Clover lawns: trendy or worth it? ☘️🍀

Because it creeps into the other lawns on the street

@@dannydonnelly8198good

​@@dannydonnelly8198good, lawn grass is the most wasteful plant imaginable.

​@@dannydonnelly8198 Bermuda does the same and people buy it by the truck load.

There's no excuse for a grass lawn. Sure, you love it. You torture the environment, and all of us with allergies, to maintain it. No pity for me - no pity for you.

Don't do that on burclover

Great untill you stand on a Bee 🐝

I wish I could walk barefoot where I live.. there are too many black widows here. 😅

@@jaclynrachellecsnow in spring where I am

​@@alico5793 if you mow it it doesn't flower and attrac5 bees.

🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

This is big pollination propoganda

@@Hierophant_Beanand you’re big stupid >:3

That’s what the big bees want you to think

@@Hierophant_Bean 😏

HAHA!

Better just watch were you place your feet

"My dog stepped on a bee" to a whole new level

​@jellev4567 you can't, there's 4 inches of clovers for them to hide under

Aaah you don’t ever consider walking in any grass barefoot down here in TX! Fire Ants! I didn’t believe it…. I said: WATCH ME!….YOW!!! Aaah NEVER AGAIN! One sting & made me a believer!!!

This is why they're the superior choice

Landscape engineer you mean you cut grass 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

​@@dubla321 they really calling everyone engineers now

Don't listen to them, they've apparently never heard of retaining walls, fences, outdoor living areas, etc. I would love to see them figure out how to build a retaining wall on a steep hill. Also curious what they do, besides being shitty to people on the internet for no reason. Edit: I don't give a shit what job he does or doesn't do in landscaping, the point was empathy for someone working and doing their best. I don't understand why people need to shit on other people for no reason other than just to feel superior. Good for you, you sure showed me and that guy just doing a job to put food on the table! Gold star for you! 🙄 Done responding to this silly BS. Jesus Christ.

@@annkatt3 I'm an electrical engineer my g retaining walls are covered in civil engg, I got a couple buddies who did that in uni

I planted Evolvulus pusillus. Works amazingly. Will keep clover in mind for next time.

I know everything has a pro and con, would you mind telling me what are the major cons towards clover over grass?

@@twittwitmf3258 mainly it's not a strong lawn cover. So hopefully you don't want to walk on it a lot. Secondly, If it's only clover in your lawn you could have issues with diseases destroying your lawn in one season. That's why we mix different types of grass in our lawns. Some are stronger, some are more resistant, some are better in shady areas and vice versa

Clover is just a genus. ( _Trifolium_ ) But which species do you use in the US, and which middle European species would be suited here in Germany? The most common species here in Germany are _Trifolium repens_ and _Trifolium pratense_ .

@@solar0wind we live in relatively the same type of hardiness in Canada, we as well use White clover here. Across the US tho I'm not 100% certain. I only deal with more cold tolerant plant material

They’re weeds right!

@@Yuri-hv6zlso is grass

@@Yuri-hv6zlLiterally anything that you don’t want growing is considered a weed.

@@Yuri-hv6zl it'sonly a weed if you don't want it there.. who decides ?

​@@jackieneale5424 it's also a weed if it's an invasive species

How is this a top comment with not replies? Like this is a genuine question I’m not one of those like beggars

@@Chewstro idk, I didn't know it was a top comment untill just now. Lol

What are you 5?

@@chartreusemaiden604 Obviously they aren’t.? Tf does a fairy garden have to do with being 5? Gtfo.

@@chartreusemaiden604 allow some whimsy into your life

5 leaf even more so. i remember spending so much time in the school field hunting for any clover with more than 3 leaves. the most i found was definitely 6, and i think i found one with 7 but i cant remember for certain if that was IRL or a dream lol

to add, i remember the 6 so well because i pressed it and had it for maybe a year after until i lost it

I know how to grow 4 leafs ;p

Absolutely!!!

There's actually nutritional and hormonal things you can do to make them less uncommon if you're into finding them

Lawns only need constant fertilizer if you're removing the clippings each time. If you do the same on clover it'll be the same

@@jackblaisdell4097 half true. It still loses health over time. If yours doesn't it's probably because you have clover mixed in. Grass seed in the good old days used to come with clover seed mixed in because it fed the grass. Then companies realized they could make billions by removing it and making you pay for industrial fertilizers.

Just be careful around cows… can cause bloat

@@jackblaisdell4097 It also depends on the soil and what input is needed. Where I live, the soil is incredibly sandy, so it becomes acidic over time simply because rain leeches away the calcium and magnesium in the soil, which leads to moss taking over. Pure grass lawns also don’t provide humus or structure to the soil, so the soil becomes almost barren over time. A clay soil is more resilient to these issues, and will need less input in the beginning, but the soil does become “tired” as the years go by without a diversity of plants. A clover lawn adds humus and nitrogen to the soil, which feeds the soil food web. However, you might need some input occasionally, if your soil was poor to begin with. If you compost, then a drizzle of compost on the lawn every year or every two years is usually fine.

@@Mfdoorway And rabbits. It’s fine as a snack for them, but most rabbits don’t do well with a lot of protein. :)

LMAO IMAGINE BEING ALERGIC TO GRASS LOOOOL GO TOUCH SOME GR.... Wait 🤔

No, clover comes back just fine. Also, try Blur Star Creeper....depending on the climate it even stays green most of the year.

Clover is great for rotational gardening. Plant clover wherever you plan to grow a garden and let grow for at least one grow season. When you plant crops, smother or till the clover into the top few inches of soil to retain the nitrogen, and when you rest the soil, replant clover to restore nitrogen levels for 1-3 years, and plant clover in rows between your crops. Also makes a great nitrogen source for composting; be sure to save your lawn clippings, or let the clippings decay in place to self-fertilize your clover lawn (just don't let clippings pile up too thick on live plants).

As long as clover is native to where you live, it grows back every year. How else would it survive in the wild? And if you live in Eastern/Midwestern US states, running buffalo clover (the stuff in the video) is actually a threatened native species, so planting it is very beneficial!

@@ruralmetalhead wait....if it will grow back every year, why is it necessary to plant it in areas where it is native in order for it to survive in the wild?

But are you allergic to BEES?

I am 29 and still hunt for 4 leaf clovers (no luck yet) 😄

Right?

i, as a 24 year old, still hunt for 4 leaf clovers whenever i see a clover patch. we had a mutated clover patch at the last place i lived with my mom and there were always 4, 5, and 6 leaf clovers in it. i found a 7 leaf clover once

Has it gotten any less common? I’m assuming you mean in lawns and gardens, and I might just be thinking about empty fields..

@@ordogordo6589 - My experience with clover was in lawns, which children played in much of the day. The few fields I came across weren't played in for very long, full of tall weeds but not clover. With adulthood came jobs and other duties, haven't noticed clover for many years now. It hasn't been in lawns I've been around, but with other people or areas it may still be common.

I live in a place where it snows a LOT (4500 ft above sea level/SLC) and this has not been my experience.

I live in Scotland so not super cold but not hot or dry either and clover always starts growing before the grass in my garden.

I live in a cold region and typically it's the grass that is pretty dead and has muddy areas after the winter. The clovers come in like nothing and fill in our yard for the spring. That's my experience tho.

@@shatosoel8521 thanks for commenting. Where do you live? We’re both talking white clover, right?

Do you spend much time walking in it? I have some that's random in mine and there's so many bees you can't actually spend time in the yard without stepping on them. I want a clover yard that only blooms a couple weeks lol

​@@laceyl5682exactly this. We just have very few clovers, but they sure are mines and you need to watch them

@@laceyl5682 I have a micro clover, so it stays between 2-3” tall; I do walk barefoot in it a lot. Here’s how I do the bee situation: when the flowers are coming up, I let them stay up a week and let the bees go nuts; after a week the flowers are fading anyway, so that’s when I mow. It’s easy to kind of keep the whole lawn on a schedule

@@hejshari OoooOh micro clover! I love that! And thanks for the bee management info

​@@hejshariThank you for that! I wondered the same thing about the bees. I wouldn't want to disturb them or get stung.

I'm allergic to most grasses as well, and I have no issues with clover. My front yard has a ton of clover, and I can sit and lay in it and don't get ichy or hives.

@@thebazile5253fun fact but grass is actually so sharp that it gives you micro-cuts just from touching it. It can be itchy to anyone!

At some point people are gonna be allergic to oxygen and water. They gotta stop having kids.

​@@ashleyplace7395 That explains it!

Sorry but i just have to make the joke AVERAGE DISCORD MOD AVERAGE GAMER

They're related to a pea plant

They're also healplants (generally against cough, the one planted in the video helps against diarrhea and diabetes, good for your skin, the list just goes on, but always consult someone who knows this stuff before using).

Mmmmm, feet salad. I know damn well some of you would, don't lie.

@@mercce6750there was a place to do that and it wasn’t here

Clovers are actually DELICIOUS, the ones that grow in my area have a very strong apple taste, there is no green or bitter taste for me, just strong apple or apple skin taste.

You should check out thyme lawns next.

Me too lmao😂

personally i would rather go for a moss lawn... needs no mowing and is fine in poor soil and doesn't take much water... most wild animals leave it alone and it attracts almost no bugs when compared to traditional lawns...

Nice to walk in barefoot until your bare feet meet up with the bees!

@Necrotechian had a moss lawn next to our well when I was a kid, looked much better than this clover shit this just lools like you didn’t mow your lawn all summer

🌼 Daisy 🌼 Chains 🌼

I was thinking, a clover flower is a bushy ball. You must be thinking of daisies.

@@OEDODRAGONI definitely made chains as a kid with white clover flowers!

We also had light purple clover flowers where I grew up. I miss clover where I live now. 🍀

@@OEDODRAGON Uh, no. I've also braided clover flowers into a bracelet. The stems can get quite long. The little flowers are pretty, and they smell nice.

I was gonna say ANY lawn made from only one plant takes more care and gives less. I've seen people on TikTok grow moss lawns or thyme lawns or stuff but they still have to care for them even if one plant doesn't need as much light than the other or one needs less water but more light it still needs regular care. only unhealthy lawns need constant care. A healthy lawn takes care of itself, one corner will be more mossy, the other full with wild flowers and that's cuz at those particular spots the grass has a harder time and vice versa some areas won't have moss but grass or flowers. clover wants to grow alongside grass and flowers want to grow between the moss. they support each other. One covers what the other has a harder time growing in. leaving nature do it's part and intervening only when necessary seems the healthier lawn choice for me. but it's her lawns in the end so flower bombing those native flowers into abandoned parking spots I go 🏃‍♀️

I LOVE frog fruit! First time I’m seeing someone else mention it!!! The flowers are so pretty but so tiny.

I also favor elf thyme and dymondia margaretae as alternative options. If you're in California or other western coastal states, you can use carex grasses. Plant them as plugs, they grow together. You mow them a few times a year and use very little water once established

Totally agree you should use local stuff. I'd personally kill for a moss lawn, imagine the feel on your feet. It's native to my area, the forest floor is covered! We do have local long grass fields too but they're far too long

You had best get all permits from government and housing before you do that 😢

Wait they are? I used to take the petals off and pretend they were rice as a kid when I was playing outside

so are heart shaped clovers! they taste like lemon but not nearly as sour

Imma try it ......I better not die....lol.....I'll haunt you. 😂😂😂😂😂

They really are! I live in the uk and in the summer in primary school (age 5-11) we used to suck on them in the fields as they popped up! They tasted quite nice…

ive tried them and theyve always tasted bitter 🤔

does non-native automatically equal invasive, or do you need to make sure it’s both native and non-invasive? also someone asked about it dying off in the cold months, is that likely to happen?

​@@stateportSound_wavI'm not a clover expert, but generally invasive means non-native AND it thrives in your environment. For example I can't use certain insects to feed my tarantulas because if they escaped they'll thrive and outpopulate native insects, but I can use similar non-native insects that are less cold tolerant and won't survive long enough to reproduce in my climate during the winter.

​@@smilestheemo3365 Plenty of native plants are also invasive, depending on your bio region. However, a LOT of clovers are naturalized and have a hard time becoming invasive in natural habitat. They do love to take over an entirely unnatural lawn though and that's what most people complain about.

​​@@stateportSound_wav it doesn't, but it is usually what is meant bc it's the important part. For a species to be invasive, they have to be able to survive without human input in the new environment AND be able to reproduce. So basically what you imagine is necessary to replace native species or populate a new environment. Some non-native species can be grown e.g. in flower pots and you carry them inside every winter and such. If you were to plant them in the ground and just left them, they would die. That is non-native non-invasive. But "nature finds a way", it's good to be careful with releasing non-native species regardless, for the sake of your own biome.

​@@stateportSound_wav if it's native to your area, it isn't invasive (by definition), though planting any plant intentionally in large quantities is upsetting the natural balance of flora in whatever yard you plant it in. the only truly "natural" lawn would just be to leave it covered in whatever ferns, shrubs, flowers, and whatever other plants it was when the plot of land was undisturbed. however, if native clovers spread to nearby areas, it's not too big a deal, since they're already part of that ecosystem. their numbers will be artificially higher thanks to humans planting, which isn't ideal, but it's _much_ better than invasive plants, which can totally disrupt native ecosystems if and when they spread past a lawn into the surrounding environment. lawn grass is invasive, for example.

Ok but grass is useless I feel like u missed the whole point of this postb

​@@ericwtfsky i dont think they missed the point they were just adding a comment, hence putting something in the COMMENT section

@jamjams9133 no one wants grass to thrive 🤣🤣 most of us are just stuck with it

​@@ericwtfsky lawn grass helps clean the air, trap carbon dioxide, reduce erosion from stormwater runoff, improve soil, decrease noise pollution, and reduce temperatures. A good lawn/yard isn't overly maintained but has a good natural biodiversity. Stop being dumb online

@@mikealjohnsson lol mad

no thats the guy that reacted to them

​@@noroultrai mean, yeah dude that was what he was implying. The bold statement given then a multitude of good reasons to grow a clover field is what he's referring to

'Uses less water' what a way to act virtuous 😅

Yea… that’s the entire point of the video she’s refuting his statement dip shit

I use it to feed deer

Yeah bro I wish I were the weeds. It takes so much longer to kill me, I gotta get inflammation, arthritis, and cancer, among other things, before it finally does what it was shadowmarketed for

@@spaulding304fr

this got dark quick

You’ll be alright

Seems like weed killer doesn't work on the clover in my lawn ...😂😂

This is a cool story 😎 ❤

@@AlyssaIrvinehi

Mrs. Pell sounds like my kinda peeps! I'm only 62, but I'm well on my way to being one of those weird but harmless old ladies. I have no neighbors since the last one died in 2020 (and she was a mile away), I've lived off-grid (solar/wind/battery powered) on 20 acres of mountain wilderness for the past 17 years. I raise goats for pets and fire prevention. They saved our butts in the last wildfire, as there was nothing left to burn within 100 feet of my house so the flames swept all the way around us. My adult son has lived out here with me since he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and given an honorable discharge from the Navy 10 years ago. He avoids people, but loves animals. Think Boo Radley. He only goes to town with me when he has an appointment, so about 5 times a year. I only go once a month (sometimes less). I joke that we have "gone feral", but it's kinda true. On one of my trips to town, I overheard someone talking about the very specific area where I live. It's well known because of a tragedy 18 years ago that killed five firefighters. The arsonist was convicted of murder and will spend his worthless life in San Quentin. There's a memorial on the site, and it's the closest thing to my house, all other houses burned down. Visitors to the memorial get glimpses of my goats sometimes, and have assumed they are wild! Nope! Every one of them were born on my property. The person I overheard was telling someone about an old woman who lives near the memorial has tamed wild goats to protect her. I asked if they ever met her, because she sounds interesting!😂 If I get much uglier, I'm going to become a modern day Baba Yaga. 👹 Now I've started telling folks about my friendly ravens who I've been feeding for years. They follow my car when I go to town, and they warn me every time they see a strange car heading this way. They saved my goats from a mountain lion attack by coming to my window and cawing frantically. I know something bad is going down when they do that, but I was shocked to see a big mountain lion dragging a 100+ pound goat, in broad daylight! My son heard the caws too, so we both ran outside at the same time, he grabbed the rifle first, fortunately, and scared the cat away by firing a few rounds over its head. I grabbed my loud megaphone and chased the cat, yelling curse words until it dropped the goat. She was slightly injured but healed. So far, my funniest raven encounter happened in the grocery store parking lot. Often the ravens follow me to town, and this time I was rolling the shopping cart full of groceries to my car, when I saw that Igor (our main character raven) was sitting on the roof rack of my SUV, cawing at me! I greeted him by name, then pulled a big bag of unsalted peanuts in the shell out of the cart to show him, saying, "See? I told you I wouldn't forget you and Elsa (his mate)!" Ravens and other corvids love peanuts. I was thinking of how I wish I had gotten this on video because no one will believe me, when I saw an older latina lady sitting in the passenger seat of the car next to mine, looking at me with a horrified expression, crossing herself and praying! "Oh no!", I thought, this poor Abuelita must think I am El Diablo(a) consorting with dark forces! I better say something reassuring. I told her, "It's okay, this bird is my friend!" That did not help put her mind at ease.😒

​@@LazyIRanch you are amazing! #lifegoals

@@LazyIRanchthis made my day. You have the life I so wish I had.

Nitrogen-fixing properties make clover a top choice cover crop. I'm all for converting grass lawns into clover, then clover lawns turned into crop gardens. I have a one small garden space dedicated to asparagus, spring onions, and clover. This garden basically maintains itself and looks like a lush lawn, especially in the spring. I never water it, and I'm on the outskirts of the Mohave Desert. I feed the clover to my ducks and use it for compost. Clover is an essential staple to self-sufficient agriculture.

Ooo. How do I get red clover? I'd love that around the perimeters.

@@smorgasbroad1132 check your local feed and tack, IFA, or tractor supply shops. There are plenty of online sources as well.

A bit random question, but how does it work with other kind of flowers? Or plants? We have a garden with normal grass, and there is some clover, but also daisy or milkweed mixed in and in summer there are just... many different flowers. I think they are surviving on their own, because no one sow them there. Is it also the case when most of the space is covered with clover?

@@mountainmanxyz Thanks!👍🏻

... hold up, those exist? like, actually.

Thank you, for this knowledge.

Red clover is my favorite 😍

@@ravagerisarealword aw ye. Beautiful red blooms!

@@ravagerisarealwordthe flowers are red, not the leaves

Yes! Same. Tho here at the moment we’ve just technically left summer behind so my lawn… ooh she’s crisp lol. Those little pinky/purple/white star flowers you find in your lawn among those others might be wild onions. Look into it if you’re interested :) so many of the things we just walk over every day and have grown up being told they’re weeds are actually super useful and sought after in other parts of the world. I found it pretty and fascinating anyway so I thought I’d spread some nerd love lol

Yes! Mine is mostly violets from afar. It’s beautiful!

Dandelions and clovers are food. Very healthy

@@kelly6491 yeah, we have wild onions here. I used to eat them all the time as a kid. 😆 However, the flower I was talking about are Bluets, they're very cute and tiny. We have a lot of different colored ones from white, pinkish, blue and purple. 💕

@@dee4871 I love wild edibles, I'm always scouring the fields for them. We have a lot of pecan and walnuts here as well. I've also found some giant puffball mushrooms that pop up here and there.

Pretty stupid tho, they suck up all the water from the surrounding areas and then build on them which occasionally causes flash floods. L.A. takes most of its water from Inyo County, its a desert but used to be a wetland swamp, they used to grow rice there of all crops, thats how much water they use

Gotten alot better everyone where I live is getting rid of grass and planting drought resistance plants

Thanks I've been saying this forever everyone blames Las Vegas for the why Lake Mead is so low but the reality is that California wastes so much water it's ridiculous

cactus?@@marvinnashwheresmyear

@@FernandoAR760yeah from agriculture not bc of people’s front yards.

Fuck bees

I love the clover

another day of saving the beees

bees are nice, when you get a wasp infestation its not that nice.

Did you ever find any?

@@moonwater8089I know you didn’t ask me haha but I have found 11 - four leaf clovers in one sitting when I was a kid

A few years a go I found a SEVEN leaf clover in a clover patch in my neighbor's yard 🤯

Wait, I live in a country where we don't like grow clower. I only seen it in cartoons and stuff. I thought that 4 leaves in a clover is the standard.

@@johnchristian7788 3 is the normal amount, which is why a 4 leafed clover is associated with luck.

your everywhere

Beautiful? That lawn is absolutely hideous! It is the ugliest lawn I have ever seen.

​@@jakehildebrand1824 oooh who's a little edgelord? Aww so cute and edgy 😊 one day you'll grow up

​@@jakehildebrand1824 oooh who's a little edgelord? Aww so cute and edgy 😊 one day you'll grow up

@@baconcheesezombie edgy? Wanting my lawn to look nice makes me edgy? Get a better insult, or better yet try saying something worth reading.

Sorry to say but both turf grass and clover are non-native, invasive plants introduced from Europe.

@@MiltonRoeCarpetgrass is native to the US. Grows natively from TX to SC.

​@@MiltonRoe and why exactly do you assume they are in the US? People from other places exist, also on the english speaking side of the internet. Ngl, that presumption is often a problem in online discussions

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​@@Mara_1337house lawns are an almost exclusively USA thing though.

Until the hammock snaps and you smack your head on the cement 😵😂

@@CoffeeBrainzzI would hope their hammock is arranged securely then 😅😅😅

You know, the rise in clover gardens has been proven to have a direct effect to the increase of invasive species in America, just uh, yeah, i love watching America destroy itself ignorantly

I’d definitely grow a section of this and plant my favorite flowers in it too

Sometimes I plant invasive species because I'm a silly little guy full of jest

@@blakecarnes9400 I am disappoint

​@@blakecarnes9400 Lmaooo

@@blakecarnes9400invasive plants aren’t always bad! Just make sure it is kept in a area where it can’t spread and take over other ecosystems or plants! Where I live it is also illegal to plant invasive species out in the public and wild! It is good for the biodiversity, but in a small amount and when it is kept in one area! The “good” thing about invasive species are that they often are cheap, they grow fast and they grow for a long time and most of them doesn’t die once a year so that we have to buy and plant them every fall or spring!

@@tonyhakston536yeah you probably do disappoint a lot of people

i was mowing and wondering what i should plant for the bees and kept having to stop while mowing to not run over bees on my clover. It was my moment when i started doing exactly what you mention. I have since planted clover each year to get more clover growing. :)

My parents lawn had patches of clover.... And patches of sorrel... And sometimes you could only tell the difference when you mowed over because sorrel gave a lemony smell.... But then you can tell when they flower too as sorrel has tiny yellow flowers

I love you too random citizen

@@ShamrockTheClover 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

and a invasive plant

"Sustainable alternative to traditional grass"? "Traditional" grass is going to outlive your grandkids. No idea what plant Americans use for their lawn, but it's definitely not "grass" if it dies if it's not watered constantly.

@@LecherousLizardTbf most places in America only get rain and cool weather in winter / early spring, so the rest of the year the grass gets blazed by the sun and doesn’t receive sufficient water.

​@Frogan.. your an invasive

@Golemrock598 In their defense in places like California there ain't much to take over as far as native plant species are concerned, because it already happened.

That’s so wholesome

ahh yesyesyes

Snakes hiding out in there big time

​@@AL-pu7ux grass isn't a snake repellent either

@@AL-pu7uxsnakes are literally all over my neighborhood and there’s no clovers

Put another way, there are varieties that attract more pollinators so your lawn is full of bees for half of the year! 😂 It all depends on how you feel about bees in your lawn.

@@gildedbear5355 which was pointed out in the video. I was pointing out an alternative because a yard full of bees would be a nightmare to someone with a bad allergy or phobia.

Yeah um, we kind of need bees.

@@anonymousperson8259 plants need pollinators bees are one of them. thank you captain obvious for that bit of brilliance.

​@@michaelo5665or someone with children or pets who are likely to be stung

I think you have a grass allergy...

Grass is itchy to most people​@@daisyblueofficial

"Blades" of grass are literally that and cause micro cuts that cause irritation and allergic responses

Beautiful. But they are a great place for pests like fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes to live. Unless, of course, you have repeling plants nearby.

@@brandonbrandon6643 True tho 😭 It also depends on where you're house is, as some areas have more/less/different pests. Where I live is technically a rainforest, so doesn't matter what lawn you have, gotta check for fleas/ticks every time 🥴

my lawn is mostly moss and it is soft but so hard to mow

@@thehunter1113 It depends on the type of moss, but a lot of them you don't need to mow it often or some not at all. But it really depends on the type of moss.

Moss is nice, only thing I don't like about it that it gets brown and hard in colder seasons. :/

i think this might be the only thing stopping me from doing this 😢 im extremely allergic to bee stings :(

Bees like clover lawns? My mom and o are trying to make our lawn bee friendly and we have lots of clover patches for them. This is nice to know!

​@Glaycier Let the clover flowers bloom and the bees will be there.

I will tell the bees to be careful of people, because they do not realize that we need them for a lot of our food to be pollinated.

I know this all to well.......

As someone who grew up mowing their parents' 2-acre lot and also helping their uncle mow the city cemetery, I moved into a condo.

bruh its weeds…..

@@madboy5686 No its not bro, you can't even smoke it.

@@IntegrityGamesthis is the true test

@@IntegrityGamesyou’re not trying hard enough

Why wouldn’t it be able to happen?

@@itsir2uthey likely thought clovers would be more maintenance and not less.

Oh don't you worry, it's an invasive species, it will likely outcompete native plants.

Weed

You literally wouldn’t have to do jack, it’s a weed just water and let it spread. While you’re at it dandelions also work as well probably better! 😂

No, just let the weed grow. That’s the native lawn. Not clover, not grass, let whatever grows grow.

@@shonewarrior2178 Why? This lady just explained how clover lawns are better for the environment.

Lemongrass works too

@@shonewarrior2178 can’t or else we get fined by the HOA, and we can’t afford to keep paying them even more money than we are already required to

​​​​@@shonewarrior2178 kind of. Most weeds are from Europe and southeast Asia and are destructive to local plants and animals and those are what tend to show up when left unattended. It's important to know which weeds are from 15000 miles away and to cull and which should stay. It's relatively simple and there are a myriad of books that make it easy

Bunnies is a reason I wouldn't have a clover lawn. Bunnies are super destructive, and they attract other wildlife like coyotes. Someone abandoned two in our neighborhood, no one could catch them and soon there was a dozen or more. They dig and poop everywhere.

​@@spro3347okay

I think a mixed lawn like yours, is the best. We have one and Dandelions and wildflowers pop up, they really are the best

It’s actually grown as a hay.

As a gardener I did this years ago because it means way less work for me. It acts as a self replicating mulch keeping the topsoil shaded, puts nitrogen in the soil, and aerates it with its fine roots. That's 3 annual jobs I don't have to do. And I don't have to waste time and fertilizer on a lawn. I trim the clover back and let it decompose where I cut it. Its 100% practical. I guess it could also be a trend at the same time but there are legitimate practical reasons you'd want clover in your yard.

Because its fucking ugly? Nobody does this for any reason than to virtue signal.

​@@barahngall of those reasons are why I'm switching over to endemic ground covers to replace the buffalo grass that I never wanted in the first place.

He didn’t plant them, they just happened to appear! Probably if you looked around there were nut grass and dandelions as well. 😂

Yea what that guy said lol, they just appear out of nowhere like all the other weeds

and trashy at the same time! double win!

@@DegenerateToo You can believe what you want, but I remember the seed bags said Grass/Clover mix.

Damn, how you alive?

@@Super_Broly it's a relatively mild allergy, I just try to avoid being somewhere freshly mowed, and try not to let it touch my skin for long lol

I am too 😂. I have gotten allergy shots for 5 years but mine was severe. I can walk outside without my face swelling up now so if yours ever worsens look into the shots!