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Good morning, I'm looking into overseeding my current lawn with clover for the multiple benefits that clover offers. My question is whether there is true a difference in Miniclover as opposed to Dutch White Clover?

Is there a legitmate difference in Miniclover vs Dutch White Clover ...

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In order to get the benefit of the nitrogen from the clover you would have to work the above-ground clover foliage into the soil. The timing of that tillage depends on when you want to start gardening.

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What would you recommend? I'm open to a mix of grass and flowers or clover, etc. Anything for pollinators and is low maintenance. I must also consider the part shade part sun areas of the lawn. I've heard Pennsylvania sedge is an option? Are there low growing flowers or evergreen ground covers with shallow roots?

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Clover lawns like regular irrigation once or twice a week when it is hot. While many people consider white clover to be a weed within their lawns their are benefits of having it present.

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Clover will help improve the nutrients in the soil because the plant fixes nitrogen from the air. The plant does spread because of its rhizomatous growth habit (underground lateral stems). The plant can be controlled with selective broad leaf herbicides like (triclopyr), which is also used to control balckberry, or nonselective herbicides like Round Up.