WTF is this weed/flower in my lawn?

Jun 21st, 2018 10:42 am

#1

ssj4_ootaku [OP]: Sr. Member; May 12, 2003; 975 posts; 369 upvotes

Jun 21st, 2018 10:42 am

Talking about the tiny white flowers and how do I get rid of it?

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Jun 21st, 2018 10:47 am

#2

walleye*guy: Deal Addict; Mar 30, 2004; 2542 posts; 1624 upvotes; Edmonton

Jun 21st, 2018 10:47 am

Will need a closer look at the flowers. Might be a multitude of things.

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Jun 21st, 2018 10:48 am

#3

Mars2012: Moderator; May 28, 2012; 12026 posts; 4649 upvotes; Saskatoon

Jun 21st, 2018 10:48 am

The weeds are too far away to get a positive ID but I would hazard a guess that it's clover. If your lawn is low in nitrogen, clover shows up because it is a nitrogen fixer.

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Jun 21st, 2018 10:58 am

#4

ssj4_ootaku [OP]: Sr. Member; May 12, 2003; 975 posts; 369 upvotes

Jun 21st, 2018 10:58 am

Is that a matter of add fertilizer to fix?
and yes, I have clovers as well as those white flowers.

Jun 21st, 2018 11:20 am

#5

headygouda: Member; Jan 12, 2008; 270 posts; 143 upvotes; toronto

Jun 21st, 2018 11:20 am

I had a bunch of these as well, and figured out it was clover. When you pull on them, you'll find it attached to longer viney things that run along the ground, usually in patches where you see the characteristic 3-leaf clover. The white part is just the flower. I got rid of huge patches by spraying, but I was trying to kill the lawn/grass and start from scratch, so I used roundup. But I find manually removing it quite easy as the root system is not very deep and you can just follow the vines of it.
In the areas I sprayed, I've reseeded and it's grown back quite nicely in 2 weeks. Have not seen clover show up again, though some other weeds are popping through still.

Jun 21st, 2018 11:32 am

#6

er34er34: Deal Fanatic; May 4, 2014; 5170 posts; 6961 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Jun 21st, 2018 11:32 am

ssj4_ootaku wrote: ↑ Is that a matter of add fertilizer to fix?
and yes, I have clovers as well as those white flowers.

You do know that weeds love fertilizer too, right?

Jun 21st, 2018 12:33 pm

#7

Chickinvic: Deal Fanatic; Dec 27, 2009; 7751 posts; 5235 upvotes; Victoria, BC

Jun 21st, 2018 12:33 pm

I'm trying to encourage clover in our yard. It is huge and I want something that survives well without watering. We have a mixture of grass and clover. I love it.