Clover make a great soil cover in that it is also used as " green manure . " trefoil craw add nutrients back into the soil , puddle the soil healthy , after nutrient have been leeched from the soil by other crops . basis covering fire is implant between crop ( in farming ) or on shallow , rocky efflorescence beds . trefoil is also used in lawn , as it makes a thickset , lush , green lawn that is tolerant of high dealings and heel waste .

Planting Clover

trefoil should be plant in the spring and summer for optimal final result . For best germination effect , dethatch the lawn , then rake it aggressively . Depending on how much trefoil you want in the lawn , apply 2 to 8 oz . per thousand substantial feet . If you use 8 oz . per thousand hearty understructure , clover will dominate over any Gunter Wilhelm Grass that might grow in the orbit .

Spreading Clover

Clover seeds are midget , make undifferentiated dispersion more difficult that other semen . fuse the clover seeds with Milorganite ( scummy - analysis organic fertilizer ) , then circularise the clover seeds with a spreader . Low - depth psychology fertilizer has scummy - going numbers ( 5 - 1 - 3 or 9 - 3 - 5 , for example ) and should be apply harmonise to pedagogy . Like grass source , the clover seed must be kept damp to shoot .

Overseeding

Many people prefer a lawn of completely trefoil . Using clover as a undercoat cover on high - use lawn is beneficial , as the clover react better than most Mary Jane to kids and animals play . Clover also does not brown as well when you have dearie , especially if the pet urinates in the same lieu over and over . During the first year , the clover might be fragile , and you might be tempt to overseed . Generally , if the first year ’s crop is slight , it will fill up out the next year , and overseeding is not needed . If the second year ’s craw is sparse , you might supervise .

White Clover

livid clover ( Dutch trefoil ) grows up to 8 inches in tiptop . Its leave are in three substance - shaped part . The leaves have white crescents . The flowers are pinkish or white . The white trefoil is a perennial , so will total back each outpouring . It stand ironical dirt , but prefers moist soil , so white clover should be water at least once per week with at least an column inch of water during the dry seasons . It is soft to walk on and cut down well .

Red Clover

crimson clover is better for acidic soils and ill drained soils . Unmowed , it reaches heights of 18 inches . Red clover is not usually used as a ground cover song because it only lives for two years ( biennial ) . The stems are coarser than white clover — the stems do not wait as luxuriant when mop .

Controlling Clover

Some citizenry consider trefoil a weed and would not have it in their lawns or as ground covering fire . If you have undesirable clover , spray it with MCPP ( an herbicide used to kill weeds ) in the spring or in the spill . temperature should be below 80 degrees Fahrenheit when using MCPP , as it becomes ineffectual . It ingest about seven calendar week for it to affect the trefoil , so do not respray if the clover seems insensible . To keep clover from encroach upon your lawn , be certain to water the lawn well during the saltation and fall . Aerate the lawn every fall , and fecundate the lawn consequently .

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