Perennial Clover

[SWAMPFOX]

I'm looking to plant a 1/2 plot in a perennial clover, either Duranna or Ladino. I'm in planting zone 8b near Swainsboro, Ga. My question is will these clovers do well in my area or will the summer heat be a limiting factor?
Thanks

 

[Canuck5]

Get your soil test done and prep the soil to have a 6.0+ph.

P&K are very important, so work those in the soil too, now

Get your weeds and grasses under control this spring and summer

Is the plot shaded?

Establish your clover in early October and I would go with a mix of crimson, Durana and a medium red clover. Crimson should be available by the pound, Durana can be bought in 5 pound bags and if you can find a medium red clover by the pound, get some of that too. For me, medium red clover has a longer root system and seems to handle summers well, but, Durana is great, once it gets going.

 

[Canuck5]

Oh and establish your clover with either wheat or oats, this fall.

 

[Canuck5]

And the quantities listed above, for the cool season combo's, are for Pure Live Seed PLS

 

[davel]

I have a Durana plot that is going into the 4th year. As Canuck said, plant with a nurse crop of wheat or oats in the fall. I added chicory and red clover as well. You could add some crimson too.

 

[NCHillbilly]

All you have to do here to get a permanent patch of white clover that will last the rest of your life is to plant some lawn grass and wait a year. You don't even have to buy clover seed.

 

[elfiii]

All you have to do here to get a permanent patch of white clover that will last the rest of your life is to plant some lawn grass and wait a year. You don't even have to buy clover seed.

Truth and I got the pics to prove it.

 

[davel]

All you have to do here to get a permanent patch of white clover that will last the rest of your life is to plant some lawn grass and wait a year. You don't even have to buy clover seed.

True

 

[Mike 65]

All you have to do here to get a permanent patch of white clover that will last the rest of your life is to plant some lawn grass and wait a year. You don't even have to buy clover seed.

How true!
I wish my clover plot looked as good as my yard full of clover.

 

[WishboneW]

All you have to do here to get a permanent patch of white clover that will last the rest of your life is to plant some lawn grass and wait a year. You don't even have to buy clover seed.

This only happens in residential lawns!

 

[bigchiefchoctaw]

All you have to do here to get a permanent patch of white clover that will last the rest of your life is to plant some lawn grass and wait a year. You don't even have to buy clover seed.

You sure aren’t kidding there. I have been spraying my yard to kill out the clover. It still comes back.

 

[Crakajak]

Unless you live in a high and fancy neighborhood with a not so smart HOA board ,a clover/grass mixture is a good thing.

 

[Mike 65]

Clover in my yard is a good thing!

 

[AugustaDawg]

Canuck is the clover guru! Follow his advice and you'll do well.

 

[davel]

Clover in my yard is a good thing!View attachment 1289420

I'd be huntin off a pool float!

 

[Mike 65]

I'd be huntin off a pool float!

He stayed out there for a couple hours with a doe. I was loading the truck yo head to Missouri the next morning hunting.
That’s the way it works!

 

[rstallings1979]

I'm looking to plant a 1/2 plot in a perennial clover, either Duranna or Ladino. I'm in planting zone 8b near Swainsboro, Ga. My question is will these clovers do well in my area or will the summer heat be a limiting factor?
Thanks

I have durana plots on my Emanuel county farm...they are fine in the late fall/winter/spring but you will need to feed the deer something else when the heat of summer hits....plot pictured is full of durana and feeds the turkey and deer regularly this time of year.