Question: Does the clover planted in a mix with cereal grains continuously provide nitrogen that the grains can also use? Or does the nitrogen fixing ability of the clover plant provide nitrogen only to the clover? I know clover is often used as a cover crop that is then tilled under to provide nitrogen to a cereal grain planted over it, but can the clover provide nitrogen to a cereal grain while the clover is still alive?
I'm no botanist, but I think the benefit of nitrogen fixation for other plants is only after the clover dies.
