Comments on: the clover garden (revisited)

By: Creating a clover lawn « Everyday Miracles

Creating a clover lawn « Everyday Miracles — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:05:37 +0000

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By: anne

anne — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:33:38 +0000

I’m seeding white dutch clover around my mini orchard that surrounds my veggy garden. Currently it is just bare dirt (still developing the yard), and I am tired of hoeing it almost daily to get rid of the weeds that just don’t give up. The way I see it, clover is the only way to go. I don’t want grass, cause it needs to be cut, and round and round the trees, lifting branches, opps there goes another, on and on. The added flowers will encourage more bees, a plus for the fruit trees. Hopefully it will also retain moisture and prevent erosion, as here in bone dry Saskatchewan, the constant wind is blowing away all the soil that I have worked so hard to amend to make perfect. Could it be? The ultimate in ground cover? Maintenance free, and it smells good too. I can hardly wait! I’ll let you know how it goes.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:28:39 +0000

I made the mistake last fall of cutting my clover too short. It’s on a side hill and very uneven so the lawnmower blade hit the dirt in several places. And then I cleaned out my gutters and to save time, I threw the leaves on the ground… So when I subsequently raked up those leaves a bunch of my clover got ripped out also. Needless to say this spring my side yard had some clover, but was mostly bare. Anyways, I reseeded it and it looks even better than last year. Go Clover!!!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:23:14 +0000

Very nice! I love the look of clover and have just seeded some bare patches in my yard. I bought Dutch White Clover seeds in bulk and just scattered them on all grass-free and damaged areas. I am not sure of the proper way to seed clover, so I do not know if the seeds will germinate. However, I have high hopes that I will soon see little clovers sprouting and maybe over time killing off the ugly weeds that have begun to sprout in spite of my attempts to eliminate them. I like the little white flowers; I remember seeing clover in everyone’s lawn years ago and to be honest, I find clovered lawns far more appealing than the manicured, chemically-induced lawns of today. Lawns of years past were natural and less-contrived looking, and a lot easier to maintain. I may purchase more seed and do the entire yard but, for now, I am waiting to see how successful my initial attempt at introducing clover is.