Clover Everywhere
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FarmerD
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The mix I have above is being used in the "south", based on me trying to keep food on the table from October 1 thru the middle of August. So far it's working. I have good weed control, I don't have to replant in the spring and the deer get the needed protein at the right time of the year. 
SIL hunter
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FarmerD, do have luck with that mix? Most of the sees rates I looked at were around 8 lbs of clover per acre,
FarmerD
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So far so good. I am light on the cereal grains, than most areas of the country would do, which allows the crimson to take hold in the fall (again for the southeast) and gets deer usage. Then the crimson starts to die off and the arrowleaf is taking over, but is done by June. Then along comes the Medium Red which is working real well right now. Below is a pic of what it looks like as of July 10th.
FarmerD
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I have not sprayed or mowed and you can probably count 6 weeds in there. Sort of looks like a tangled mess, but the deer have been in there bedding earlier this year and I ran deer out, when I went in and took pictures. Although I do 8 lbs of each (for convenience for me), you can see that each pound, of each type of clover, has a different number of seeds in it. I planted 6 acres of this mix last fall.
This works for me, in the southeast, with some pretty bad soil. I've tried soybeans and cowpeas and alyce clover, but unfortunately, without fencing areas off, the crops would get wiped out early and weeds would take over.
This works for me, in the southeast, with some pretty bad soil. I've tried soybeans and cowpeas and alyce clover, but unfortunately, without fencing areas off, the crops would get wiped out early and weeds would take over.
FarmerD
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The attached chart was put together for "Alabama Deer", but you can see some different seeding rates we use down here. Again, another benefit of the blend I have used, is I never had a time, when the deer didn't have anything to eat. The deer had protein at the times of the year, they need it most (antlers and lactating does).
I will be going in and working this up, in the next 2 weeks and replanting again, the end of September or early October.
I will be going in and working this up, in the next 2 weeks and replanting again, the end of September or early October.
Gator
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Where's Yoder? Its very hard to beat a fall planting of clover with a cover crop (rye, wheat, oats). This is the result of a fall planting of half ladino, half durana with about 50lbs of rye on a brand new plot that had just been cleared from years of being forest and most of the top soil is in that big pile at the back of the picture.
Ozarks-Bowhunter
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That is one nice looking patch of clover right there.
Tenured Student
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My family's farm is on the edge of white clover's comfort range. We have one plot of durana we planted last year- hope to expand this year. It is an aggressive grower once established.
fishingchip55
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D, where do you buy your clover seed?
FarmerD
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Manchester Feed and Seed in Manchester Ga. If you can give them a couple weeks notice, they can get you pretty much anything.
fishingchip55
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OK thanks. I'm in Sylvania and I guess I need to check to see if the feed stores there will order for me.
dogdoc
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Beautiful plot gator
