Long story short - when my place was built all of my topsoil ended up underneath the foundation leaving a yard that is not very kind to my attempts at a lawn. I've spent 5 years, lots of money on seed, aerating, fertilizer, etc with little success at a decent looking yard.
This year out of frustration I gave up. No more seed, no aerating, and no broadleaf killer. As a result, I now have white clover growing in much of the yard. In some areas it's already spread rapidly and has filled in all of the dirt patches where my grass failed to take. It's even dense enough that it's choking out weeds and even crabgrass. After mowing today - I noticed that where the clover has taken over, my yard actually looks better than ever.
So I guess my question is - has anyone else used clover or a mix of clover and grass as an alternative for their lawn? How do you like it? Drawbacks?
So far my list of benefits far outway the drawbacks.
jk
This year out of frustration I gave up. No more seed, no aerating, and no broadleaf killer. As a result, I now have white clover growing in much of the yard. In some areas it's already spread rapidly and has filled in all of the dirt patches where my grass failed to take. It's even dense enough that it's choking out weeds and even crabgrass. After mowing today - I noticed that where the clover has taken over, my yard actually looks better than ever.
So I guess my question is - has anyone else used clover or a mix of clover and grass as an alternative for their lawn? How do you like it? Drawbacks?
So far my list of benefits far outway the drawbacks.
jk