I think that the best time to find a four leaf clover is when it is raining or soggy outside and it is really cool. You might be right, for that might be your lucky time. Perhaps you have a reason you might share with us as to why this time works best for you - maybe the extra leaf causes the plant to show itself differently in the rain, perhaps it sags more?
Not Helpful 39 Helpful When another plant is already taking up the soil nutrients, space and light, other plants find it hard to compete. If the flowerbed is well tended, all weed plants including clover will also be frequently removed. However, a flowerbed that is sparse and poorly cared for might allow clover to grow. Not Helpful 28 Helpful We have some lovely articles on how to do this. Not Helpful 35 Helpful Can you still have the luck when you weren't the one who found the cloverleaf?
This will depend on the person who did find it. If they give it to you with a good heart and the intention to pass on the luck, there is surely no reason why that luck won't rub off onto you. If they give it to you with indifference or even malice though, it might not work. Not Helpful 40 Helpful Not Helpful 30 Helpful Not Helpful 8 Helpful Not Helpful 5 Helpful Wherever clover grows.
It's a case of looking in any patch of clover, and you'll find most are three leaves. Not Helpful 42 Helpful This article has some ideas to help you: How to Catch a Leprechaun. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.
By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. Look along footpaths and trails that run through a clover patch. Helpful 7 Not Helpful 0. Once clover is picked it will wilt very quickly unless you put it in water or press it in a book.
Helpful 3 Not Helpful 0. Helpful 5 Not Helpful 2. If you live in the state of Texas, please be aware that they are pretty much never found. Helpful 3 Not Helpful 1. Helpful 3 Not Helpful 2. South Carolina and Pennsylvania are great states to find four-leaf clovers. Make sure you are in a field when looking for a 4-leaf clover. Helpful 2 Not Helpful 1. Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published.
Related wikiHows How to. How to. More References 2. The four-leaf clover sprouts from the Trifolium repens plant, commonly known as the white clover. And those four leaves? They aren't actually separate at all, but leaflets , four parts of a single leaf. One part of the leaflet is always smaller than the other three.
So how can you increase your odds of finding a four-leaf clover? Let's crunch some numbers and find out. In general, a patch of clover will produce a four-leaf clover at a rate of one in 10, And, because a typical clover stand contains 10, plants in nearly 13 square feet 1. But don't plan to count each leaf in the entire clover patch.
That would take a really long time. Instead, take a more passive approach by moving your eyes over the patch and waiting for an abnormality to catch your eye. While this may not seem like it would be more effective than intently looking at each leaf, studies show that it is.
In one study, radiologists were shown mammograms for one-fifth of a second and then asked which one showed a tumor. While they weren't actually given enough time to completely scan each image, they often were still able to identify which mammogram was different [source: Olson ]. If you've been wondering how a four-leaf clover occurs, thank researchers at the University of Georgia. Four-leaf clovers are rare. But they are not that hard to find either. Anybody can find them provided you live in a clover habitat; check our maps if you follow these six instructions:.
Go and search. Of course a four-leaf clover may just catch your eye as you walk by pondering anything but clover.
That happens to some people more often than others, but overall it is very rare. To boost your chances you have to actively search for four-leaf clovers. Find a patch of clovers , the bigger the better. Clovers rarely come individually; they like to grow in groups, sometimes spread across large parts of lawns or meadows.
At first i thought it was due to insects, but the pattern is too perfect and insects too hungry to always produce this shape. Must be a mutant! Just kidding, someones just messing with you. Though technically, its possible. Though tough to prove I made a simple press to collect my clovers using two pieces of scrap wood and 4 machine screws with wing nuts at each corner. I placed duct tape on the inside of the press to make it easier to slide the note cards i used to seperate and label the clovers in and out.
Sticking them in between two cards in your wallet works as well, but be prepared to have your credit card number etched into a leaf. I glued my dried, pressed clovers using a dab of elmers glue. Try to keep the mount as air tight as possible, as the clover's will loose their color over time.
Last summer i put this skill to the test: i found 4-leaf clovers, 11 5-leaf, and 2 3. After mounting these, i found one patch while mowing the lawn containing multiple 7 and 8 leaf clovers, as well as a 10 leaf. All of the clovers pictured in this instructable were found in about 20 minutes of searching. They're out there, in many mutant combinations, so get looking and get lucky!
Reply 7 weeks ago. I have found a REAL one leaf clover. All of them found strictly by me, looking between min a day in that 2 month time span, and only in my own yard. Strangest one was the four-leaf with separated leaves shown below. Reply 1 year ago. I found my first four leaf clovers today. I found 4 of them. I want to keep them and laminate them but don't want them to get ruined.
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