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Red Clover Seeds - Description
- Pack of Red Clover Seeds
- Wildflower
- Latin Name: Trifolium Pratense
- Likes Well Drained Soils
- Sow March to October
- Great For Attracting Bees
- Flowers From May to September
- Ideal For Organic Soil Maintenance
- Part of Pea Family - Improves Soil Fertility
- Nitrogen Fixing: Yes
- Qty: Approx. 200 Seeds
- Hardy Perennial
Red Clover Seeds - Uses
- Can reach 15cm in height
- Great source of nectar for bumble bees
- Great for improving soils
- Attractive red flower
- Low growing wildflower
- Suited to floral lawns
- Plant with yellow rattle, white clover & bird's foot trefoil
- Can use as a ground cover to suppress other weeds
- Clover is a nitrogen fixer & will improve soil fertility
- Popular with common Bee, Honeybee & Red-tailed Bumblebee
- Can be used as a green manure
Red Clover Seeds - Sowing Instructions
- Best to sow between March & October
- Can be sown directly outside
- Always better to start seeds in seed trays & then transplant when large enough
- Sow thinly, 1cm deep
- Lightly cover with compost
- Keep moist until germination
- Can be thinned to 2.5cm between plants
- Be sure to harvest green manure before flowers (and therefore seeds) develop
- Harvest by digging into ground as green manure roots contain beneficial nitrogen
- They release this nitrogen into the soil as they breakdown
- Once dug in, the area can be sown with vegetable plants or seeds
Red Clover Seeds - Advantages
- Controls weeds
- Fast to establish
- Large coverage area
- Can be hoed in
- Protects soil against erosion
- Conserves soil's moisture
- Improves soil fertility
- Maintains soil's micro organisms and worms
- Extremely easy to grow
- Very fast growing time
- Low cost
