Re: clover

At some of our MG courses, the suggestion was to mix Roundup and Bush Be
Gone.  Also, works on other woody type plants.


> [Original Message]
> From: <mlrasmus@rockwellcollins.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 5/19/2008 1:44:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] clover
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> Thanks, Jim.  I was out for quite a while - fell down a flight of stairs 
> and fractured top 3 vertebrae (no four leaf clover luck there).  Was
touch 
> and go for a while, but I'm alive, grateful, walking, thinking, and have 
> my priorities in a better order.  The place where they took part of a rib 
> to tie everything back together hurt more than the neck/head surgery. 
Now 
> I really don't want to have a screw loose.  Ha.
>
> I've already got one acre planted with native Iowa (Carl Kurtz) prairie 
> seed, and another acre that has been basically our own private park for a 
> bunch of years - 4 weeping willows and 2 autumn blaze maples, lilac row, 
> fire ring, etc.  Anyone know something stronger than Roundup to take care 
> of the poison ivy on the DNR property that adjoins ours?
>
> Glad to be back.
> Mardi
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> james singer <islandjim1@comcast.net> 
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> Mardi!!! It's good to know you're finally back in the office! 
> Congratulations--six acres is going to be one whoop of a garden. Wow.
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> On May 19, 2008, at 9:55 AM, mlrasmus@rockwellcollins.com wrote:
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> > Anybody else a 4 leaf clover finder?  I love it when it's too wet to 
> > mow
> > (like this year!) - the clover patches grow so large, I'm finding 
> > some 4
> > and 5 leaf clovers that are 2 inches across!
> >
> > Mardi
> > Iowa z5, instead of 4b!  We finally moved to the 6 acres.  Moving
> > divisions of a 30 year old garden from mostly shade to full sun 
> > takes some
> > planning and lots of work.  Theresa, will you come help me??
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> > Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net>
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> > Call me weird...but I like clover....and the wild bunnies like it 
> > too.  So
> > do
> > my chickens and goats.  So, I just let it grow.....
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message
> > ----
> > From: Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Sent:
> > Sunday, May 18, 2008 8:02:24 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] clover
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> > Gosh.... I hadn't
> > thought about Weed B Gone in years. Definately pick
> > some up for the lawn
> > areas. Although we do use weed and feed but not
> > sure why type DH bought this
> > year and applied.
> >
> >
> > Not sure what type of clover it is. Noticed the big
> > clumps in the grass
> > and lotsa seedlings in the flower beds. They are too tiny
> > to pull out
> > one by one, so I attempted to rough up the areas enough to get the
> > root
> > hold out of the dirt for now. Figured if 50 percent of them died off
> > that
> > way... it would be less to deal with later.
> >
> >
> >  Donna
> >
> > Kitty
> > <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
> >  Weed B Gone will take care of clover w/out
> > hurting your grass, but it might
> > take more than one application. Clover can
> > be tough.
> > In the flower beds - all I can say is pull.
> >
> > Kitty
> > neIN, Zone 5
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Donna"
> > To: "gardenchat list"
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> > Saturday, May 17, 2008 7:32 PM
> > Subject: [CHAT] clover
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> >> Today I worked
> > outside as much as possible. (someone always needs me to
> >> do something
> > else..)
> >>
> >> Clover!... I have clover everywhere.... in the grass, in the
> > flower
> >> beds.... everywhere!
> >>
> >> Thoughts on eradicating it?
> >>
> >> Donna
> >>
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