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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Clover is not a weed. The herbicide companies marketing their products could not prevent killing it along with the weeds so they decided to change how Americans look at clover by touting how their products kill it. True story. It looks very attractive interwoven with grass

Anyway, with such a small area, you can manually remove the weeds. Be sure to pull up the root systems. You can also try a vinegar spray mix, but I haven't had luck with that. Wait for a rainy day to soften the soil, and then weed. Once you're done, spread grass seed, place some sort of light mulch over the seed such as broken-up hay, and water daily.[/quote]

Clover dies in winter and lawn turns to mud. That’s why it’s called a weed.  I agree it’s lovely but if you want a usable lawn outside summer grass is needed. [/quote]

Uhh, what? I've had a clover lawn for 5 years and it absolutely does not die in the winter nor does anything turn to mud. [/quote]

I agree. I've had a natural lawn with clover for a decade now and it's not more prone to die-off or mud than other lawns with similar drainage. The first PP is confusing drainage with grass type. Now some single varietal grasses are more sensitive to cold or hot temperatures and will brown quicker in the heat, go into dormancy earlier in the winter, or require annoying amounts of fertilizer, etc. But most home-owners do not have single varietal lawns, thank goodness.

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