Horn trefoil is a pretty butterfly flowering plant that stands out thanks to its bright yellow flowers. As nice as the small perennial may be to look at, its presence in the lawn is all the more annoying - especially since the plant spreads very quickly. We will tell you how you can emerge victorious in this fight.

Horn clover spreads very quickly in the lawn

Only cutting out usually helps against stubborn thorn clover

Scarifying is usually recommended against clover in the lawn - the otherwise very effective method, however, is a futile labor of love for both horn and wood sorrel. The recalcitrant and very stubborn trefoil can only be removed by thoroughly digging out or digging out all parts of the plant including their roots. You can use a digging fork or a weed puller for this. The resulting bare spots are covered with fresh soil and lawn seed.

Weed killer against thorn clover

Now, cutting out is a tedious and tedious method, especially since you really have more than enough to do with larger lawns covered with trefoil. Very desperate people therefore resort to commercially available lawn weed killers, which, however, often do not stop at the lawn itself. The lawn often has to be reseeded to fill in the bare spots. Be careful not to mow before applying the weed killer - the more material to attack, the greater the success. In addition, it must not rain on this day, otherwise the pesticide will simply be washed off and thus remain useless.

Prevention is better than destruction

As is so often the case in life, prevention is better than subsequent cure (in this case, rather destruction), this also applies to rampant horn trefoil carpets in the lawn. Like all clovers, trefoil is a sign that your lawn is lacking in nutrients, especially nitrogen. Ergo, you can prevent trefoil growth by regularly and sufficiently supplying your lawn with an appropriate fertilizer. This measure is of course also advisable to improve the nutrient supply after clover control measures.

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Also effective, but also with regard to the destruction of all other life, is the application of so-called weed-killing films or fleece. These no longer let any light through and thus ensure that the plants die due to the lack of photosynthesis. However, this also applies to your lawn and all other covered plants.

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