1000+ Organic Red Clover heirloom Seeds-Non GMO- Trifolim Pratense-B160
Trifolium pratense, the red clover, is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Western Asia, and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalised in many other regions.
Scientific name: Trifolium pratense. Other Names— Beebread, Cow Clover, Daidzein, Genistein, Isoflavone, Meadow Clover, Phytoestrogen, Purple Clover,
Red clover is also considered as a medicinal plant. The drug is made from its flowers, which contain a volatile oil that consists flavonoids, derivatives of coumarin and cyanogenic glycosides. Tolerant of most soils, Red Clover is a short lived perennial forage plant with a deep taproot that not only helps to improve soil permeability but also brings nutrients up from the subsoil. Also being a legume, it is very valuable for increasing soil fertility by fixing nitrogen from the air into the soil.
Our red clover is known as double cut as there is rapid regrowth after the initial harvest allowing the opportunity for two harvests in the season. Red Clover typically lives from 2 to 3 years. Flowers are a honey bee and bumblebee favourite! Sow in spring at 16.8 kg per hectare (15 lb per acre).
Red clover can be grown in poor soil too but for optimum growth soil should be moderately fertile, calcium rich and slightly acidic to neutral in pH.
Growing red clover is suitable in a partially shaded spot. It also requires phosphorus and potassium
Growing: Begin with a finely prepared seedbed that is as free of weeds/debris as possible and firm with a stiff rake or roller. Sow seed shallow at 6 mm (1/4″) from early April to mid-May and again in September. Late fall seeding around mid October until winter arrives (known as dormant seeding) generally ensures that no seed will germinate until spring as the soil is too cold. Spring’s warm rains and snow melt will be enough to initiate germination.
