Clover and Poppies Cover Crop Seed Mix
$18.00 – $36.00
Clover and Poppies Cover Crop seed, 1
A beautiful mix of: Clover, Red (red clover); Clover, Crimson (crimson clover); Poppy, California (California poppy); and Poppy, Flanders (Flanders poppy). Sow anytime for an ongoing display. We’ve used this mix extensively on our land and find that the cycle goes like this: Crimson clover germinates fastest and tends to make an apparenly monotypic patch, flowering vibrantly in 6 weeks or so. As the crimson clover dies back, the california poppy and flanders poppy take over (see photo, where crimson clover dried heads are apparent with the poppies overarching them), after which the poppies tend to die back and give way to red clover, which is a more permanent cover. Depending on planting date and the cycles of warm and cold in your region, these plants are likely to continue to express seasonally on an ongoing basis, with varicolored displays in spring, summer and fall.
Sow 100 g per 500 square feet; 1/2 lb per 1,000 square feet; 10 lbs per acre. Grows 1 to 2 feet tall.
Open pollinated seed, rhizocoated to assist in nitrogen fixation (clovers).
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MIKELLE TERSON –
Does the field need to be plowed to plant these? It’s grassy now thx
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Richo Cech –
Hello Mikelle,
Thanks for contacting. A sedbed needs to be prepared–just overcasting the seed on grass won’t do much. Mow, rototill, spread the seed, rake in and tamp. Plowing can sometimes be helpful if the grass thatch is very thick.
Richo
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Vivi –
I’ve got a strip between my espalliered fruit trees and a fence, and I’m looking for a low maintenance cover crop/ground cover, something that I can mow in the fall. I’m on the Oregon coast, zone 9a. This looks like a great option, unless you have some other suggestions.
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Richo Cech –
yes, this is a good choice, it is standard on my farm, not far from you
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Yesenia Mason –
Are any of the poppies you sell poisonous to dogs?
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Richo Cech –
hello yesenia, i think they could be harmful to dogs but dogs aren’t attracted to eating them. r
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Jasseia Villa –
Is everything in the mix native to California?
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Richo Cech –
hi jasseia, no, only the california poppy is native to california. richo
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Bella –
I’m removing a bermudagrass lawn and want to replace it with a fast-growing drought-resistant ground cover. The soil is a beautiful silty loam but we’re in zone 9b so it’s hot and dry a lot here. Trying to be water-wise while having a pollinator-friendly garden. Would this mix be a good choice or would you suggest something else?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Bella, I did my best to think of something that would be better and then after I realized how much claifornia poppy is in the mix and how good that is in a dry Z9 and how it brings in pollinators, then i thought it really can’t be improved on. The clovers do tend to need more water but if you fall-sow you’ll get some rainwater to help. richo
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Aubrey Gardner –
Are these organic and can they be harvested to use as medicine?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Aubrey, When we sell 100% organic stuff then we label it as organic. If as in the case of this blend there’s a non-organic ingredient (california poppy) then we don’t sell it as organic. This is basically a covercrop that can be harvested and used according to the attributes of the individual plants. r
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Jules –
I have a bunch of poppy seed and sesame seeds mixed up I plan to sprinkle around to grow a cover crop. Can chickens eat this crop.
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Richo Cech –
yes
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erica –
for areas that have a snowy winter, would you recommend planting this mix in the late fall before snow or waiting until the spring?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Erica, Sow the seed as soon as possible, as soon as a good seedbed can be produced. The crimson clover is going to germinate right away and a snowy winter will soften the other seeds and make them ready to germinate and flower in the spring.
Richo
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Robert Stein –
I need to cover and control erosion on a steep hillside that is loose sandy loam that has been recently excavated. Location is near the southern shore of Lake Erie. I’d like a mix of short stature perennials with deep roots that do not allow invasive plants to prosper. Flowers are a plus but not necessary.
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Admin Richo Cech –
Hello Robert,
Looks like you’re on the right page. Rdd clover really locks the soil together, and none of these plants grow over waist high.
Richo
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April (verified owner) –
I purchased this mix for the sunny area along the edge of my forest. Got any suggestions for a mix deeper within the wooded area? Just trying to diversify. Thanks!
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Richo Cech –
Hi April,
This sounds like a good area for the clover and poppies mix. People have good luck with that one. MAybe this blog will give you some ideas for forested aREAS:
https://blog.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/where-and-how-to-grow-an-herbal-groundcover/
richo
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Admin Richo Cech –
I have had MANY compliments on a front “lawn” of cloverpoppy cover from you a couple of years ago… it saved horrible clay layer and turned everything to blooming wonder!!! Thank you again! xoxox
Annie
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