Clover mix

[DIY]

I have 5 lbs each of medium red, crimson, Frosty berseem and Apache arrowleaf clover.

I have a few smaller plots between 1/4 and 1/2 acre that I would like to frost seed. I figured I would just create a blend by mixing it all together and then frost seed each plot with an appropriate amount of seed.

Is there any reason I shouldn’t mix all 4 of these clovers together in equal parts?

 

[SwampCat]

I would be a little concerned the arrowleaf would overwhelm the others. It can get pretty dang big and wooly

 

[X-farmerdan]

I have 5 lbs each of medium red, crimson, Frosty berseem and Apache arrowleaf clover.

I have a few smaller plots between 1/4 and 1/2 acre that I would like to frost seed. I figured I would just create a blend by mixing it all together and then frost seed each plot with an appropriate amount of seed.

Is there any reason I shouldn’t mix all 4 of these clovers together in equal parts?

Equal parts by weight? Consider this-
In round numbers the number of seeds (and therefore potential plants) per pound:

Red Clover 272-thousand
Berseem Clover 207-thousand
Arrowleaf 400-thousand

If I did my math right mixing the seed by equal weight means, in a pound of seed, you end up with 90-thousand red clover plants, 69-thousand berseem, and 133-thousand arrowleaf.

 

[DIY]

Good point. I hadn’t thought of that. However, the arrowleaf and berseem are coated seed, while the red and crimson are not. Not sure how much the coating impacts the seed count per lb.

 

[X-farmerdan]

Good point. I hadn’t thought of that. However, the arrowleaf and berseem are coated seed, while the red and crimson are not. Not sure how much the coating impacts the seed count per lb.

Have the tag? There's a percent seed by weight and a percent inert matter. A 10-lb bag of innoculated seed might have less than 5 lbs of seed (48% seed, 52% inert matter).

 

[DIY]

Thanks! I will check the tags before mixing.

 

[FarmerD]

I do a similar mix for a fall planting here in the south, but because of the heat of the summer my success rate for a frost seeding gets reduced, so I don't do it.
In the fall, I make the medium red, the "star" of my planting, because it's a biennial (2 year) clover. The crimson will die off first, late spring, then the arrowleaf (not sure about the berseem since I've never planted it) and if those were planted too thick and or shaded out the medium red, it will look sparse. The medium red could take you in to the next year, if you choose to let it go. Just some thoughts.

Like X-Farmerdan, suggests, give some good consideration to your seeding rates.

 

[Tap]

I'm under the impression that crimson does not frost seed very well.
Might want to wait until spring and over seed the crimson.