When used in a lawn mix, it supplies continuous nitrogen and helps suppress weeds.
Standard white clover can overcome grass species and crowd them out.
It goes to flower quickly and attracts bees.
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What Is Micro Clover?
It doesn’t crowd out grass; you could mow it down to 3 inches.
The most popular varieties of micro clover are ‘Pirouette’ and ‘Pipolina’.
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It will also grow more densely, growing back smaller when mowed.
It also doesn’t grow well in sandy soils and dies if exposed to broadleaf herbicides.
How to Establish Micro Clover
Plant micro clover in the spring around your last frost date.
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Clover likes cool temperatures while germinating.
In addition, micro clover will produce few or no flowers when it is consistently mowed to 3 inches.
If your soil has this bacteria, uncoated micro clover seeds will work fine.
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It is sold under several names, including Microclover, Miniclover, Microgreen Microclover, and Micro Clover.
Micro clover typically costs between about $30 to $65 a pound depending on the supplier.
So, a 10,000-square-foot lawn can cost from $300 to $1,300 for seed.
Aeration allows the seeds to reach the soil surface and ensures the soil retains water and nutrients.
In cold winter zones, micro clover goes dormant over winter and returns in spring.
Micro clover is a good companion to grass, choking out weeds, not grass.
Microclovers making a comeback as lawns grow in biodiversity.Illinois University State Extension.
University of Maryland Extension.
The Value of Coated Seed.University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
