I have a patch of clover on the outside of my fence and I like how it doesn’t grow upwards like grass, so I can get away with not mowing for a long time. I want to fill my backyard with it, and since I don’t really hang out there, walking over it a lot won’t be an issue. Can I just put clover there and let it take over the grass? Or do I need to kill thr grass first?
I don’t know. My knowledge is 100% theoretical.
I rember lots of clover in my parents garden, but diy projects often killed patches of grass. So I am.leaning towards you need to remove the grass first. But that is just a guess
It also depends hugely on the type of grass that you have on the mix of grass you have. Unless your lawn has only just has recently been professionally laid it will be multiple types of grass all mixed in together, and unless you let it grow really long, it all looks identical.
Clover does better with certain types of grass than others. Unfortunately you kind of have to just deal with whatever mix of grass you happen to have unless you want to rip it all up and start again. I looked into it while ago and high quality meadowgrass (that’s not a type of grass, it’s just a mixture that all work well together for wildflower gardens) is really expensive.
We just had a spot of rain after a long drought and the grass has greened back up but the clover looks dead. I think maybe a mix of both is best. The clover did stay greener much longer at the start of the drought.
I have a patch of clover on the outside of my fence and I like how it doesn’t grow upwards like grass, so I can get away with not mowing for a long time. I want to fill my backyard with it, and since I don’t really hang out there, walking over it a lot won’t be an issue. Can I just put clover there and let it take over the grass? Or do I need to kill thr grass first?
I don’t know. My knowledge is 100% theoretical. I rember lots of clover in my parents garden, but diy projects often killed patches of grass. So I am.leaning towards you need to remove the grass first. But that is just a guess
It also depends hugely on the type of grass that you have on the mix of grass you have. Unless your lawn has only just has recently been professionally laid it will be multiple types of grass all mixed in together, and unless you let it grow really long, it all looks identical.
Clover does better with certain types of grass than others. Unfortunately you kind of have to just deal with whatever mix of grass you happen to have unless you want to rip it all up and start again. I looked into it while ago and high quality meadowgrass (that’s not a type of grass, it’s just a mixture that all work well together for wildflower gardens) is really expensive.
We just had a spot of rain after a long drought and the grass has greened back up but the clover looks dead. I think maybe a mix of both is best. The clover did stay greener much longer at the start of the drought.