White clover is a perennial broadleaf used often as ground cover, about 2.5 inches high, blooming from May to October. It is characterized by its three-part leaves and white blossoms resembling pom-poms. Keep in mind that whatever your purpose, if you use clover, you’re going to have more bees in your yard.
Clover is primarily used as a legume component in grazing systems and cover crops as it provides forage diversity and fixes nitrogen as well. It seems to have a niche but the only standalone plantings I have seen are in clover seed production fields.
Healthy clover will be more competitive against weeds. Here is a link to the University of MN soil testing lab: https://soiltest.cfans.umn.edu/ **Seed Quality:** Use high-quality clover seed to establish a dense, healthy clover lawn that can better resist weeds. Integrated Management Combine the above methods for a comprehensive approach.
Renee, your white clover is OK in the lawn. Some people like having clover in their lawn and others feel that it disrupts the uniformity of a grass lawn. When white clover thrives in a lawn it suggests that the grass is not getting enough nitrogen fertilizer (clovers as legumes are able to use atmospheric nitrogen). The other photo shows a weed that is not a clover. It is a weed that grows in ...
Good morning, I'm looking into overseeding my current lawn with clover for the multiple benefits that clover offers. My question is whether there is true a difference in Miniclover as opposed to Dutch White Clover?
When the clover rose above the Dianthus last year, I lightly misted its leaves with glyphosate hoping to kill it without harming the Dianthus, but I damaged much of the lush two-year old Dianthus, which is recovering very slowly.
What are recommended amounts of seed per acre for red clover and timothy mixed? Can these be planted successfully now, late April and early May? Should the timothy be planted first and deeper, followed by the red clover? We have a field of about 15 acres that needs overhaul. It has mixed loam and clay soil with rock near surface in places.
Sorry about the red clover response, in re reading it is "Real" clover that is noted in your original question. The look alikes for white clover are: Trifolium repens which is white clover - the stolons are rooted at the nodes and the flowers are on naked stems.
Clover by itself is not a good lawn alternative since it has a winter dormancy. When its leaves are lost during this period, the exposed soil is more vulnerable to erosion and colonization by weed seeds. It can be mixed with turfgrass, but tends to take over in areas where the lawn struggles. The clovers typically used in lawns (genus Trifolium) are not native, as you suspect, and the only ...
