{"id":267,"date":"2020-04-09T12:46:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T12:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/urbanlandscapesns.ca\/?p=267"},"modified":"2020-04-09T16:41:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T16:41:05","slug":"early-april-is-ideal-time-to-overseed-clover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/urbanlandscapesns.ca\/2020\/04\/09\/early-april-is-ideal-time-to-overseed-clover\/","title":{"rendered":"Early April is ideal time to overseed clover"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lawn overseeded with clover<\/p><\/div>\n

There are many benefits to having clover in lawns:<\/p>\n

– Combined with mulch-mowing, the clover can supply most or all of the turf’s needs for nitrogen<\/strong>. Clover and other legumes are infected by soil bacteria which form nitrogen-fixing nodules on the roots. Nitrogen fixation can contribute the equivalent of 2 lbs of nitrogen per 1000 square feet annually (1 kg N\/100m2 ). .<\/em><\/p>\n

– Providing nitrogen inputs via legumes and recycling of residues (grass clippings) reduces leaching of all nutrients<\/strong>; requirements for lime may be reduced by 75% or more.<\/em><\/p>\n

– Grass\/clover turfs maintain greenness through mid-summer droughty periods<\/strong> when straight bluegrass turfs go into dormancy unless well watered..<\/em>
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– Clover competes effectively with other broadleaf plants<\/strong>, reducing the amount of manual-weeding that might be practiced otherwise.<\/em><\/p>\n

– An appropriately managed grass\/clover turf forms an aesthetically pleasing sward which masks the presence of many types of weeds<\/strong>, i.e., the weeds blend into the sward, rather than stand out.<\/em><\/p>\n

– Clover is reported not to scald<\/strong>, as grass does, when dogs urinate on it.<\/em><\/p>\n

– A mixed grass\/clover sward tends to be more resistant to pests and diseases<\/strong> than is a straight grass sward.<\/em><\/p>\n

– A mixed grass\/clover\/small-leafed-flowering-dicot sward increases biodiversity, especially by supporting pollinating insects<\/strong>.!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s pretty easy to overseed a lawn with clover, but it is best done in the spring before grass starts to grow vigorously. Early April is ideal, but anytime from late March through to about May 5 should work in HRM.<\/p>\n

For more about overseeding with clover, view Establishing White Clover in Lawns<\/a>, also an earlier post <\/a>on this website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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