Getting rid of clover without chemicals

[Reveller]

Spring has recently but virillently sprung in our garden which is wonderful but unfortunately we have an awful lot of clover growing in the empty beds where I am waiting for the bulbs I planted a few weeks ago to make an appearance. My OH raked it over a week ago but they came back worse so I sat there for half an hour pulling them out one by one. Anyone got a better chemical free solution that wont kill my flowers that are just starting to poke through the soil?

No solutions but just wondered if you might leave a patch of clover undisturbed? It's good for the bees, and they, in turn, will be good for your flowers. And if you get clover on the lawn, you'll find it much more drought resistant than grass - and they're saying we may have a long hot summer!

I'm afraid the clover has to go, it's very invasive I have had another go since posting this. I am planting a very bee friendly garden but they'll have to live without the clover.

We planted two dormant apple trees (little more than stakes with roots) in November and amazingly they have flowers already. Hoping the bees will like those a lot.

Vinegar gets rid of clover, you'll need a few bottles depending on the amount of clover there is. Pour the vinegar onto the clover (plus any other pesky weeds) and leave it until the clover dies off, now dig out the dead growth making sure you get the roots too. Bizarre but it works!

Ah not so bizzare. Vinegar is acidic. If clover doesn't like aciidic soil then that would work. thanks

The pedant in me has to point out that vinegar - acetic acid - is a chemical