Comments on: Clover Lawns http://www.codedread.com/blog/archives/2005/04/06/clover-lawns/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:56:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Teri http://www.codedread.com/blog/archives/2005/04/06/clover-lawns/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Teri Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:24:36 +0000 /?p=78#comment-98 Has anyone here used a dwarf clover lawn or garden spot to cultivate a bee colony? My husband & I are interested in keeping bees as a hobby, any info would be helpful. Thanks! TeriPen@hotmail.com Has anyone here used a dwarf clover lawn or garden spot to cultivate a bee colony?

My husband & I are interested in keeping bees as a hobby, any info would be helpful. Thanks!

TeriPen@hotmail.com

]]> By: Martine http://www.codedread.com/blog/archives/2005/04/06/clover-lawns/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Martine Fri, 19 Aug 2005 02:13:58 +0000 /?p=78#comment-97 I started replacing my beat up lawn with white dwarf clover last year (by overseeding). It looked wonderful in the fall, survived the winter and came back nicely in the spring. I got nice clover flowers through June, July... But now something seems to have happened to the poor clover. It's almost all dead and dry and the clover that has survived is losing its colour, with stipes across it. A bit of research on the Web led me to believe that it might be a genetic disease from the seeds, something called white mosaic virus. http://ss.ngri.affrc.go.jp/disease/de36.htm The only info I can find is all about crops and there doesn't seem to be a way to fix things. I can't believe I'm going to have to seed grass after all! I hope the clover will come back next spring... I started replacing my beat up lawn with white dwarf clover last year (by overseeding). It looked wonderful in the fall, survived the winter and came back nicely in the spring. I got nice clover flowers through June, July… But now something seems to have happened to the poor clover. It’s almost all dead and dry and the clover that has survived is losing its colour, with stipes across it. A bit of research on the Web led me to believe that it might be a genetic disease from the seeds, something called white mosaic virus.
http://ss.ngri.affrc.go.jp/disease/de36.htm

The only info I can find is all about crops and there doesn’t seem to be a way to fix things.

I can’t believe I’m going to have to seed grass after all! I hope the clover will come back next spring…

]]> By: Green Guru http://www.codedread.com/blog/archives/2005/04/06/clover-lawns/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Green Guru Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:33:27 +0000 /?p=78#comment-96 One additional thing you may want to consider when thinking about a clover lawn is foot traffic. Clover does not tend to be as hardy to foot traffic as turf, nor will it ever be tight enough to crowd out grassy weeds. The intended use of the area should be a driving factor in any plant decision. There are many, many groundcover choices out there to replace turf, but in areas of a lot of traffic, grass is still king. One additional thing you may want to consider when thinking about a clover lawn is foot traffic. Clover does not tend to be as hardy to foot traffic as turf, nor will it ever be tight enough to crowd out grassy weeds. The intended use of the area should be a driving factor in any plant decision. There are many, many groundcover choices out there to replace turf, but in areas of a lot of traffic, grass is still king.

]]> By: Rob http://www.codedread.com/blog/archives/2005/04/06/clover-lawns/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Rob Fri, 08 Apr 2005 14:25:05 +0000 /?p=78#comment-95 I've been working on it since you sent me that clover lawn url last year. By "working" I mean sending my mental energy to encourage the clover to grow. Not so much physically going out there and planting anything. I hope that by having to cut it less I'd have less allergy problems. I’ve been working on it since you sent me that clover lawn url last year. By “working” I mean sending my mental energy to encourage the clover to grow. Not so much physically going out there and planting anything. I hope that by having to cut it less I’d have less allergy problems.

]]> By: Candace http://www.codedread.com/blog/archives/2005/04/06/clover-lawns/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Candace Thu, 07 Apr 2005 01:31:17 +0000 /?p=78#comment-94 I think it's a great idea. I'm working on a mint lawn myself. It spreads faster than clover I'm told and the smell when you cut the grass is very nice - minty in fact. Candace I think it’s a great idea. I’m working on a mint lawn myself. It spreads faster than clover I’m told and the smell when you cut the grass is very nice – minty in fact.

Candace

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