How Do You Remove White Clover & Tall Fescue Seed Production?
The only practical method to prevent your white clover and tall fescue lawn from going to seed, without killing the plants themselves, is to mow your lawn often and remove the clippings. Regular mowing at short intervals prevents seed heads from forming and maturing to the point where they readily self sow. Catching clippings from every mowing helps prevent any seed heads that develop from releasing seeds into the lawn. This primer deals with preventing seed development in white clover and tall fescue lawns. Should you desire to harvest the seeds for planting or sale, the seed heads should not be mowed and instead allowed to mature on the plant before being collected by a mechanical seed harvester. Mow your tall fescue and white clover grass often, every four to six days, from early spring through to early fall, to maintain a blade height of 3-inches or less. Tall fescue produces its seeds from flower like structures that are 3 to 4 inches in height at maturity with the seed heads begi
