Cover Crop / Cool season

Berseem Clover Cover Crop

Short cool-season cover before summer vegetables.

Grown for cover and biomass, not garden harvest.

Seed spacing and maturity

Days to maturity
60
Germination temperature
45-75F
Seed depth
0.25 inches
Spacing
2 inches
Row spacing
6 inches
Start method
Direct sow

Frost-date timing

Direct sow
28 days before last frost
Fall planting
8 weeks before first frost

Growing profile

Sun
Full sun
Water
Moderate moisture during establishment.
Soil
Well-drained soil with good seed-soil contact.
Watch
Mow or incorporate before heavy bloom if reseeding is unwanted.
  • cover-crop
  • legume
  • cool-season
  • green-manure

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Source: Wisconsin Extension cover crops and green manures