We planted clover; it blooms (great for pollinators), spreads fast, is very comfy to sit on, absorbs shock better when you fall on it, has a max length that’s much shorter than grass, so you don’t really need to mow the lawn unless you prefer it short and leaves less space for other undesireable plants to grow, while not needing much water to stay green (saving water). It’s pretty great honestly!
Little fact: clover is edible, so if you feel like eating clover nectar, you’ll be able to. I know some people might find that weird, but it tastes very good, which is why many farmers let their bees collect clover nectar to make their honey (it makes sweet/tangy delicious honey, due to how sweet clover nectar tastes to begin with).
You don’t eat the leaf of it, you pick the petal and suckle the nectar out… it’s one of the rare flowers that you can eat the nectar of. Also if you ever ate broccoli and cauliflower, congratz, you ate a flower, like a cow would.
I don’t understand what you mean? I was around plenty of clover as a child and never got stung once, neither did my siblings. It’s not that hard to avoid bees/wasps/bumblebees. Besides, most times they are too busy buzzing around the clover flowers (when they are in bloom that is) to even be bothered that you’re there to begin with. The bloom doesn’t even last that long.
If you teach the kids to respect their environment and be cautious during blooming time, they are pretty good at avoiding getting stung/bit by the pollinators in general.
I stepped into them a lot. Some people find it difficult to look before every step they take. I cannot do that. Blooming time is long and playing kids pay less attention to their surroundings.
Edit: like 5 times. Which is an issue if you stop being able to walk after you step into them.
Do you not have a dedicated area for play? If you have kids, you’re supposed to have a dedicated area with no foliage (like a marble/sand/gravel or whatever mowed/bare patch they can chill in). Btw, this isn’t just for clover, it’s for grass too, because ticks exist and they love grass/clover patches.
Also clover bloom peaks during late June and early July, meaning outside of those periods the flowers are sparse and can be avoided easily. There are solutions to this. If you currently have clover, just mow a play area down for the kids, with a path leading to the house and maintain it. It doesn’t have to be the whole yard.
We planted clover; it blooms (great for pollinators), spreads fast, is very comfy to sit on, absorbs shock better when you fall on it, has a max length that’s much shorter than grass, so you don’t really need to mow the lawn unless you prefer it short and leaves less space for other undesireable plants to grow, while not needing much water to stay green (saving water). It’s pretty great honestly!
Little fact: clover is edible, so if you feel like eating clover nectar, you’ll be able to. I know some people might find that weird, but it tastes very good, which is why many farmers let their bees collect clover nectar to make their honey (it makes sweet/tangy delicious honey, due to how sweet clover nectar tastes to begin with).
I’ve always wondered what it must be like to be a cow and just eat the floor
You don’t eat the leaf of it, you pick the petal and suckle the nectar out… it’s one of the rare flowers that you can eat the nectar of. Also if you ever ate broccoli and cauliflower, congratz, you ate a flower, like a cow would.
Clover sucks if you got children that step of the bees.
I don’t understand what you mean? I was around plenty of clover as a child and never got stung once, neither did my siblings. It’s not that hard to avoid bees/wasps/bumblebees. Besides, most times they are too busy buzzing around the clover flowers (when they are in bloom that is) to even be bothered that you’re there to begin with. The bloom doesn’t even last that long.
If you teach the kids to respect their environment and be cautious during blooming time, they are pretty good at avoiding getting stung/bit by the pollinators in general.
I stepped into them a lot. Some people find it difficult to look before every step they take. I cannot do that. Blooming time is long and playing kids pay less attention to their surroundings.
Edit: like 5 times. Which is an issue if you stop being able to walk after you step into them.
Do you not have a dedicated area for play? If you have kids, you’re supposed to have a dedicated area with no foliage (like a marble/sand/gravel or whatever mowed/bare patch they can chill in). Btw, this isn’t just for clover, it’s for grass too, because ticks exist and they love grass/clover patches.
Also clover bloom peaks during late June and early July, meaning outside of those periods the flowers are sparse and can be avoided easily. There are solutions to this. If you currently have clover, just mow a play area down for the kids, with a path leading to the house and maintain it. It doesn’t have to be the whole yard.
Teach your children to watch where they step, simple as.
No playing in the garden!
Fucking… Don’t tell me to look both ways before crossing the street, tell the cars to wait! That’s why I need childism.