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Description: 25 seeds! Crimson Clover Cover Crop Seeds | NON-GMO Cover Crop Seeds Heirloom Garden Seeds Heirloom NON-GMO seed, inoculated, nitrogen coated. The variety is 'Dixie', which is able to reseed. Crimson clover is commonly used in agriculture as a nitrogen-fixing cover crop.[3] The plant uses associations with Rhizobium bacteria to fix nitrogen.[3] The plant is widely grown as a protein-rich forage crop for cattle and other livestock, and is suitable to be made into hay. It is commonly grazed by domestic and wild ruminants.[4] It is often used for roadside erosion control, as well as beautification, however it tends to eliminate all other desirable spring and early-summer species of native vegetation in the area where it is planted.Crimson clover's flowers and the sprouts are edible and similar in taste and appearance to alfalfa sprouts.[5][6] They can be added as an ingredient in salads, sandwiches, and other dishes, made into tisanes, and can be dried and ground into flour.[6] 100 grams of crimson clover sprouts contains 23 calories, 4g of protein, 2g of fiber, and provides 38 percent of the RDI of vitamin K, as well as 14 percent of the RDI of vitamin C.[5] It has extremely small amounts of calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, selenium and magnesium.[5] Like all sprouts eaten raw, there is a risk of contamination with Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Listeria, and Bacillus cereus.[7] However, many reputable facilities in the United States attempt to regulate and test these crops for such bacteria.[8]Life cycle[edit]In mild winter areas, such as coastal California and the Pacific Northwest, crimson clover typically behaves as a winter annual. The seeds germinate in the first rains of late summer or autumn. The plants grow through the winter, and have a major flush of bloom in late spring. In dry summer climates, the plants die after maturing seeds. In sites having sufficient summer moisture, plants can continue growth and flowering; and may even behave as short-lived perennials.Cultivation[edit]It is sown as quickly as possible after the removal of a grain crop at the rate of 20–22 kg/ha. It is found to succeed better when only the surface of the soil is stirred by the scarifier and harrow than when a plowing is given. It grows rapidly in spring, and yields an abundant crop of greenery. Only one cutting, however, can be obtained, as it does not shoot again after being mown.Trifolium incarnatum - Wikipedia

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