser in the mistake that it is a weed killer in itself, as this can be very damaging to the lawn, as well as resulting in the massive runoff of fertilisers into the open environment. Good lawn health through proper fertilising should be the only goal here, and the clover will be controlled naturally as a result.

If this method is proving too slow, or for heavy infestations, the clover can be sprayed with a weed killer from your local nursery. But this should be the last resort option only.