CORRESPONDENCE

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 75, 30 March 1933, Page 17

CORRESPONDENCE

ON LAWN.

"Clover."—-It ia hard to understand why the applications of sulphate of ammonia and sulphate of iron \ have been ineffectual in ridding the lawn of clover. These are the chemicals universally, advocated for the purpose, and usually have a good effect; Your,suggestion to try super ana nitrate of soda is not too good. Nitrate of soda contains the same elements as sulphate of ammonia, but is more readily available as a plant stimulant while superphosphate contains .considerable quantities of lime which would' encourage the clover. The best suggestion I can make is that you rake over the lawn,.pulling out tho clover as much as possible at tlie present time, giving.it the usual1 top-dressing, and in the spring as soonJ as growth starts commence to apply tho 1 sulphato of ammonia and iron, continuing at intervals of two or three I weeks. It may be stated that these applications are more effective if applied during dry weather. It would n6t bo just to blame the presence of the clover to the grass seed, as tho seed was probably present in the soil or in the manure you used in the first place. In any case tho SC ed gets carried about! in \arious ways.

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is the first of the coming season is difficult to confirm.