Hey same, shit ton of white Dutch and black medic on the rocky areas. I don’t mind the black medic as a “weed” since it carpets low.
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Due to our effort to conserve water you will no longer be receiving any water.
(Funny because my taps are dry too as they are performing maintenance.)
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WHUT?
I REPEAT: WHUT?!
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I had to empty the contents of my Nalgene to make rice.
No notice either which I thought was nice.
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I’m so 
sorry that your building is run by asshats.
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I have the worst grass… Bermuda. My front and back lawns are practically dead. The only place the shit grows is in all of my planters and the cannabis patch. It’s a vining grass and everytime you pull it out or break it off, it starts new vines. I really need to find something to carpet all of my flower beds and choke it out. Need something drought tolerant and that will not choke out my flowers. Something from seed would be great. Like I said though the burrs from the clover will cost me too much in vet bills. Anyone have any other ideas for me?
Even though it is not a true clover, two species identified in this area are commonly known as large bur clover (Medicago polymorpha) and small bur clover (Medicago minima). Both species are dicots (broadleaf plants) in the legume family and are closely related to the true clovers.
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Grasshoppers on radar!
Jeez, what’s next?
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Interesting about the burrs. I don’t have any! I mow every 7-14 days if a dry spell (basing the timing off of the plants condition), and twice a week or more IF wet. I replaced my mowers blade with a mulching type which converts the fresh cut right into something that the roots formerly connected to it can put to use. Also means no raking, no bagging, etc. Though it was great for compost but now it’s still compost but with no extra labour.
Some times I have to mow forwards, then pull the mower back on the same line to get the “70’s porn bush” level growth down. I wonder if all this is why no prickly burrs?
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Honestly, you guys I have dropped large bags of dutch white clover from build a soil in my beds as a living mulch. I never cut it down or anything, but it does get burrs. Its actually not the type @Herbie posted, I’m certain. I think @Pigeonman is on to something with mowing it. It probably never has the opportunity to form the burrs
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I know the flower heads form hard seed clusters, is this what you mean by burrs?
Didn’t know they stuck to animals.
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always get those on the bottom of my shoes
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Those would be them! Thanks @gramps ! Those awful things! Yeah, they can get in their ears too or jammed into their toes. Painful suckers!
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Just checked out clover heads in both my pots and lawn.
All soft and squishy.
DWC must do some serious adaptation to your Western environment to form these as there is no evidence of these whorls on my flowers.
Red clover(2ft+) next to 2 dutch white clover flowers.
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Yeah that’s what my clover looks like as well.
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From my experience they form after the flowers
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Yep little yellow flowers that form the seed pod / bur . California Bur Clover aka * Medicago polymorpha is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is native to the Mediterranean basin but is found throughout the world. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. Common names include California burclover, toothed bur clover, toothed medick and burr medic.
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Clovers can take advantage in soils that receive little fertilization by making their own and out competing the lawn and other weeds. They can be good for soil building. On the negative side, the flowers attract bees which can result in bee stings. Some clovers like California Burclover produce spiny burs that can be painful on bare feet and become attached to pet’s fur.
California Burclover
Yellow flowers
White Dutch clover
I get a false clover with yellow flowers growing in my pots and garden.
It grows pretty tall and hides out in my tomatoes and beans mainly.
Haven’t noticed any burrs on them but the leaf structure is amazing similar to white dutch.
White clover in my pots pretty much chokes out everything else.
The Good news it’s still a nitrogen fixer!
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