Evening shade is your friend when it comes to perrenial clover plots. North/south running plots do best because of shade. Clover will not do well in Alabama in July and August in full sun, unless we get abnormal rainfall. Bottom land soil that holds moisture does best. Fall planted, and spray in early April to kill grass before it goes to seed. Either mow or spray to control broadleaf. As CNC stated, you can just add perrenial clover to your fall plots and it will usually make it thru July.