Crimson Clover (Trifolium Incarnatum) - A winter annual, crimson clover is grown from the Gulf Coast region to Southern Ohio clear to the West Coast. It is tolerant of medium soil acidity and will grow readily on both sandy and clay type soils. It is an important winter annual forage in the south, with growth continuing through the winter with the amount influenced by temperature. It thrives in mixture with grasses, provides excellent winter grazing, makes good hay. It is high in nutritive value when harvested for forage in the pre-bloom stage. Flower heads are long, crimson, and very showy. Crimson clover and annual ryegrass make an excellent cover crop mixture for improving the texture, organic matter and tilth of soil.
Inoculant - Our clover seed is NOT preinoculated. For best inoculation, it should take place within 24 hours prior to planting; therefore, it is not advisable to preinocluate seed. For your convenience, we do sell inoculant separately at this link: Inoculant. However, inoculation has NO effect on germination and is rarely needed. Inoculant is normally only used in certain cover crop situations where extra nitrogen fixation is required or in very, very poor soil conditions.
Seeding rate: 1/2 lb - 3/4 lb per 1,000 square feet or 20 to 30 lbs per acre.
