Miniclover® White Clover Seeds For Clover Lawns

Clover Specifications

Latin Name: Trifolium Repens

Season: Perennial

USDA Zones: 3 - 10

Environment: Full sun to partial shade

Height: 4 - 6 inches

Bloom Color: White (If not mowed)

Miniclover® (Trifolium repens) is a perennial white clover only growing to approximately 4 - 6 inches tall making it ideal for a lawn alternative or to mix with your current lawn grass. Miniclover®, a very small leaved white clover, also produces stolons so that it can spread itself evenly over the ground. Adding just 2 - 5% of Miniclover® to the grass seed mixture will result in a much-improved lawn. It has all the benefits of regular white clover just packed into smaller leaves. Miniclover's ability to pull nitrogen from the air and fix or convert it to a usable form by the plants makes it a great companion for turf grass varieties just. This is due to nitrogen fixation benefiting the turf grass plants as well producing a healthy, dense, and naturally fertilized clover lawn that will require very little fertilizer maintenance.
 

The dense clover growth alongside the growth of the turf grass will help prevent the establishment of new weeds. In addition, Miniclover® is very tolerant to low mowing heights so if this microclover is not dwarf enough you can easily mow it down to achieve the perfect clover lawn. Miniclover® is very low maintenance and it helps to carry this characteristic to what ever it may be planted with. Miniclover® will flower in the summer for about 1 month if it is not mowed. Great lawn alternative!

 

MiniClover | The lazy-lawn

Alternative or Additive

A short clover only growing to approximately 4 - 6 inches tall making it an ideal lawn alternative. Or, add miniclover to an existing lawn

Adding even a very small amount of miniclover to an existing lawn will improve the color, increase drought tolerance, and crowd out weeds. Miniclover has such tiny leaves when mowed and short stems, that from a distance it blends in discretely with the appearance of the your lawn.

Miniclover is very tolerant to low mowing heights so if this microclover is not dwarf enough you can easily mow it down to achieve the perfect clover lawn.

• Drought resistant
• Does well in partially shaded areas
• 4 - 6 inches tall
• Remains greener much longer than lawn grasses
• Superior wear tolerance
• Very easy to grow and establish

Nitrogen Fixation

Miniclover takes nitrogen out of the air, bringing this most essential fertilizer "down-to-earth" for your soil by means of nitrogen-fixing bacteria living in nodes along the roots. planted in warm temperatures and kept moist, you will have sprouts typically within 5 - 7 days.

• Fixes soil nitrogen for a green, lush, and thick lawn
• Replace lawn grass entirely for a no-mow lawn
• Can be trained to only grow to 3 inches after a few mowings

The sustainable and cost effective choice

Requires less fertilizer and less water than traditional grass. Waste less! The cost of either adding Miniclover to an existing lawn seed mix or replacing a lawn completely is typically recovered during the first year. It tolerates wet and partially shady conditions, as well as drought. However, it can only tolerate wet conditions as long as the area is not flooded for long periods.

Mixed with grasses, Miniclover® grows around the grass plants and feeds your grass nitrogen for you. The nitrogen continues to be released into the soil during the growing season until the first night frosts occur. The nitrogen is therefore available when and where it is needed. Of course, all at no cost to you, in terms either of money or of maintenance., and so there is no risk of leaching, nor is there a risk of fertilizer burning in the field.

In the opinion of many turf managers, the wear tolerance of turf containing Miniclover® is superior to traditional lawn grasses. Miniclover permanently fertilizes the sward, thus increasing its wear tolerance.

Low-growing means less mowing

Miniclover reaches a mature height of only 4 - 6 inches. Even better, after the first few mowings, your Miniclover will be trained to only grow to a height of ~3 inches. For many, this is an optimal height and thus will not need to be mowed from then on!

Miniclover is very low maintenance and it helps to carry this characteristic to what ever it may be planted with. Miniclover will flower once a year in the summer for about 1 month if it is not mowed. Great lawn alternative!

Other white clovers looks considerably different to turf grass as the leaf blades are twice the size and may stand out like a sore thumb. Miniclover® and microclovers have such tiny leaves when mowed and short stems, that from a distance it blends in very nicely in to the appearance of your lawn. It does well in partially shaded areas that receive at least some direct sunshine during a day. Miniclover® is evenly distributes itself in lawns; therefore, it doesn't have the patchy and weedy appearance as seen with ordinary white clover.

Superior drought tolerance

The image to the left demonstrates the drought tolerance of Miniclover and its ability to pass that benefit on to turf grass. The highlighted plot is a mixture of typical lawn grass and miniclover, the surrounding plots are all different kinds of popular lawn grasses.

After establishment, none of the plots were watered for two weeks! The picture was taken at the end of that two weeks. As you can see, the plot with Miniclover stayed healthy and green — not only the Miniclover itself, but also the turf grass it was mixed with benefitted from the deep Miniclover roots.

White clover remains greener much longer than lawn grasses do, in both drought and cold conditions. Lawns containing Miniclover® are a brighter green earlier and later in the year. It has a good summer color, as it is particularly resistant to drought because of its deep rooting system.

Miniclover® is adapted to a wide range of climatic and soil conditions. It tolerates wet and partially shady conditions, as well as drought. However, it can only tolerate wet conditions as long as the area is not flooded for long periods. The type of shade normally occurring in parks and on golf courses is not a problem for Miniclover® or other dwarf, low growing, microclovers. White clover can also help aerate the soil, thus reducing concerns over soil compaction. White clover tolerates compacted soil better than lawn grass does. It has longer roots, enabling it to access water at deeper levels than most lawn grasses. If you're interested in cheap, low-maintenance lawn alternatives to grass, Miniclover® is the perfect solution and is easy to plant from bulk clover seeds. Add it to your existing lawn to improve overall lawn health or use as a complete lawn alternative.

If Miniclover® is not cut then the leaf size increases, the more it is cut then the smaller the leaf size. When Miniclover® or micro clover lawns are not mowed at all, the leaf size will be about 1/2 the size of White Dutch Clover. When it is mowed, new leaf heads form within a few days so it continually looks thick and lush. If the clover lawn is never mowed, it will get approximately 6 inches tall. If you mow it, it will want to quit growing just slightly taller than the height it was mowed at. For example, if you mow it at a height of 3 inches, it will head back out and quit growing at a height of approximately 4 inches. In other words, you can almost "train" its growing height with infrequent mowings. The white microclover lawn is very dense, very lush, and very beautiful.

The wear tolerance of turf containing Miniclover® or microclovers will exceed that of traditional lawn grasses. The white clover permanently fertilizes the sward, thus increasing its wear tolerance. In addition, it weaves its stolons with the grass, spreading evenly and integrating its leaves homogeneously into the sward. Miniclover® will improve the performance of even the highest-ranking wear tolerant varieties.

The improved wear tolerance of Miniclover® is very important, particularly for areas of sports fields or clover lawns where ground cover can be difficult to retain due to dogs or other heavy traffic. Adding Miniclover® or micro clovers to the grass not only improves wear tolerances, helps to aerate the soil, adds natural nitrogen to the soil, but it also results in an improved tolerance to cutting, allowing lower mowing heights to make a good clover seed ground cover.

 

Miniclover® seeds are pre-inoculated and coated. The coating material contains the inoculant to ensure your clover gets off to a great start. The coating material also helps retain moisture which improves the viability of each seedling. When Miniclover® is planted in warm temperatures and kept moist, you will have sprouts typically within 5 - 7 days.  Not very long to wait for the perfect lawn alternative!

 

 

Overseeding Existing Lawn: Seed at 1/2 - 1 lb per 1,000 square feet
Planting Straight Miniclover®: Seed at 1 lb - 2 lbs per 1,000 square feet