Great! We love all clovers in a sheep pasture. Some people believe that clover can give sheep bloat, which is true. But they shy away from planting it in pastures, which I believe is a mistake. Sure you don't want the entire pasture of clover, but a good sheep pasture should have clover in it.
The salt the nitrates are usually bonded with and sold as fertilizer is potassium nitrate. They are both part of the macronutrients that plants require.
NERD! My favorite people! I’m a devout nerd trying to rehabilitate a chunk of desert. Crimson clover and a variety of other cover crops will hopefully assist in turning adobe dirt into good soil. Wish me luck!
Is there a substantial difference in white clover from crimson clover? Your indoor lighting and audio is good enough. A better camera for outdoors though... I know I really benefit from a higher resolution and quality when it comes to being able to recognize different plants in a garden. Just a note for when you have tens of thousands of subscribers.
All in all, they are very similar. However the main difference is that white clover grows horizontally, mainly above the ground while red clover has a thick root system and grows taller. White clover will last, in theory forever in an intense grazing situation, while red clover could last only 3-4 years in an intensive grazing situation. Making red clover a better cover crop.
@@homesteadingwithPJ Do you have experience or know of examples of Clover being used as a cover crop in successive plantings? Meaning, growing clover in the fall/spring then planting rows of warm weather crops amongst the clover. You mentioned building a hill for zucchini, but what about trying to grow in the same dirt that the clover is in? I am specifically interested in growing Sunflowers and Sorghum as a shade row, seeds for chickens, and stems for chewing material for rabbits. However, I have a thick cover of weeds by the time it is warm enough to grow them. Unfortunately, both sunflowers and Sorghum seem to have shallow and sparce root systems and so I expect they won't compete well. Weeds I am willing to pull out by the roots, but I would like the clover to stay.
@@rashonryuu growing successively with clover will always be better than competing with weeds, but in pretty much every situation, clover is building the soil for other plants (especially veggies). Tall plants are great for this (so sunflowers and sorghum are perfect). I'm doing it this year as well with clover on the ground and comfrey growing in rows (for chicken fodder).
I'd like to experiment with a ground cover if it won't spread like crazy, especially if it were good for the soil and pollinators. I have some bare ground in very tight, rocky clay areas next to property lines. Also, as landscaping rocks break down, what minerals and such are released into the soil?
Yeah this will spear once established. Some people want that though. I don't know anything about landscaping rocks and the minerals they put into the soil as they break down.
