RE: conditions
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  • Subject: RE: conditions
  • From: &* C* D* C* U* A* 9* C* <c*@edwards.af.mil>
  • Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 08:04:54 -0700
I like clover in the lawn too although I've never had it threaten to
take over, and I think all mine is gone. The pocket gophers like it so
they tunnel into the lawn and eat the roots. DH trapped several out of
that same area and it looks like they've managed to kill it off. I hate
the gophers more than I like the clover so I guess I'll just let it go.
I like living on a larger property but occasionally I envy my friend in
a tract house, she never has to worry about critters. 

Cyndi 


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Zemuly Sanders
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 7:40 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] conditions

Kitty, it is my understanding that clover is the result of a wet spring
and 
failure to fertilize.  It is nature's way of adding nitrogen to the
soil. 
I never get around to doing anything on time so my yard is full of
clover --  
and bees.
zem
zone 7
West TN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 10:48 AM
Subject: [CHAT] conditions


> It's either Mama Bear or Papa Bear around here; never seems to be Baby

> Bear's turn.
>
> I don't mind clover in a lawn and don't bother doing anything about it

> until it reaches threatening levels.  If it looks like it's going to
take 
> over and destroy the lawn, a little weed b gone does the trick, though

> with clover it usually takes 2 apps.   I've had a patch in the back
yard 
> slowly spreading the past few years and I knew I'd have to do
something 
> this year.  This spring, it suddenly pulled out all the stops and grew

> with a vengence. Instead of hugging the ground, it was leaping a foot
high 
> (only a slight exaggeration)  with leaves 5 x (no exaggeration) the
normal 
> size.  It's time.  It's been time for months now.
>
> This area is in a direct line of travel from the backyard to the
front. 
> In April I'm traipsing thru there too much to be spraying it.  In May,
it 
> rained (can't spray if it will rain the next day) until toward the end
of 
> the month when it suddenly turned 90 degrees (can't spray over 85)
The 
> heat came down again, but only because it rained again.  But now it's
in 
> the 70s and the rain is past us, so I can spray - except that it is so

> windy, I don't dare.  With all the moisture it just keeps growing so I

> have to mow, knowing I'd rather have it longish to grab more
herbicide. 
> It's June now and I've read that it's going to be a hot summer.  How
soon 
> will the 90s return?
>
> So what would you do?  This is a tough area to maneuver around, but I
can 
> do it.  It's just the damned "conditions".
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
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