Orders with subtotals $1,200 and above receive bulk pricing.
If you have placed orders totaling at least $1,200 within the past 12 months, additional orders qualify for bulk pricing.
Trees and plants begin shipping in March.
Potatoes and onion sets begin shipping in late March.
Seeds ship year-round.
Tools and growing supplies ship year-round.
Orders with subtotals $1,200 and above receive bulk pricing.
If you have placed orders totaling at least $1,200 within the past 12 months, additional orders qualify for bulk pricing.
Perennial legume. Up to 4-8". The lowest-growing clover. Shade- and traffic-tolerant perennial. Our most popular clover. Seed at 10–15#/acre, ½#/1000 sq ft. Dutch white clover is treated with an OMRI-listed organic inoculant for optimum stand establishment, yield and nitrogen fixation.
As cover crop: Makes nice garden paths and living mulch.
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| Variety | Product Type | Outdoor Direct Seeding Time | Tons Biomass Per Acre | Pounds of Nitrogen Fixed Per Acre | Minimum Soil pH | Maximum Soil pH | Lifecycle | Seeding Rate in Pounds per 1000 sq Feet | Seeding Rate in Pounds per Acre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson Clover | seeds | 1.25-1.5 | 100 | 5 | 8 | annual | 1.5 | 25-50 | |
| Freedom Red Clover | seeds | 2-3 | 100 | 6 | 7.5 | perennial | 0.5 | 15-20 | |
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Mammoth Red Clover Organic |
seeds | 2-3 | 100 | 6 | 7.5 | perennial | 0.5 | 15-20 | |
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Medium Red Clover Organic |
seeds | 2-3 | 100 | 6 | 7.5 | perennial | 0.5 | 15-20 | |
| Alice White Clover | seeds | late winter to first frost | yes | 6.5 | 7.5 | perennial | 0.25 | 4-5 | |
| Dutch White Clover | seeds | late winter to first frost | little | yes | 6.5 | 7.5 | perennial | 0.5 | 10-15 |
| Ladino White Clover | seeds | late winter to first frost | medium | medium | 6.5 | 7.5 | perennial | 0.25 | 4-5 |
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Rivendell White Clover Organic |
seeds | late winter to first frost | little | 100 | 6.5 | 7.5 | perennial | 0.25 | 5-10 |
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Yellow Sweet Clover Organic |
seeds | spring and summer | 3.75 | 200 | 6 | 8 | perennial | 0.5 | 15-20 |
Items shipping from our growing supplies warehouse take 2-4 business days to process.
Trifolium spp. (except Yellow Sweet Clover, Melilotus officinalis)
The Trifolium genus is home to more than 300 species, and most are native to the northern hemisphere. Clover is versatile, performs well in Maine’s cool humid climate and acidic soils, fixes atmospheric nitrogen, and attracts pollinators. The taller red clovers are better hay plants, with a more erect habit and greater biomass, and they dry more easily. Red clover blossoms, fresh or dried, make one of our favorite teas. White clovers perform better in pastures and lawns, as they tolerate close mowing (or nibbling) and heavy traffic.
No matter what kind of clover you choose, be sure to plant plenty to increase your chances of finding those lucky four-lobed specimens: a survey of approximately 7 million clovers found that 1 in 5,000 clover leaves exhibit this trait!
Clover may be planted from late winter through early fall. Seedlings are slow to establish and will benefit from a nurse crop of oats. If annual weeds come up with your clover, all is not lost: keep the plot regularly mowed and by midseason the clover will have outcompeted the weeds.
Some of our clovers are pre-inoculated and clay-coated with an OMRI-approved coating, but for best results with all clovers, we recommend using Alfalfa/Clover Inoculant.
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None of our seed is treated with fungicides.
Organically grown seed is labeled OG.
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