A History of Seed In 1907, brothers Simon and Andrew Strachota began purchasing White Dutch clover seeds from local farmers near St. Kilian, Wisconsin.

White clover seed for lawns costs an average of about $10 to $13 per pound. With coverage of about ½ pound of clover seeds per 1,000 square feet, it can cost as little as $20 to seed 4,000 square ...

Johnson, a longtime Nebraska radio personality, said four years ago, he sprinkled his yard with Dutch Clover seed amongst the blades of fescue. "It basically puts down a root system that maintains ...

White Dutch clover seeds are widely available, especially from stores that supply seed to farmers. Micro-clover seeds are a little harder to find, but you can buy a micro-clover/grass mix from ...

Because clover seed is tiny, don’t forget to adjust your spreader accordingly, Elfner said. If not, you might run out of a quarter-acre’s worth of seed after only a few feet.

Q. I purchased white Dutch clover seed to help stem the flow of runoff water on my sloping half-acre backyard. Now I am told that clover is a weed. If that is the case, when I put down weed killer ...

Clover is one of the popular plants in lawn-alternative seed mixes, especially white clover (Trifolium repens), also known as Dutch clover or Dutch white clover, and strawberry clover (Trifolium ...

Until the 1950s, white clover was considered a staple in lawn seed mixtures because of its ability to crowd out weeds and establish in poor soils. The development and application of broadleaf ...

It’s called clover lawns, and the name pretty much explains it all. While clovers were once thought of as pesky weeds, they are now being looked at as a hassle-free alternative to grass.

The most common and widespread of all clovers in the Northwest, white clover (Trifolium repens) is a perennial weed, occurring through the growing season in all zones. Other clover species, such ...

A. People generally either love white Dutch clover or hate it. They are either trying to purchase seed to increase it in their lawn or herbicide to get rid of it in their lawn.

Collecting clover seed, however, was a difficult chore. Red clover blossoms shrivel and dry to a leathery pod which contains the tiny seeds. There were various ways to collect the dried flower pods.