This is the way.

It was nothing fancy. Just some red clover over seeded in the fall. We put some lime down the year before. We lightly fertilize with less than recommended (I would rather have too little than run off). I never water my lawn. A precious resource such as water is saved for the produce gardens.

We got a short red clover seed that we were told would be better than grass. I do not believe it is native.

We did this and love it. We will add more clover seed this fall.