Kelly/Red Clover

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• Subject: Kelly/Red Clover
• From: w*@pilot.msu.edu (Clifford Welsch)
• Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 06:24:12 -0400

Kelly:
    While recommendations to use 2,4D derivatives in early spring and late fall
(e.g., Glenn Pollack's response) are often provided for the control of Red
Clover, I have resisted doing such as you will suppress (kill) a number of
native species that are "green" in early spring or fall.  While the cost
benefit/ratio over time  of doing such will indeed favor the suppression of
Red Clover, I find this approach not to my liking.  I too have a Red Clover
problem on my 20 acre, 8 year-old reconstruction site in south-central
Michigan.  However, as the density of the native flora each year becomes
greater, the density of the Red Clover becomes reduced!!!! Thus, my
recommendation, given the limited information that you provided,  would be
to increase the number of native species.  I do use extensively 2,4D
derivitives on my site and others, but primarily to control unwanted
broad-leaf vegetation on sites already planted in native grasses, often in
preparation for the planting of native forbs and/or for spot spraying of
non-native broadleaf vegetation.  I wish you the best.
Cliff Welsch

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