The boric acid in Borax kills creeping lawn weeds like ground ivy and white clover by giving them an overdose of boron, a mineral they need to grow.
Mix 3.5 cups of 20 Mule Team Borax into 1 gallon of water.
Fill a spray bottle with the solution.
Spray the clover until all of its foliage is well-coated and the solution drips off the clover.
Pull up the clover once it turns brown and dies, which generally happens in 7 to 10 days.
Re-spray any clover that does not die in 2 weeks.
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