I've been wanting to do this for years.....
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I've been wanting to do this for years.....
Ever drive around town and look at all the dead lawns in the summer? There'* usually some nice dark green patches of clover, even though everything else is yellow.
I finally did it. The lawn at my new place wasn't much to look at. So I killed it completely and re-seeded with two different types of clover.
It grows slow and needs little or no mowing.
You can control the bees by mowing when the flowers bloom in the spring.
Most varieties won't grow over 4" tall.
It'* tough and handles dog foot traffic well.
It naturally produces nitrogen in the soil.
It'* drought-resistant and requires very little water.
It'* resistant (won't yellow) to dog urine and poop.
It tends to choke out most weeds.
We'll see how it looks. Should be sprouting in 7-10 days.
Total investment? $5 per acre. It cost me less than $2.
I finally did it. The lawn at my new place wasn't much to look at. So I killed it completely and re-seeded with two different types of clover.
It grows slow and needs little or no mowing.
You can control the bees by mowing when the flowers bloom in the spring.
Most varieties won't grow over 4" tall.
It'* tough and handles dog foot traffic well.
It naturally produces nitrogen in the soil.
It'* drought-resistant and requires very little water.
It'* resistant (won't yellow) to dog urine and poop.
It tends to choke out most weeds.
We'll see how it looks. Should be sprouting in 7-10 days.
Total investment? $5 per acre. It cost me less than $2.
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Clover isn't a weed. It just gets a bad name when it ends up in typical grass lawns. By itself, it'* a great groundcover.
Should help stop erosion on hills very well. I'd expect it to be better than grass for that purpose.
Should help stop erosion on hills very well. I'd expect it to be better than grass for that purpose.
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Originally Posted by willwren
Clover isn't a weed. It just gets a bad name when it ends up in typical grass lawns. By itself, it'* a great groundcover.
Should help stop erosion on hills very well. I'd expect it to be better than grass for that purpose.
Should help stop erosion on hills very well. I'd expect it to be better than grass for that purpose.
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There are four-leaf clover varieties.
I chose a New Zealand white and a Crimson. Mixed together. The color is the color of the blossom in spring, not the leaves.
I chose a New Zealand white and a Crimson. Mixed together. The color is the color of the blossom in spring, not the leaves.
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Originally Posted by willwren
There are four-leaf clover varieties.
I chose a New Zealand white and a Crimson. Mixed together. The color is the color of the blossom in spring, not the leaves.
I chose a New Zealand white and a Crimson. Mixed together. The color is the color of the blossom in spring, not the leaves.