Crimson clover  is an upright annual legume and is used as fodder and provides good quality pasture, hay and silage. The stems are erect, and densely hairy. The leaves are trifoliate with broad and cordate leaflets and smells lovely and blooms strawberry-red flowers in spring. Seeds and flowers are edible and can be sprouted and used in salads or sandwiches. The prettiest cover crop on earth, you can turn it under in spring or let it spread as a pretty ground cover, in landscapes or as street plants.

A seed starting soil mix is designed to give seeds everything they need to start growing. They are typically finer and lighter than regular soil mixes. This mix should contain ingredients such as compost, perlite, vermiculite, and peat moss.

Crimson Clover

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