Red Clover Green Manure Seeds

GREEN MANURE Red Clover Seeds

Botanical name: Trifolium pratense
Type: Perennial temperate legume

Red Clover is a resilient cool-season legume that improves soil fertility, enhances microbial activity, and adds valuable organic matter. With its deep taproot system, Red Clover breaks up compacted soils, improves drainage, and fixes nitrogen naturally. Its pink-red flowers attract bees and beneficial insects, making it ideal for boosting biodiversity in gardens, pastures, and cropping systems.

• Excellent nitrogen fixer for soil fertility and reduced need for synthetic fertilisers.
• Deep roots improve soil structure and break up compacted layers.
• Adds organic matter to support microbial life and long-term soil health.
• Attracts pollinators with vibrant pink-red flowers.
• Suitable for use as a green manure, living mulch, or pasture understorey.
• Adapts to a range of soils and performs well in temperate and subtropical regions.

Plant Details:

• Type: Cool-season biennial or short-lived perennial legume
• Height: 30–60 cm

Sowing Information:

• Sow When:
  Temperate Regions: Autumn to early spring (March–September).
  Subtropical Regions: Autumn to early winter (April–July).
  Tropical Regions: Early winter or dry season (May–July).
• Germination: 7–14 days
• Depth: Sow 0.5–1 cm deep
• Position: Full sun to light shade
• Sow Where: Direct into prepared garden beds, pastures, or fallow fields
• Soil Type: Adapts to loam, clay, and heavier soils; prefers fertile, well-drained soil (pH 6–7)
• Spacing: Broadcast evenly or sow rows 20–30 cm apart

Management:

• Keep moist during germination and establishment.
• Mow or cut before flowering to maximise nitrogen return and avoid reseeding if using as green manure.
• Allow cut biomass to break down 3–6 weeks before planting next crops.

Harvest and Incorporation:

Incorporate before full flowering for best nitrogen fixation and soil-building benefits. Flowers attract bees. Therefore, it is ideal for pollinator-friendly rotations.

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