Clover, Crimson (Trifolium incarnatum) Cover Crop Seed, Organic

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Family: Legume (Fabaceae)

Fall or spring planted annual cover crop. Crimson Clover: truly luxurious blossoms; the ability to quickly produce a monotypic stand that discourages growth of weedy species; fixes 150 lbs of pure nitrogen per acre; carbon-rich (builds soil). The fresh or dried herb also makes a salutary tea. Crimson clover prefers cool weather and moist but well-drained soils of about pH 6.5. This Clover is often used as an intercrop in orchards and vineyards, or under-sown to corn when corn is knee high. Sown in the fall, the plants overwinter as small rosettes and progress quickly to flower in the spring. Sown in the spring, quickly covers disturbed soil with rich green beauty.  Seed is raw organic, no treatments of any kind.

500 seeds/pkt

100 g bag covers (~26,500 seeds)  400 square feet

1 lb (~120,000 seeds) covers 2,000 square feet

Seed of Crimson Clover, Certified Organically Grown

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  1. Question

    Tristan (verified owner)

    If you were to use crimson under zahir poppies, how tall would you wait for the poppies to grow before spreading the crimson seeds? Thanks

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      Richo Cech

      hi tristan, my experience with the poppies is that they size up very fast at this time of year. You could almost let them finish out before spreading the crimson clover as a summer cover. That’s what I would do anyway. richo

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    Ginny

    I’m looking for a groundcover to plant alongside a freshly made gravel road. Mostly clay. Will this self seed? Zone 5.

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    Tonia

    Hi, I’m in zone 8B and would like to know what the best ground cover to plant after I harvest my garlic? Thanks

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    Lyn

    Hi. I live in Michigan, zone 6. Can I add clover to my struggling grass area that is being taken over by weeds, or will adding clover seed not work? The grass area is next to a wooded area, we do mow it, our girls play in it, and is part sun. Which clover would be best, or is there some other seed/plant that would help the area look better, even if it means pulling out all the grass and starting over. Thanks so much for your help.

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      hi lyn, crimson clover is annual so for a perennial cover you can try red clover. it is mow-able and very cushy, and makes its own nutrients through nitrogen fixation. One does have to make a seedbed, though, it usually doesn’t work to sprinkle seeds on grass. Richo

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    Clara (verified owner)

    Hello Richo,
    Thanks for your very helpful answer to my question about red clover. It sounds like it may be difficult to turn under by hand. Would this crimson clover be a more appropriate cover crop to mingle with flowers and vegetables? I’m excited to work with clover due to its nitrogen fixing properties, but of course don’t want to overwhelm what I’m growing. (Again I’m in 6b-7a zone in PA).
    Thank you!

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    Sarah Try

    I would like to order a 1lb bag but do not see that as an option in the drop down!

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    Mary

    Hello, I was wondering if you could answer this question for me. I have grown Crimson Clover in a patch where I have decided to create a new garden bed to enrich the soil. I am wondering if Crimson Clover shares the same medicinal properties as red clover (which I use a great deal of). I know it is edible and can be used to make tea but does it contain the same alternative, demulcent, estrogenic, etc properties of red clover? I have tried to find some research on this but there does not seem to be a lot concerning trifolium incarnatum’s medicinal uses. Thanks so much!

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