What Is The Best Clover Species? 

Not sucking is all I strive for lol

Adding in some cool season annuals will do great! The stuff the deer don't eat will die and add some time release fertilizer.

Thanks for the feedback! I will edit the video description to add that information. You're right, that would be very helpful. I will try to remember to add that type of information on any future food plot videos I do. Thanks again!

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No clover isn’t very invasive. If it starts to creep over the property line either pull them out or spray them with an herbicide. Easy to control.

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That’s a great idea. Really a comparison of buck on bag or name brand seed mixed vs coop mix would be good. Hint… I haven’t bought a name brand mixture in probably 5 years.

@@InformedOutdoors I started my plot with mame brand , but had alot of bare spots, so just went to southern states co-op and got ladino clover seed to fill it in. Waiting on results. It was about 1/3 the price of name brand.

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I plan to do an updated video in the future that will include pictures of the different clover species. Thanks for the feedback!

I have not. I don’t think it would be a bad idea, but I would pair red with a more perennial clover like ladino.

Spring or late summer/fall is good. Frost seeding works well too but I don’t think you get too much of that where you are.

I get mine from a local ag co-op. Usually much better prices. I do plan to do a few side by side comparisons of ag clover versus “buck on bag” clover.

Arrowleaf is a great annual clover. Even though it's an "annual" if it's maintained well and you keep the competition down it'll reseed pretty well. Does best in well drained soils too.

It is in the same family as clover.

It is a legume they are first cousins requiring the same nutrients and ph level.

Yeah this video needs to be redone.

What would be the benefit of a shorter mature height? Less stem and more mass?

For my application, less chance of outcompeting more preferable taller species - I'm thinking agriculture applications. In the course of testing how quickly this dwarf gets going, I would know if it might be worth considering for a wildlife feed plot. Shade tolerance and the ability to handle stress from traffic and drought are other factors that I will be looking for. The ability to set up a good food plot in a pocket meadow might be useful.

Very true. Let us know how it goes!

A soil test will give you the best recommendation for what the put down. In a pinch I have just thrown down 13-13-13.

Red is a good choice. Berseem is supposedly pretty tolerant of drought too, but I’ve never planted it. Ive had decent luck with crimson too.

I have not. I think in mid Missouri we get a little too cold for it.

Your local co op or ag store. If you decide to go with a name brand seed mix just do your research to see what’s actually in the mix.

I go to my local ag store.

Thank you!