Fertilize clover or use it as a fertilizer

The clover as a green manure

In agriculture, the clover Grown as a forage crop that also improves the soil at the same time. Red and white clover dig themselves into the ground with relatively finely branched roots, so that heavily compacted soils are well loosened. The nodule bacteria sitting on the roots of the clover ensure an accumulation of nitrogen in the Soil, so that the additional supply of artificially produced nitrogen fertilizer is dispensed with can. If the cut material of the perennial clover plants not as food for animals cultivated, then it can be worked into the soil.

Fight the clover in the lawn with fertilizer

Since the clover can get its nitrogen from the air via nodule bacteria, as mentioned above, it survives much better on nitrogen-poor soils than the grass. So if in large parts of your lawn the clover has already displaced the grass, you can use a targeted supply of nitrogenous fertilizer to keep the lawn from growing afterwards

Scarifying improve the proportion of clover. In the event of an undesirable clover infestation in the lawn, do not use fertilizer mixtures with a high phosphate content, as this would increase the growth of the clover. Horn shavings(€ 32.93 at Amazon *) usually serve well when it comes to strengthening the grasses at the expense of the clover infestation.

Properly fertilize clover grown in the garden

For the targeted cultivation of clover in the garden, the following nutrient proportions and soil factors are very important:

• phosphate
• Potash
• Soil moisture
• PH value

The soil should not be waterlogging if possible for the clover, but it should be sufficiently moist. In addition to a good supply of fertilizers containing phosphate and potassium, the pH value of the soil is also important for healthy Clover growth is crucial: For example, the pH value for the cultivation of red and white clover should be between 6.0 and 6.7 lie. If there are deficiencies in the actually very frugal clover, then it is mostly damage caused by dry periods or after cold frosts.