Re:Renowned Entomologist Says ‘Get Rid of Your Lawn’
by pm215 on Monday January 06, 2020 @10:42AM
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I'm in the UK. My lawn is about 1/3 clover already, as it happens, just by natural process of it being stuff that grows better in the conditions on that part of the lawn. I don't consider that to be not-a-lawn, it's fairly normal I think, and the management is no different to the grass. (My 'lawn' overall is about 1/3 grass, 1/3 mostly-clover, 1/3 mostly-moss: the grass grows well on the sunny side, the moss beats out everything else on the side that's almost perpetually in shade by the south-side fence, and the clover wins in the middle-zone between them.)
Re:Renowned Entomologist Says ‘Get Rid of Your Lawn’
by nogabebop23 on Monday January 06, 2020 @01:21PM
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I only half-joke about cultivating crab grass; it's green, grows flat so never needs mowing and is drought-resistent. I never walk on the lawn in our front yard and could really care less about what the neighbours think. Resists inconsiderate dog-walkers as well...
Re:Renowned Entomologist Says ‘Get Rid of Your Lawn’
by alistairSH on Monday January 06, 2020 @02:32PM
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The bane of my existence!
Not really, but I hate the stuff. I finally managed to get most of it plucked out of my front yard. Hopefully the additional clover will displace it fully next season.
Weekly maintenance is similar - just mow it (though let it grow long when it's flowering - cut off the flowers and you lose the pollinators).