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Has anyone here attempted a clover lawn? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by honeyontoast@beehaw.org to c/greenspace@beehaw.org

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I've heard they're better for pollinators, are more drought resistant, and are easier to maintain.

It's hard to see a downside.

Has anyone here made the change? How'd it go?

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[–] honeyontoast@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We get a lot of dandelions here anyway so they'd probably end up mingling whether intentional or not - Now I did hear a while ago that all the parts of the dandelion are edible, and that the flowers are delicious fried, but I'm a little afraid of eating things from the lawn because the neighbourhood has a lot of roaming cats and they.. use.. my garden frequently, which puts me off nibbling on them.

I was thinking of intentionally growing them in a raised planter though.

[–] diannetea@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I just found out the other day that there are colors other than yellow, i saw seeds for pink and also white dandelions the other day on a seed site