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May 8, 2022 4:20 PM CST
Name: stone
near Macon Georgia (USA) (Zone 8a)
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Start_over said: Thanks, but clover is a weed is it not?

I also noticed today that daisy's are popping up as well,

I've used the last of the seed today so just need to wait I suppose, I have a question that seems to get mixed responses when asked, what is best when sowing seeds, 1) sprinkle seed then just a light rake, as to contact the soil, 2) seed, light rake then gently trample in as to contact soil, 3) sprinkle seed, then cover them with a light layer of top soil, what one is best, Thanks.

In the old days, clover and daisies were included in the turf mix as a matter of course.
That clover is valuable... puts atmospheric nitrogen into the soil and probably most importantly... helps to break through those hard soils... you know the ones where the shovel stops... and it's like digging through pavement?

As far as how to do the seeds? pick one...
I don't see the option where you strew some material to keep the soil moist while the seeds are germinating...

Have you ever watched them spray that green fibrous material along the roadside?
There's seed mixed up in that material... Some packages of wildflower seeds come with that stuff mixed in...

Most people just strew some straw or whatever... Far more important than the questions that you're asking!

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