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Red Clover
Legume
Image Source: 1
Image Source: 2
Estimated Cost
$1.95
($/lb)
Planting Window
Fall seeded, perennial
Best for
Interseeding
Alternate Species
Alfalfa, White Clover, Yellow Sweet Clover, Crimson Clover, Austrian Winter Pea, Hairy Vetch
1. Steve Hurst, ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
2. © Victoria Ackroyd 2020, CC BY-ND 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/> via https://covercrop.tools/images/Cover%20Crop%20Photos/Clover,%20Red/Clover_red_flowering_Ackroyd_2020_crop.jpg
Seeding Detail
Red Clover
10.0
15.0
12.0
Additional Information
Why We Recommend This
Red clover is adapted to more soils and climates than other legumes and can do well wherever corn grows well. It fixes N to provide to the following crop and has a taproot that can grow several feet, breaking up compacted soils.
Things to Watch Out For
Red clover is at a high risk for root rots and foliar diseases. Monitor animals grazing red clover for bloat and operations with sheep should not graze during breeding season due to oestrogen production.
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