Medium Leaf White Clover (Trifolium repens)

White clover is one of the most beneficial legumes in farming. Due to its creeping growth habit it can spread itself around and fill gaps in pastures and will last many years. Medium leaved varieties have a good balance of persistence and yield. Mixture of small and medium leaf varieties is recommended for sheep and cattle grazing. Mixture of medium and large leaf varieties is recommended for grazing cattle and for silage.

• Long term nitrogen fixation.
• Spreads by a network of creeping stems close to the surface.
• Cutting stimulates the roots to grow more and fix more nitrogen.
• Small Leaf White Clover can sown between and under long-lived perennials to act as a living mulch.
• It is part of the legume family so treat as such for crop rotation purposes.
• Tolerates close grazing.
• Supplies nitrogen to grass in a pasture but will not take over the sward in summer. The grass in the sward will not be thinned out due to the clover.
• Bees love white clover.

Growing White Clover

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