Aberlasting Clover
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I planted quite a bit of it this year but I always plant it in a mix. I shoot for 10%.
I like the idea of it in spots I spray and bag seed- places I can mow but not run my seeder through. No idea if it works though. I had some Kura in a spot I planted years ago that was mostly un-maintained for a lot of years and it was still there this year when I cleaned that spot up.
I like the idea of it in spots I spray and bag seed- places I can mow but not run my seeder through. No idea if it works though. I had some Kura in a spot I planted years ago that was mostly un-maintained for a lot of years and it was still there this year when I cleaned that spot up.
GoldenTriangleIL
5 year old buck +
I have had good experience with it from a persistence and attractiveness standpoint. Seemed to establish as quickly as other clovers. The severe drought we had this summer fall really knocked it back but not anymore (probably less) than other clover varieties. Would definitely plant again, and I include it in all my clover mixes.
omicron1792
5 year old buck +
It’s my go to right now, but like others said it was so dry this year really hard to tell on it. I did add some more this fall but not a ton, we will see what comes back.
I do have some buds that swear by it over the past few years.
I do have some buds that swear by it over the past few years.
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omicron1792
5 year old buck +
A little whitetail institute and regalgraze, plus a few annuals. They did awesome for spring, just didn’t survive the brutal hot and dry summer. Not sure any clover could have. Added more chicory and trying some white and yellow sweet clover too
We will see how it does this year. I used some Rennovation too. Here in Deep South I use annuals mostly, I just have about 3 acres I’m always trying to do a perennial clover plot with. In most plots I use a couple of pounds of a perennial white, then crimson, fixation balansa and arrowleaf. I did throw in a little Persian this year.
I did not realize you were in the south. Here in Michigan we get enough rainfall that growing white clover is pretty easy. I generally plant in the late summer so that the clover will be well established by the hottest part of the following summer. Have a plot of Rennovation and legacy behind the house thats on its 4th year.
omicron1792
5 year old buck +
Yep. We all have the same goals but us southern boys have different issues than y’all, mainly lack of year round clover and poisonous snakes!
I am jealous if y’all being able to do one crop rotation and not two. But y’all can keep the snow!
If it’s like Kura it’s low growing. My Kura always looked like a golf course green- but it was always in “hidey hole” locations so maybe it WAS getting grazed low.
I never truly know what does well in my plantings because I always plant a mix and I can’t tell one variety of wc from another.
I never truly know what does well in my plantings because I always plant a mix and I can’t tell one variety of wc from another.
WTNUT
5 year old buck +
It has become my all time favorite. It gets plenty tall like Alice and is much better in all ways. All I got to say. Planted 20 acres of it two years ago and very happy.
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Mortenson
5 year old buck +
A mistake in that you didn't use enough? I'm spreading med red on every plot this year. My plan is to add a few lbs of jumbo ladino, aberlasting, marco polo, & forage chicory on three of them and let them run for 3 or 4 years. Every plot got pulled to turnip duty in recent years in an attempt to keep winter deer away from snipers, but since that program is temporarily shelved, I want more clover again.
omicron1792
5 year old buck +
I’ve got a bunch planted that I will get pictures this year. Overall, this has been one of my worst fall plantings. My main mistake was I didn’t plant enough rye with it, but I have some pretty good bare spots.
I'm doing mrc again for the first time in many years. If I was doing permanent clover plots I might go 15-20% aberlasting in hope it would establish.
Since aberlasting is a cross of caucasian and white clover I bet its harder to establish. I've planted it but have no idea if it grew since it is in a mix. I do know i cant plant summer mix into it because my white clovers dominate it.
Kura is caucasian and Ed Spinazzola talked about it being hard to establish, gly resistant and almost invasive once established. Which sounds perfect for a permanent plot. He was in Michigan so "close enough" to our conditions in midwest?
Since aberlasting is a cross of caucasian and white clover I bet its harder to establish. I've planted it but have no idea if it grew since it is in a mix. I do know i cant plant summer mix into it because my white clovers dominate it.
Kura is caucasian and Ed Spinazzola talked about it being hard to establish, gly resistant and almost invasive once established. Which sounds perfect for a permanent plot. He was in Michigan so "close enough" to our conditions in midwest?
Victor Van Meter
5 year old buck +
I was considering putting this into a mix. The price is giving me pause. Can anyone who has planted it say the cost is worth it over other white clovers?
Joe Buck
5 year old buck +
We are in Central Sands Area in Wisconsin. Almost 100 % sand. We have planted Aberlasting for a number of years but always in a Mix, so never sure which was which. We lost almost all our Clover last summer due to the hot dry summer, so we replanted on Labor Day this last Fall. We planted 1 1/2 acres. We divided into 4 equal parts. Two we planted with just Aberlasting and two we planted with just Jumbo Ladino. Both areas we added some Med. Red but will obviously be able to distinguish it. Used Forage oats for a cover crop.
First 2 weeks was really dry and no germination. We then got some rains and it really started coming and was still growing Nov.1. Deer kept it from getting very tall but it was nice and thick and growing. Both varieties were doing the same. Couldn't tell one from the other. Bad news is we got hardly any snow cover at all and was completely bare for all of January and most of Feb. with extremely cold weather. You could not see any plants at all, just mostly bare dirt by that time. I'm afraid that those young plants will not make it but will have to wait till Spring to see. Will let you know what happens. We just have so much trouble keeping anything growing in that sand when it gets hot & dry which is why we wanted to try the Aberlasting. Per Specs and seed dealer it's supposed to do better in those conditions. Not sure what to due if nothing survived. Try to Replant this Spring with Clover or just do Winter Rye, Winter Wheat maybe some Oats each fall and that's it? Keep the weeds and grass cut during the summer. Any comments or suggestions are welcomed!
First 2 weeks was really dry and no germination. We then got some rains and it really started coming and was still growing Nov.1. Deer kept it from getting very tall but it was nice and thick and growing. Both varieties were doing the same. Couldn't tell one from the other. Bad news is we got hardly any snow cover at all and was completely bare for all of January and most of Feb. with extremely cold weather. You could not see any plants at all, just mostly bare dirt by that time. I'm afraid that those young plants will not make it but will have to wait till Spring to see. Will let you know what happens. We just have so much trouble keeping anything growing in that sand when it gets hot & dry which is why we wanted to try the Aberlasting. Per Specs and seed dealer it's supposed to do better in those conditions. Not sure what to due if nothing survived. Try to Replant this Spring with Clover or just do Winter Rye, Winter Wheat maybe some Oats each fall and that's it? Keep the weeds and grass cut during the summer. Any comments or suggestions are welcomed!
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