The yellow and white clover, along with the odd wild daisy, are blooming in my yard! So no mowing for another week or two.

I can sit in Grandma’s Hootch and drink tea while looking at pretty flowers and the lake. It reminds me of a little mountain valley.

All the while knowing that in 10 or twelve weeks it will all be covered in snow again.

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    3 months ago

    I still mow/mulch my clover every two weeks, it “trains” it to a manageable height and help return the nitrogen to the soil.

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      3 months ago

      I mow it enough that the clover doesn’t get much taller than it is right now. So I can easily enjoy the pretty flowers for several weeks.

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        3 months ago

        I often do you mow then? I mow every 2 weeks and the grass is barely 6” long.

        Water every 2 days, fertilize when needed, but the clover does a good job of that.

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          3 months ago

          Depending on the year, once a week over June, then once a week and a half or so in July, and then every couple of weeks in August and By September mowing is done. I don’t water or fertilize. A mix clover, alfalfa, and grasses is a tough yard cover and requires little care.

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            3 months ago

            You say requires little care and you’re mowing it twice as often.

            I just mow every 2 weeks from middle of May to Sept. and that’s only because the city would complain that it’s too long.