Thank you so much for watching! Remember to subscribe so you don't miss the rest of this experiment as well as future gardening videos! So many fun videos planned for this year, including lots of xeriscapes, meetings with other professionals in the landscape and gardening business as well as lots more tips about gardening in general!
Thank you for this! My son encouraged me replace my fescue lawn with clover since the yard will be destroyed by septic work. I’m far away in Zone 7b. My extension service says I may want to reseed the fescue later since clover goes dormant during cold weather, but our winters are so mild, I’m trying it out for a year first. I look forward to seeing the results!
I'd love to hear about your results and what you think of your clover lawn. Please keep following my experiment and let me know how yours goes! I'll be posting an update soon on mine. The seedlings are just starting to wake up from winter dormancy.
I’m planning to convert my lawn this year. Too much drought in my area and micro clover seems like such an excellent alternative to all the upkeep. After seeing this I’m thinking I’ll hire a landscape company to remove the sod.
@@GardenUPLandscape thank you for that suggestion. I’m afraid to waste any seed because it’s really expensive here so definitely don’t want to make too make mistakes.
So an update. I did a large patch test. With the warmer then usual fall weather we’ve had it’s turned out beautifully! I’m super impressed how quickly it grew, it spread to the empty areas where I missed seed and it’s so soft! Only thing I did notice is quack grass doesn’t seem to be bothered by it so I guess I’ll just have to accept that. It seems like it doesn’t grow super tall so likely won’t require much mowing next season which will be nice too. In spring I’ll start seeding larger patches.
Loved your experiment. Can you please let us know briefly how things turned out! I am contemplating a microclover lawn here in 6a Massachusetts, and wonder how your did.
I'm hoping to film the latest follow up soon. I did post an update this spring already. Suffice it to say that just raking is not enough, but aerating and sod removal had good germination. Another learning moment for me is that these plants were not as xeric as I expected and most died over the summer because I didn't water much. They need to be irrigated for their first year in our dry climate with average rainfall of 17 inches, most of which is in the winter.
Irony. My number one problem is all the grass up here (in the Pacific NW). I have tried to replace grass but I probably need to do more. Those of us who grew up in Northern California are tuned to aquifer depletion. So...thank you!
Best of luck! If lawn alternatives don't work out for you, try some plants that are native to your area as well. They are already adapted to the climate and amount of rainfall.
Question, I am really interested in doing a small clover lawn but I have dogs. Do I need to keep them off the patch while the seeds germinate? Or will it be ok if the run on it?
It depends on a couple factors. Are you over-seeding an existing lawn, but leaving the grass in place? If so then the grass should be enough to protect the clover seedlings from light traffic. I wouldn't let the dogs run on the seedlings all day, but doing their business should be fine. Or are you removing the sod first? In that case yes, you'll want to keep traffic off of the seedlings until they germinate and establish. Also, if you are removing the sod first, what kind of climate are you in? If you live in an area with cold winters then I would not recommend removing the sod and planting pure clover! It'll turn into a mud pit all winter and you'll probably regret it. So I recommend leaving the grass and limiting traffic, but you shouldn't need to keep them off entirely. I hope that helps :) Good luck!
If you really want to save water and also your local environment, the best lawn replacement are native grasses with native wildflowers/groundcovers. The native pollinators prefer those native plants and those native plants have evolved to work in this region best. Still like this video and what it is striving to do with killing the lawn.
Thanks! I am also experimenting with native wildflowers but the germination rates have been less than stellar. I seeded my front lawn with a native wildflower mix last spring but it has not come up. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for this year!
What low, growing, white clover variety would you recommend for zones 9,10a ? It can get quite hot in this area, and would like to plant this along a hillside , mostly between oleander, pines and eucalyptus. Looking forward to your reply.
I'm no expert on warm climate plants, but micro clover is supposed to do well there too. Here's a link to one of the suppliers I bought seeds from, they have a page of warm season ground covers. Hope this helps! :) hancockseed.com/collections/warm-climate-lawn-turf-seed
Scattered out some Handcock Micro clover seed this Spring. With the rains we've had here, it has come up beautifully. Thankyou so much for great recommendation.
I'm honestly not sure. It's probably still too hot. You'll want to look at temperature averages in your area to find a time of at least 6 weeks of mild weather.
Between the water, labor, fertilizer, week killer, and gasoline for your grass. Grass lawn worship is garbage.. And expensive. You, lady, are one of the bright ones.
Grass is not all the bad. It absorbs carbon from the air as any other plant. I agree that we can transform our lawns into polinator friendly areas in order to help them and the wildlife.
The more I learn, the more of an advocate I am becoming for using less water and more pollinator plants. I keep the patch in front of my house green for the sake of curb appeal and because that flower bed is the thirsty high-maintenance one. But everywhere else is pretty xeric.
@@GardenUPLandscape I don't disagree with what you have done hear , I too have seeded clover and ryegrass on for several acres along with vegetables. The deer love grass and of course clover. My only issue is being an "advocate and telling "Americans " what they should all do. Do you! If you feel lead to be "greener" than do so, but it's not alright to protest to others about their property or lawns haha
@@timsolomon8352 Fine. How do you recommend educating others about the problems of the world and encouraging people to do the right thing for our future? I will never tell people what to do or force my views. I too disagree with pushing agendas on people who aren't interested. But the fact is that most people have no idea that it's even a problem, let alone one that they can do their small part to fix. So how do you recommend reaching people without "telling "Americans" what they should do"?
They only put on seed leaves before winter and we had a solid blanket of snow for 3 months. So far they are mostly still dormant, but the Crimson Clover has started growing a bit. The Dryland Mix that was exposed to the elements died, but under the frost blanket is doing alright. I'll probably do a video on them in about a month or so, after they all start growing again.
My yard looks fabulous, and I don't waste any water cause I don't put any water on it. So I guess that means I don't have to change how I want to manage my property just because some liberal wants to tell me what I can or can't do.
Not sure what liberal you are referring to, but it sounds like your landscaping practices are already on the right track if you don't water and it still looks fabulous! What method are you using to avoid having to water?
Thank you so much for watching! Remember to subscribe so you don't miss the rest of this experiment as well as future gardening videos!
So many fun videos planned for this year, including lots of xeriscapes, meetings with other professionals in the landscape and gardening business as well as lots more tips about gardening in general!
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thanks for sharing your knowledge and I am with you on the mission to eradicate the waste of traditional grass lawn. Rock on Sista!
Thanks for watching and for your encouraging comment! Stay tuned for more updates! :)
Thank you for this! My son encouraged me replace my fescue lawn with clover since the yard will be destroyed by septic work. I’m far away in Zone 7b. My extension service says I may want to reseed the fescue later since clover goes dormant during cold weather, but our winters are so mild, I’m trying it out for a year first. I look forward to seeing the results!
I'd love to hear about your results and what you think of your clover lawn. Please keep following my experiment and let me know how yours goes! I'll be posting an update soon on mine. The seedlings are just starting to wake up from winter dormancy.
Extremely informational video, thanks so much for taking the time to put this together!
You are so welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I’m planning to convert my lawn this year. Too much drought in my area and micro clover seems like such an excellent alternative to all the upkeep. After seeing this I’m thinking I’ll hire a landscape company to remove the sod.
I say that's an excellent idea! Or at least aerate, that's actually turning out to be my favorite method after observing this all summer.
@@GardenUPLandscape thank you for that suggestion. I’m afraid to waste any seed because it’s really expensive here so definitely don’t want to make too make mistakes.
I hear you! I get sticker shock every time I buy these seeds!
So an update. I did a large patch test. With the warmer then usual fall weather we’ve had it’s turned out beautifully! I’m super impressed how quickly it grew, it spread to the empty areas where I missed seed and it’s so soft! Only thing I did notice is quack grass doesn’t seem to be bothered by it so I guess I’ll just have to accept that. It seems like it doesn’t grow super tall so likely won’t require much mowing next season which will be nice too. In spring I’ll start seeding larger patches.
Following owthis the best i can it is September 2 and 109 today... Guess i wait another week!
Yeah.... that's still a bit warm! When is your first frost date? As long as you sow at least 6 weeks before frost then you should be ok.
Loved your experiment. Can you please let us know briefly how things turned out! I am contemplating a microclover lawn here in 6a Massachusetts, and wonder how your did.
I'm hoping to film the latest follow up soon. I did post an update this spring already.
Suffice it to say that just raking is not enough, but aerating and sod removal had good germination. Another learning moment for me is that these plants were not as xeric as I expected and most died over the summer because I didn't water much. They need to be irrigated for their first year in our dry climate with average rainfall of 17 inches, most of which is in the winter.
You are so wonderful, wish you a new day full of joy and happiness. Always accompany and develop with you like6
Thank you! You too!
Would like to see how they look like now. Can you post a short update please.
Yes! The seedlings are just starting to break dormancy so I'll be doing an update in a couple weeks :)
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Thanks!
Irony. My number one problem is all the grass up here (in the Pacific NW). I have tried to replace grass but I probably need to do more.
Those of us who grew up in Northern California are tuned to aquifer depletion. So...thank you!
Best of luck! If lawn alternatives don't work out for you, try some plants that are native to your area as well. They are already adapted to the climate and amount of rainfall.
Question, I am really interested in doing a small clover lawn but I have dogs. Do I need to keep them off the patch while the seeds germinate? Or will it be ok if the run on it?
It depends on a couple factors. Are you over-seeding an existing lawn, but leaving the grass in place? If so then the grass should be enough to protect the clover seedlings from light traffic. I wouldn't let the dogs run on the seedlings all day, but doing their business should be fine.
Or are you removing the sod first? In that case yes, you'll want to keep traffic off of the seedlings until they germinate and establish. Also, if you are removing the sod first, what kind of climate are you in? If you live in an area with cold winters then I would not recommend removing the sod and planting pure clover! It'll turn into a mud pit all winter and you'll probably regret it.
So I recommend leaving the grass and limiting traffic, but you shouldn't need to keep them off entirely.
I hope that helps :) Good luck!
If you really want to save water and also your local environment, the best lawn replacement are native grasses with native wildflowers/groundcovers. The native pollinators prefer those native plants and those native plants have evolved to work in this region best. Still like this video and what it is striving to do with killing the lawn.
Thanks! I am also experimenting with native wildflowers but the germination rates have been less than stellar. I seeded my front lawn with a native wildflower mix last spring but it has not come up. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for this year!
What low, growing, white clover variety would you recommend for zones 9,10a ? It can get quite hot in this area, and would like to plant this along a hillside , mostly between oleander, pines and eucalyptus.
Looking forward to your reply.
I'm no expert on warm climate plants, but micro clover is supposed to do well there too. Here's a link to one of the suppliers I bought seeds from, they have a page of warm season ground covers. Hope this helps! :)
hancockseed.com/collections/warm-climate-lawn-turf-seed
@@GardenUPLandscape Thankyou very much. :)
Scattered out some Handcock Micro clover seed this Spring. With the rains we've had here, it has come up beautifully.
Thankyou so much for great recommendation.
Wow great info!!!! Thank u for sharing!!!! new sub!!!
Awesome! Thank you!
can u do it in aug in texas
I'm honestly not sure. It's probably still too hot. You'll want to look at temperature averages in your area to find a time of at least 6 weeks of mild weather.
Is there an update on how this grew in?
I posted a brief update a few weeks ago in the "Garden Tour" video, but I'm planning to film a more in depth one in the next few weeks.
@@GardenUPLandscape Great! 💛
So are all these low water?
Yes, supposedly. They definitely needed water to get going. But once established they are pretty drought tolerant.
Between the water, labor, fertilizer, week killer, and gasoline for your grass. Grass lawn worship is garbage.. And expensive. You, lady, are one of the bright ones.
Why thank you ;)
Grass is not all the bad. It absorbs carbon from the air as any other plant. I agree that we can transform our lawns into polinator friendly areas in order to help them and the wildlife.
The more I learn, the more of an advocate I am becoming for using less water and more pollinator plants. I keep the patch in front of my house green for the sake of curb appeal and because that flower bed is the thirsty high-maintenance one. But everywhere else is pretty xeric.
@@GardenUPLandscape I don't disagree with what you have done hear , I too have seeded clover and ryegrass on for several acres along with vegetables. The deer love grass and of course clover. My only issue is being an "advocate and telling "Americans " what they should all do. Do you! If you feel lead to be "greener" than do so, but it's not alright to protest to others about their property or lawns haha
@@timsolomon8352 Fine. How do you recommend educating others about the problems of the world and encouraging people to do the right thing for our future?
I will never tell people what to do or force my views. I too disagree with pushing agendas on people who aren't interested. But the fact is that most people have no idea that it's even a problem, let alone one that they can do their small part to fix. So how do you recommend reaching people without "telling "Americans" what they should do"?
Update yet??
They only put on seed leaves before winter and we had a solid blanket of snow for 3 months. So far they are mostly still dormant, but the Crimson Clover has started growing a bit. The Dryland Mix that was exposed to the elements died, but under the frost blanket is doing alright. I'll probably do a video on them in about a month or so, after they all start growing again.
Like she said water is expensive and not very good
Definitely not a resource we should be wasting on grass!
My yard looks fabulous, and I don't waste any water cause I don't put any water on it. So I guess that means I don't have to change how I want to manage my property just because some liberal wants to tell me what I can or can't do.
Not sure what liberal you are referring to, but it sounds like your landscaping practices are already on the right track if you don't water and it still looks fabulous! What method are you using to avoid having to water?
Troll.
The woman is such an ecological soft sell. Not telling you anything, jerk, just offering info.Jeeese