Yellow Sweet Blossom Clover Seed - Raw

Cattle, horses, deer and other vertebrates aren't the only type of animal that appreciates a good clover. Yellow Sweet Blossom Clover Seed is very attractive to bees, thanks to its colorful and sweet flowers. Of course, it can also serve as a source of hay, pasture, and green manure on the side.

Product Information

• Application or Use: Cattle Forage, Livestock Grazing, Food Plot, Cover Crop, Erosion Control
• Germination Time: 5 - 7 days, under optimal conditions
• Growing Locations: Warm Season, Transition Zone, Cool Season
• Height: Up to 4 feet
• Sunlight Requirements: 4+ hours
• Advantages: Very attractive to bees, thanks to colorful and sweet flowers; while also being a great source of hay and green manure.
• When to Plant: Recommended planting time is spring or fall when night time temperatures are consistently below 65 degrees.

Don't forget to order the A/B Type Inoculant - Alfalfa/Clover here.

Product Detail

• Attracts bees
• Can thrive in clay or sandy soil
• Tolerates low fertility and wet conditions
• Soil building
• Erosion control in poorly drained soils

Product Information

Yellow Sweet Blossom Clover Seed (Melilotus Officinalis) is commonly used for bees in honey production, cover crops, conservation, wildlife food plots, pastures, hay and green manure or soil building.

This clover variety is known to attract honey bees and beneficial predatory wasps.  Yellow Sweet Clover is not a true clover because it is actually more closely related to alfalfa.  Sweet clover leaves look very similar to alfalfa, but the alfalfa leaflets are serrated only on the tips where sweet clover leaflets are entirely serrated.  Yellow Sweet Clover plants grow as tall as 4 ft. and are considered a biennial clover seed.  Yellow Sweet Clover when compared to white flowering types of sweet clover will bloom roughly 2 weeks earlier and will also mature earlier, has finer stems and is less winter-hardy.  Yellow Sweet Clover will grow where alfalfa, red clover and white clover fail.  It can thrive in clay or sandy soils and tolerates low fertility and wet conditions.  Yellow Sweet Clover can fix or add as much as 100 units of nitrogen per acre, as well as 2,500 to 3,500 lbs. of dry matter, making this clover seed variety very appealing to organic farmers.

To conclude, Yellow Sweet Blossom Clover is a great choice for soil building, organic green manure, honey production and erosion control in poorly drained soils.

Yellow Sweet Blossom Clover is non-GMO.

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Yellow Sweet Blossom Clover performs best in higher calcium soils with a pH of 6.5 or higher. This clover variety tolerates poorly drained and flooded soils.

Yellow Sweet Clover is also drought-tolerant as well as winter-hardy.

Yellow Sweet Clover has a valuable taproot (up to 5 ft.) and root system in general that provides a greater ability in extracting soil nutrients and minerals bringing them to the top which disperses during decomposition.

Plant at a rate of 10 to 15 lbs. / acre, at a depth between 1/4 in. and 1/2 in. Plant during spring or fall.

Instructions

When choosing to start a new lawn, remove old vegetation by using a de-thatcher, power rake or tiller to kill the existing vegetation. Rake or drag the area to remove debris and dead grass for a clean area. Ensure the soil is leveled and loosened to allow the seed to have good soil contact once spread on a clean seed bed.

If you have an area with heavy weed coverage, we recommend starting fresh by killing and removing the existing vegetation. If you choose to use chemicals, herbicides or fertilizers, you must check with the product's manufacturer prior to planting new seed to ensure the proper waiting period.

When overseeding an existing area, mow your lawn at the lowest setting and bag the clippingsx. Rake or drag any areas that have dead thatch or debris.