Crimson clover offers numerous benefits, including increasing soil nitrogen and organic matter and providing quality forage.
However, due to its rapid and robust growth, the plant can quickly become weedy and invasive if not well managed.
Fortunately, its tap root system makes it easy to eliminate it mechanically. Let’s show you how to do it.
How to Get Rid of a Crimson Clover
Crimson clover has a simple tap root system that makes it easy to kill by mowing. Once a tap root is cut off, there is no chance of regrowth, and the plant is often fatally harmed.
That said, the timing makes all the difference. For best results, mow the plant cover after the early bud stage.
Crimson clover provides the highest nitrogen at late bloom, so it’s best to cut it off at this stage for farmers who want to get ahead before it becomes weedy.
Experts have observed that even when crimson clover is in early bloom it is killed off better than in its vegetative state.
A rolling stalk chopper or other mowing machinery can help terminate the clover.
That’s it!
It is easy to deal with a crimson clover invasion, but only if you get the timing right.
Lead Editor for Insight Weeds.