It enriches the soil, feeds the bees, makes a mean cup of tea... and you might just find a lucky four-leaferMy love is always looking for lucky leaves if there's clover about. I'll find her with her head down, hunting patiently through a patch. I, however, am looking for something else from our native red clover, Trifolium pratense.It is a good-hearted plant, full of value: an amazing medicine, a tough perennial that is an excellent green manure, and a friend to many a beneficial insect. As it is a perennial evergreen, it photosynthesises constantly, which means it is endlessly filling the root zone in the soil with nutrients. This increases microbial activity. Continue reading...
How to grow native red clover | Alys Fowler
12. června 2021 12:30
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Zdroj: The Guardian