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.
19 Comments
Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online · 8 pts · 24d
That looks so peaceful. I hope you get to see a lot of bees too.
Bluewing@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 24d
I got flowers around that the bees like better than the clover. So I don't see them hitting those flowers very often. They like the wild roses better that grow around in the places I don't/can't mow.
Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online · 5 pts · 24d
Oh yeah the bees go nuts over my swarp rose.
Bluewing@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 24d
Man, they do love those things don't they.
grue@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 24d
Jeez, just how far north are you?!
Blurntout@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 24d
That was emotional damage I wasn’t prepared for lmao
Bluewing@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 24d
Far enough. The last frost is often in June and the first killing frost mid-September and snowfall by October. By November temperatures are single digits Fahrenheit overnights and sometimes the highs for the daytime.
It's a rollercoaster for weather. But I'm dumb enough to like it.
plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 24d
I still mow/mulch my clover every two weeks, it “trains” it to a manageable height and help return the nitrogen to the soil.
Bluewing@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 24d
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.
plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 24d
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.
Bluewing@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 24d
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.
plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 23d
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.
Bluewing@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 23d
I have June grass seeded into the mix. During the month of June it grows fast. And since I live on a hillside, June is often the wettest month and I need that fast growth to hold the soil and prevent heavy washing. As June passes I need to mow less and less. This year I have only needed to mow twice so far, and I will need to mow less and less as summer moves into the dry part of the year and the grasses will go dormant.
davad@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 24d
Did you plant any clover seeds or did it "just happen"?
I have some clover, but I want it to take over my yard more.
Bluewing@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 24d
I planted the clover about 17 years ago. So it's and old stand and is getting thinner as time goes by.
DavidP@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 23d
Here's my weed patch - bird's foot trefoil and crown vetch. I mow as infrequently as possible so this kind of stuff crops up and I leave it alone. Bees love it and it looks great (to me anyway).
Bluewing@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 23d
Pretty colors!
HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 23d
Are there any honey bees buzzing around?
Bluewing@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 23d
Not for the clover, I have areas with wild roses that the bees much prefer over clover.