Unfortunately, boiling water will kill whatever you pour it on so be careful using around ornamental plants.

As far as fertilizing, what I use is one of the Espoma “Tone” products–Garden-tone, Flower-tone, etc. They are all good organic products that are easy and convenient to use. While we don’t want to eat fertilizer right out of the box, none are toxic when used by a plant. Fertilizers are all a mix of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in varying amounts. I prefer organics because they also contain organic matter and micro-nutrients that a regular fertilizer may not have. I’m glad you appreciate dandelions. I have friend who eats the greens and makes wine out of the flowers.

Oh, and will boiling water kill plants also. I have poison ivy amongst vinca areas.

That’s good to know. May one day, more places will do the same!

Hi Cindy–to grow clover, get your soil checked for pH. Clover prefers slightly alkaline soil so if your soil pH is below 6, you’ll want to add lime. Clover will establish best if it does not have to compete with anything else so keep other weeds out. If you can get a pea/bean inoculant, you’ll have best results–this is a special “booster” for peas, beans and clover. You do need to be able to keep clover watered until it is established. When I did my backyard, I started small and did a patch at a time, so I wouldn’t have to spend hours trying to water it in the evenings when I got home. The one thing you don’t want to do is feed.