By meeting all the northern cardinal's needs for the best food, freshest water and most secure shelter and nesting sites, you can attract these lovely red birds to your yard and enjoy their company all year round. 1  Attracting Wild Birds. Easy Tips to Attract Chickadees to Your Backyard. 2  Attracting Wild Birds.
Spring is the best time to seed To establish clover in existing sod, sow the seed in spring or early fall. Early to mid-April before grass starts growing quickly is the best time because there is little moisture stress and little competition from grass and other broadleaf plants.
For cool-season grasses (which grow best in fall, spring, and, in some areas, winter), the best time to plant is late summer to early fall. At that time of year, the ground is still warm enough for quick germination, and the young grass plants have the entire upcoming cool season to become established.