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Sweet Clover (Yellow Blossom) - OMRI Inoculated

    Description

    Yellow blossom sweetclover is not a true clover but is probably more closely related to alfalfa. Sweetclover leaves look much like alfalfa, but the margins of alfalfa leaflets are serrated only on the tips. Sweetclover leaflets are serrated around their entire margin. It is typically a biennial, grows 2-6 feet high, and as the name implies, produces yellow flowers. When compared to the white flowering types of sweetclover, yellow blossom blooms roughly 2 weeks earlier and also matures earlier, usually grows less upright, possesses finer stems, and is less productive and less winter-hardy. However, yellow blossom sweetclover persists better in pastures and tolerate adverse conditions better than white varieties. In temperate climates with mild summers it can survive and thrive through a second year of production. Yellow blossom sweetclover adds lots of nitrogen and organic matter to a system.

    Sweet Clover (Yellow Blossom) - OMRI Inoculated

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      Seeding Rate: 8-10 lbs per acre.

        Description

        Yellow blossom sweetclover is not a true clover but is probably more closely related to alfalfa. Sweetclover leaves look much like alfalfa, but the margins of alfalfa leaflets are serrated only on the tips. Sweetclover leaflets are serrated around their entire margin. It is typically a biennial, grows 2-6 feet high, and as the name implies, produces yellow flowers. When compared to the white flowering types of sweetclover, yellow blossom blooms roughly 2 weeks earlier and also matures earlier, usually grows less upright, possesses finer stems, and is less productive and less winter-hardy. However, yellow blossom sweetclover persists better in pastures and tolerate adverse conditions better than white varieties. In temperate climates with mild summers it can survive and thrive through a second year of production. Yellow blossom sweetclover adds lots of nitrogen and organic matter to a system.

        When is the right time to plant?

        Sweet Clover (Yellow Blossom) - OMRI Inoculated has a minimum germination temp of 42 °F. Reference your average soil temperature to determine ideal planting time.
        Read this article for more info: When Can I Start Planting?

        Basic Info

        N Fix Potential 80-150
        Seeds/lb 180000
        C/N at Maturity Low
        Growth Habit Upright
        Root Type/Depth Shallow Taproot
        Cold Kill -30 °F
        Dry Matter Potential 2 - 4 tons/acre

        Use & Characteristics

        Maturity Biennial days
        Lasting Residue Good
        Palatability Very Good
        Hay Harvest Poor
        Regrowth Fair
        Deep Compaction Excellent
        Surface Compaction Excellent
        Weed Suppression Good
        Crimp Kill Difficult

        Planting

        Plant Depth 1/4 - 1/2"
        Min Germ Temp 42 °F
        Drilled Seed Rate 8-10 lbs/acre
        Broadcast Seed Rate 10-15 lbs/acre

        Tolerance

        Heat Very Good
        Drought Excellent
        Shade Fair
        Wet Soil Fair
        Low Fertility Excellent
        Low pH Soil Fair
        High pH Salinity Good
        High pH Calcareous Excellent

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