Test if your soil is ok to grow clover

If you have sprayed with any herbicides that have residual activity or you want to see if your soil quality and condition will support clover growth, a quick and easy way to do this is to just plant a few radish plants.

Radishes are reasonably quick growing and if these grow with no adverse effects then this is a good indicator that clover with grow well and won’t suffer from any herbicide residuals in the soil.

Plus you get to eat the radishes – so that’s a bonus for you radish lovers!



Gorse – the Native Plant Nursery

If you have the patience a long term succession plan to allow replacement of weeds by native plants is to allow the gorse to act as a nursery for the natives.


Use a Cheap bucket as a Spray Hood

If you don’t have a spray hood for your hand-sprayer half a bucket can do the job nicely and you can pick up cheap buckets from a $2 shop or The Warehouse for literally a couple of dollars.