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rabbiferret t1_j924qfs wrote

i was thinking about over seeding some clover but haven't really done more than think about it.

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Daykri3 t1_j93pp0k wrote

We did this and love it. We will add more clover seed this fall.

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rabbiferret t1_j93wgzg wrote

do you remember what kind of clover you used? I was trying to find the native clover but without luck.

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pmyourcoffeemug t1_j94jxfr wrote

Red and white Dutch clover is “naturalized”. There are 3 native clover to the area and they are kind of rare. (Don’t quote me, I’m semi drunk and going off memory, not a botanist). No grass that people plant in their lawns is native, and it is all very taxing on the soil. There are native grasses but lawns are not how they live in the wild. Clover>grass

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Daykri3 t1_j96rs2l wrote

We got a short red clover seed that we were told would be better than grass. I do not believe it is native.

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Sage_Advice420 t1_j94jnbp wrote

Ohbyeah share the deets in the clover! What type, how dense, fert? Water? Spring? Fall?

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Daykri3 t1_j96smvt wrote

It was nothing fancy. Just some red clover over seeded in the fall. We put some lime down the year before. We lightly fertilize with less than recommended (I would rather have too little than run off). I never water my lawn. A precious resource such as water is saved for the produce gardens.

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