The yuchi that�s been able to escape the browsing pressure is now starting to go to seed. It�s not quite as showy as crimson clover but I�ve always thought it had a pretty seed head too. This is why you don�t mow or terminate the field at this time if you�ve planted clovers like this�..free seed.
Part of working with Mother Nature is waiting to do things until she�s ready instead of doing it when our excitement to plant something gets the best of us. I�ve been the world�s worst about that�..chomping at the bit to do something at the first sign of warm weather or the first hint of fall. I�m slowly learning though that there are many benefits in being patient. Hopefully, more and more seed heads will begin to appear on the browsed plants. The browsing is actually setting back succession and prolonging the plant going to seed. The rye has done a good job of protecting some of the plants and not letting it all get devoured. If managed correctly I think you could grow clover like this from year to year without the cost of having to buy it every time.....or maybe you cut your seeding rates way back.
