Guy Barter, Chief Horticulturalist at the Royal Horticultural Society, suggests that fertilizing lawns is generally unnecessary. Instead, introducing a clover seed mix can supply nitrogen, promoting a lush lawn more sustainably. Fertilizers can incur extra costs and lead to increased mowing frequency and susceptibility to diseases. Barter emphasizes that domestic lawns can thrive with minimal assistance, especially with clover present, which fixes nitrogen from the air. Simple seeding methods can harness clover's benefits, contributing to a healthier and more manageable lawn.
In many cases, domestic lawns are satisfactory with a minimum of help and mowing is sufficient to maintain the grass.
Clover is a legume so it can 'fix' nitrogen from the air with no need for additional nitrogen fertiliser.
Sports and fine turf rely on feeding, mowing and watering to make close-knit green swards but this is expensive and unnecessary for garden lawns.
Clover seed can be raked into the lawn and trodden down gently to ensure good soil-seed contact.
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