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It germinated last fall but was pretty much ate to the ground as it's a small plot. Much like the Wind Gypsy's photo, it's getting a lot of attention right now.
Spring Appearance of Fall Planted Clover
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Many of the white clovers like durana tend to prefer clay soil over sandy.
I suggest you give plain old medium red or even some crimson clover a try. Crimson clover is not too well liked by deer, but in poor soils it is good to have something that is not eaten to death. A good shot of 2,4D would close to wipe out the clover.
I planted some milpa seed mix from green cover. I saw some clovers doing well that i did not recognize at camp, zone 3 sandy soil. Almost junk sand spots. Milpa has persian clover in it. Aslike might be ok too.
Plantain is a chickory like plant that does well in poor soils. I have it at camp in high traffic areas, like the camp lawn and parking lot. Deer n snowshoe hare love it.
MY plan at camp is to let the weeds win. I will plant rye and oats, but let the weeds be until mid august or so. Then one year I mow or knock it down and the next I use roundup. Always plant small grains, a few different clovers, and a small amount of brassicas like 1-2lb an acre. Clovers are about 8lb and acre and grains are about 80lb. Uusually 2-3 parts rye 1 part oats. I get wheat dirt cheap even sometimes free, so I sometimes add a 1/2 part to the mix. Wheat needs to be in the ground more, but can make it some no till years. I have a nice tow behind set of discs for the ATV, so might be more min till now.
Many of the white clovers like durana tend to prefer clay soil over sandy.
I suggest you give plain old medium red or even some crimson clover a try. Crimson clover is not too well liked by deer, but in poor soils it is good to have something that is not eaten to death. A good shot of 2,4D would close to wipe out the clover.
I planted some milpa seed mix from green cover. I saw some clovers doing well that i did not recognize at camp, zone 3 sandy soil. Almost junk sand spots. Milpa has persian clover in it. Aslike might be ok too.
Plantain is a chickory like plant that does well in poor soils. I have it at camp in high traffic areas, like the camp lawn and parking lot. Deer n snowshoe hare love it.
MY plan at camp is to let the weeds win. I will plant rye and oats, but let the weeds be until mid august or so. Then one year I mow or knock it down and the next I use roundup. Always plant small grains, a few different clovers, and a small amount of brassicas like 1-2lb an acre. Clovers are about 8lb and acre and grains are about 80lb. Uusually 2-3 parts rye 1 part oats. I get wheat dirt cheap even sometimes free, so I sometimes add a 1/2 part to the mix. Wheat needs to be in the ground more, but can make it some no till years. I have a nice tow behind set of discs for the ATV, so might be more min till now.
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5 year old buck +
Absolutely. When I spread pure clay somewhere, white clover was the only thing that would grow at first. A close second for diversity was flax and jap millet. Third would be ragweed and black eyed Susan.
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Towards the end of summer, I see ragweed trees around me. They make my 6 year old spruce trees jealous.
Dirt just aint't dirt....... One thing works great here, another thing doesn't work great there.
Alot of legumes in this world other than clover.......... You got sand try hairy vetch.
Used to absolutely love dutch white clover. Now I don't like it as much. It does not play well with other seeds.
