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On 2026-05-19,  ~rdh  wrote:
>Anyone here had any experience with clover lawns?  
>
>~rdh

Yes,  they are pleasant to lay down in and read a book.  
They can't compete with grasses,  so they need to be
maintained or else other stuff will take over.  

There's an aggressive weed here called Burr Medic that
seems to be able to compete with grass.   It's in the
clover family and is edible.   Wikipedia says that it's
eaten as a green in some parts of China and by natives
in some parts of Mexico.   It has yellow flowers and
another common name is California Burr Clover.   But
the weed gets wiry,  not soft and wonderful to lay on
like a bed of white clover.  

One winter we had an excess of clover seed and used it
in a sprouting jar.   It supplemented our salads all
winter.  

-Ben