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Description
Trifolium resupinatum Annual cool season legume cover crop.
Great for erosion mixes and adding nitrogen to your soil, fixing approximately 200 lb/acre. Very dense growth, providing great weed competition, and reseeds well. Fragrant flowers are purplish-pink and progressively bloom for a long period of time, more than any other clover.
- Application Rate: 6-10 lb/acre, 1/4-1 lb/1000 sq ft.
- Inoculant: None needed, is nitrocoated
- Germination: Days
- Plant Height: 2'
- Use: Forage crop, flower attracts bees and beneficials, erosion control, nitrogen fixing, weed competition.
- Facts to Note: Tolerates a broad range of soil conditions, mowing and continues to grow as long as it has water. Can take temperatures down to 15°F and needs only a minimum of 8"-10 of rain per year.
Note to Certified Organic Growers: All our cover crop seed is untreated, non-GMO seed. This is conventional seed, but all seeds are coated with Nitro-Coat Organic, which is an OMRI listed coating. This coating uses all organic ingredients: the proper rhizobacteria, a Calcium Carbonate coating that is naturally water absorbing to speed seed germination, and an OMRI listed organic adhesive.
Features
- Adds Significant Organic Matter
- Attracts Bees/Butterflies
- Attracts Beneficial Insects
- Cold Hardy
- Down to 25°F
- Easily Established
- Fixes Nitrogen
- Good for Forage/Hay
- Good for Weed Competition
- Helps Control Erosion
- Loosens Heavy Soils
- Nitrocoated
- Provides Quick Growth
- Tolerates Mowing/Grazing
- Tolerates Poor Drainage
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Shipping
Shipping Weight: 1.1 lb
Dimensions: 8.0"L x 5.0"W x 1.5"H