LANDTECH
CLOVER
Four-leaf clovers are supposed to be lucky. But clover in grass is not such a welcome sight.
Clover produces its own nitrogen, which means it is able to survive and thrive in soil that may not be suitable for healthy green turf. The first step to preventing clover or eliminating it from your turf is to ensure the soil receives proper fertilization and nutrition. This allows the turf to grow thick enough that the clover doesn’t have any room to take hold and spread.

Another tactic is to allow the grass height to grow by raising the height at which the grass is mowed, or spacing out mow days. Taller grass blades will block the sunlight from the low-lying clover. Without sunlight, the clover will die out.

Finally, targeting clover patches with turf-safe chemical applications is a quick way to control clover in turf. Clover can stay dormant in the soil before sprouting, so chemical applications will likely need to be repeated on a regular basis.