Clover field

Have a clover field that was lush and overflowing this spring. Summer took it's toll and now it's a bit sparse. I'm planning to over seed and fertilize in Oct as was recommended in a different thread. Was looking at the field and it has a pretty good mat from the dead clover amongst the remaining living plants.

Can't remove the mat without destroying the living plants. Will the over seeding work with the mat?

Over seeding will be helped by the mat. It'll hold moisture.

Pretty good scary movie

Figured you for more of a “Children of the Corn” guy.

Guess the tiny clover seeds will find their way through the mat.

Something like an aerator might be good to run across it before spreading seed

Drag a log over it, or a disk with the angle taken out, after the seed is spread. Did the clover that's planted, make seed? If so, you probably don't have any need to over seed. I guess that depends on what type of clover it is.

Imperial Whitetail Clover - Planted a year ago and was very lush this spring. Flowed out well. Plan to hit it with 0-20-20 before a heavy rain in early Oct.

It spreads from the roots and doesn't produce much seed. August was always rough on my white clover especially in sandy soil. It does like some shade .

Got some sandy soil too. Did it bounce back or did you have to replant/over-seed?

I have the same issue. I usually always see a thickening up of whitetail and durana clover in the fall. However, the amount of browse pressure I see in the whitetail fields leads me to believe its something you should seed annually.

Here is why I say that. From my camera shots, my deer tend to hit Whitetail clover several times a day, and often stay for an hour feeding. When you are talking about a food source that is essentially there all year lonog, the cost of reseeding it isn't that significant given the benefit of having food there all the time that is high in protein. If you have alot of turkeys, then you probably have to reseed it. Where I have been the most successful with Whitetail clover is where I add some seed to it every fall. Hot summers with low rainfall just take their toll on it.

WE built my sons cabin in an old duranna plot and after 10 years there is a thick patch of clover on the North side in the shade. We just mow it a few times a year and it gets the water off the cabin. Clover is the bomb.

It is a classic🤓