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Lawn Advice 13:26 - Jul 2 with 907 viewshype313

My grass has started developing large patches of cloves, which makes it look very odd, albeit I know it's supposed to be good for the bees.

Any advice on getting rid, in a environmentally friendly way i.e can I douse it in Vodka?

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Lawn Advice on 13:28 - Jul 2 with 886 viewshomer_123

Dousing Bees in Vodka?

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Lawn Advice on 13:28 - Jul 2 with 878 viewshype313

Lawn Advice on 13:28 - Jul 2 by homer_123

Dousing Bees in Vodka?


Would make honey more interesting...

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Lawn Advice on 13:29 - Jul 2 with 866 viewsBloomBlue

A small fork

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Lawn Advice on 13:37 - Jul 2 with 830 viewshoppy

Wow... you've done well to grow cloves in the UK.. the clove tree usually needs to be in a far warmer climate than we have here...

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Lawn Advice on 13:43 - Jul 2 with 809 viewsKeno

Lawn Advice on 13:37 - Jul 2 by hoppy

Wow... you've done well to grow cloves in the UK.. the clove tree usually needs to be in a far warmer climate than we have here...


Don’t be silly cloves don’t grow on trees

You buy them in shops like Coes

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Lawn Advice on 14:13 - Jul 2 with 756 viewsPendejo

Lawn Advice on 13:43 - Jul 2 by Keno

Don’t be silly cloves don’t grow on trees

You buy them in shops like Coes


FYI only

Saw a registration earlier

**69 KNO

** Being my initials (redacted), mind you pretty sure my initials also match a bit of hot totty from 80s

Just checked oh yeah not Penny though, sorry

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Lawn Advice on 14:16 - Jul 2 with 744 viewshype313

Lawn Advice on 14:13 - Jul 2 by Pendejo

FYI only

Saw a registration earlier

**69 KNO

** Being my initials (redacted), mind you pretty sure my initials also match a bit of hot totty from 80s

Just checked oh yeah not Penny though, sorry


looks like it was missing a 5 at the end...

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Lawn Advice on 14:25 - Jul 2 with 721 viewsRyorry

Has the lawn got toothache?

Seriously though, why on earth would you want to get rid of clover? It fixes nitrogen so I'd think helps your lawn overall, looks lovely, and most important of all is definitely good for bees as you mention; therefore there is no "environmentally friendly way" of "getting rid" of it - let it stay - please. We need all the bees we can get right now, and that includes you, if you have other plants in your garden which need pollinating.

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Lawn Advice on 14:27 - Jul 2 with 718 viewshype313

Lawn Advice on 14:25 - Jul 2 by Ryorry

Has the lawn got toothache?

Seriously though, why on earth would you want to get rid of clover? It fixes nitrogen so I'd think helps your lawn overall, looks lovely, and most important of all is definitely good for bees as you mention; therefore there is no "environmentally friendly way" of "getting rid" of it - let it stay - please. We need all the bees we can get right now, and that includes you, if you have other plants in your garden which need pollinating.


Ok, will take your advice and leave bee...

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Lawn Advice on 14:29 - Jul 2 with 710 viewsRyorry

Lawn Advice on 14:27 - Jul 2 by hype313

Ok, will take your advice and leave bee...



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Lawn Advice on 14:35 - Jul 2 with 694 viewsVic

Weed and feed is your friend.

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Lawn Advice on 14:37 - Jul 2 with 688 viewsArnoldMoorhen

You can eat clover, and make tea with the flowers.

https://www.wildfooduk.com/edible-wild-plants/clover/#:~:text=The%20flowers%20ta

Or make a cordial:

https://www.ediblewildfood.com/blog/2018/07/how-to-make-a-cordial/

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Lawn Advice on 14:38 - Jul 2 with 687 viewsjeera

Lawn Advice on 14:35 - Jul 2 by Vic

Weed and feed is your friend.


Although use with consideration!

"do not apply it when weeds are flowering because these insecticides will be absorbed into the nectar, and are lethal for bees."

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Lawn Advice on 15:44 - Jul 2 with 614 viewsElephantintheRoom

Most weeds cant compete with cut grass - so the best ecowarrior approach to keep your sterile grass green and grassy is to set the mower cut low and cut more often. Grass recovers from cutting quicker than weeds and out competes it. In a few short weeks you'll have nothing but grass - which will go brown when it doesnt rain.

Definite info.

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Lawn Advice on 16:05 - Jul 2 with 575 viewsStochesStotasBlewe

Just regular cutting will bee* the best bet
Unless you want a bowling green, it’s good for the insects and in turn birds to not use selective herbicides on the lawns. Just finished cutting mine after a rare early finish, and it looks the dogs danglies and I’ve got a fair amount of daisies and a few bits of clover in it.

If you want to get rid, then apply the required autumn feed and weed in late September or early October when the bees are less active.

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Lawn Advice on 16:40 - Jul 2 with 546 viewsbluelagos

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