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What's best micro clover or mycorrhizal?

Posted by Michèle Martin on April 21, 2011 at 11:40am in Turfcare

Microclover - a miniature version of the naturally occuring lawn weed is presented as an eco-friendly alternative to normal lawns.  The theory being that it made it's own nitrogen and so kept itself and the surrounding grass green, without using fertilisers.

Green Velvet lawn seed contains mycorrhizal fungi which help the grass roots extract nutrients from the soil. The RHS endorse this product - an unusual move for them.

But which is best?

 

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  • Jim Davidson April 21, 2011 at 9:50pm
    If you go for the microclover lawn and you get weeds in it how do you kill the weeds ?
  • Nic Johnson April 22, 2011 at 8:28pm

    i like to see clover in lawns as its nitrogen fixing plant so the lawn seed that fixes nitrogen sounds a great idea would love to see it growing in practice

     

    does anyone know of chemicals to kill broadleaf weeds in lawns but not kill the clover? farmers encourage clover in grass land to save on nitrogen cost maybe i'll find out from the farms spray rep and let you guys know

  • Simon Smith April 23, 2011 at 8:53pm

    try this for some sunday reading

    http://www.dlf.co.uk/upload/microclover_main_report.pdf

     

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