Questions tagged [clover]
Genus Trefolium, well-known trifoliate legume.
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Clover lawn developing spots that look like mud splatters
I planted my clover lawn last year and it's been growing really well. However, a few weeks ago some of the leaves in the center started to show spots that looked like mud splatters.
The patch (about ...
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Why would a clover field die off?
Back in early spring of 2022 I planted a large micro-clover field over a weed infested area by:
putting down cardboard
adding 4 to 6" of fill-soil on top of the cardboard
sowing clover and ...
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Is this clover, and does it have the benefits of other types of clover?
I have a lot of clover-like plants both in and around my large vegetable garden. My wife has asked me to help remove it, but I've read that clover is nature's ground cover and it adds nitrogen to the ...
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Frost seeding vs. hoof seeding vs. driving over seeds with tractor for improving pasture
There should be a pasturing or grazing community to ask such a question, but I suppose gardening and landscaping is as close as I can get.
I am trying to improve a few acres of pasture (for sheep), ...
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How do I grow clovers
So in my yard, I have a patch of clovers (standard white clovers) that give a lot of four leaves and a few five leaves. is there any way for me to grow them inside and mutate them to always be four ...
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Ground cover ideas for a large area besides white clover
I need ground cover for a large area over 1000-sqf (the area is fenced). I live in the middle of Vancouver Island, so I get lots of rain, but there are periods of dry-spells in the summer (my soil ...
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How can I help a newly sprouted seed lawn compete with faster growing clover?
I have exciting new grass seedlings sprouting, some weeds appear to be gaining:
My basic questions:
Is it better to manually pull the oxalis, or let the grass try and compete?
If I pull, how much ...
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How to build an inconspicuous border so my future clover lawn does not encroach on my neighbor's grass?
I am thinking to leave a grass boarder about 2/3 the width of a standard lawn mower between properties. Then, with clover on the inside and grass on the other, install green plastic edging similar to ...
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How to tell lucerne(alfalfa) apart from clover?
This question has zero utilitarian purpose and is purely out of curiosity.
Mature lucerne is huge compared to clover. But when it's 10 cm tall they look very similarly. How to tell what plant is there?...
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Is this reddish weed a variety of clover?
In my gardens (in the Pacific Northwest) I get this reddish clover-like weed that really starts to assert itself in the May-June timeframe (but does pop up in April, and sticks around through the ...
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Should I keep my dogs off my lawn after overseeding?
I have a patchy lawn that I’m overseeding with a mix of tall fescue and micro clover. Should I keep my dogs off the lawn? If so, for how long? Should I worry about letting the grass reach a certain ...
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Please help with ID’ing Clover
I’ve noticed this clover growing through the crack in my driveway... I added it to my vivarium and it seem to be taking well... I like it be it doesn’t grow tall it just spreads and will be perfect....
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What is a plant-and-animal safe way to kill a hive of yellowjackets?
I’ve seen plenty of questions on here about what wasps are doing to plants. Specifically I want my hive gone.
I have a large backyard where I try to keep grass, cloves, and insects plentiful. (These ...
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Identifying and removing this weed / clovers from my lawn / groundcover
There is one side of my yard that has this particular weed along with clovers.
It was on the lawn last year, but this year it's gotten worse and is spreading into my groundcover bed. I'm going to ...
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How can I keep a clover back yard from encroaching on a traditional grass front yard?
So I have a fenced in back yard that has a less than perfect lawn; it exists in stark contrast to my very nice front lawn. I've been considering next year trying my luck at planting grass and ...
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If I just leave dandelions and clover in my lawn, what problems may happen?
There is a lot of advice on the internet about getting rid of dandelions and clover from a lawn: chemical herbicides, manual digging, organic weed remedies. I live in Denver, Colorado, USDA zone 5. I'...
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Plant identification (wild sorrel or clover)
I have found these plants in my local park. These tastes like lemon. I am not sure if these are edible. Although.I have been using these in my terrarium.
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Microclover Mix Lawns
What has been people's experience with microclover/grass mix lawns? In theory they sound incredible, but I'm afraid that the clover will be so hearty that it will take over the entire lawn.
Here's an ...
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What is the quickest germinating leguminous cover crop?
I would like to find a good leguminous cover crop that sprouts quickly, and grows fast, especially the roots. What are the best ones for this purpose (and the pros/cons of those you mention)? Disease/...
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Any suggestions on how to control clover and grass in a flowerbed?
I have an out of control clover infestation in my flower bed, but every time I dig out a batch of clover, it just springs back up within a month. The native grasses also seems to love the flowerbed.
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I do not want to mow the lawn, how can I have a lawn without having to mow?
I have a lawn, but I limit my mowing. Plants do not grow well in the sandy soil. Weeds grow extremely well.
The climate is moist, humid spring, summer and fall. Winter is snow and ice. There is lots ...
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Watering clover seeds
I'm planting some Dutch white clover in my yard from seed. The seeds came already inoculated. We generally have weeks where it rains several times a day for at least a week during the spring, can I ...
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Forcing a clover takeover of my lawn
I have weeds in my grass lawn. Not an uncommon situation, I understand.
I have a few types of weeds. One type grows like — well, like weeds: quickly and tall. And unsightly. Then there's clover,...
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How much time does clover need to establish before winter?
I'm planting Mammoth Red Clover as a cover crop -- it will grow all next year in a couple of my garden beds, and I'll plow it under the following spring (~18 months from now). I'd like to get it ...
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Do clovers cause any problems?
I have a lot of what I think is Clover in my garden. Should I be concerned?
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