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  1. Looks like clover. It’s actually a pretty useful plant in small quantities because it has nodules in its roots that contain microbes that fix nitrogen from the atmosphere and pull it into the soil in a form usable to other plants. In those quantities I can see it would be a pest though.

  2. Mom_is_watching on

    Clover! It has deeper roots than grass which means it won’t go brown during hot dry summer weather.

  3. Monsoon_Storm on

    people pay good money for clover seeds to add to/replace their lawn. I *personally* would consider it a win.

  4. SnooGuavas2434 on

    Fuck grass and manicured lawns, keep the clover. Healthier, vibrant, green, nitrogen fixing, flowering, better for the soil and nature if you leave it to do its thing.

  5. Grass is way overrated imo. It does nothing for the environment, and is stupidly needy!

    Clover is amazing, and it’s pretty.

  6. Negative_Virus_1974 on

    Wow youre so lucky people try so hard for a clover lawn im actually going to try myself next year.

  7. ChanceStunning8314 on

    It’s clover. It’s fantastic for a lawn if mown in (adds nitrogen back) or left to flower it’s spectacular and good for bees. Its prevalence is a result of the soil/drainage condition and the general weakness of your grass growth. You won’t get rid of it using a pesticide-that’s for insects. You could kill it with a targeted weed killer. But it will keep coming back unless you fix the underlying issues.

  8. Independent_Push_159 on

    Keep it. Less work than removing it. More durable. Stays green longer during drought. Adds flowers. A lawn is just the flat green bit in your garden. Doesn’t have to be grass…

  9. Breaking-Dad- on

    I’ve seeded clover at the front of my house, the back is a bit like this in places, I’m encouraging it. I do want some grass at the back but I’m not getting rid of clover

  10. AugustCharisma on

    It is evergreen and looks a lot better in drought, in case all of these “it’s clover, you lucky duck” comments aren’t motivating enough!

  11. JayEll1969 on

    Thats clover. It’s a legume that locks nitrogen from the air and can make it available to other plants.

    Ever heard of the phrase rolling in clover? That comes from the introduction of clover into grazing pastures which improved arable grazing

  12. Clover! Keep it.

    My lawn is now mainly clover (naturally established) and it’s awesome. Low effort, it flowers which the bees absolutely love, and didn’t turn brown in the drought that we had this summer!

  13. Ancient-Patient-2075 on

    Nice clover! I’m planning to sow a bunch next spring, it’s way nicer than lawn.

  14. jana-meares on

    Clover fixes nitrogen. Keep it. Grass sucks. Look up Crime pays but Botany doesn’t. Kill yer lawn.

  15. FearlessPressure3 on

    I’ve just deliberately sown a whole lot of this into my lawn to try and make it prettier and more biodiverse 😅

  16. beefygravy on

    Great as long as you like to look at your lawn but not walk on it regularly

  17. atrocious_smell on

    The difference between this sub and /r/lawncare – where they would have given you a shopping list of toxic chemicals to drench your lawn with – is absolutely hilarious. Well done everyone.

  18. Sad-Highway-43 on

    I also have some of this in patches on my lawn this year. I assume if I leave this it will just spread. Should I be mowing all of my lawn still or just mow around the clover? Planning to do last mow of the year this weekend.

  19. BimbleKitty on

    We’ve a communal lawn that was reseeded in spring, the first section was grass then we had a clover/grass mix.

    The mix has been great over the dry summer, once established. Its lusher, greener, denser, easier to mow and nicer to sit on.

    Oh and better for your soil.

    Unless you want really hard wearing its so much better. Enjoy it 😁

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