The present invention relates to a method of controlling the growth of weeds, in particular large crabgrass and white clover, using a herbicidal composition comprising mesotrione and a s-metolachlor.本發明係關於一種使用含有硝草酮(mesotrione)及左旋莫多草(s-metolachlor)之除草組成物控制雜草,特別為馬唐(large crabgrass)及白花苜蓿(white clover)生長的方法。