Nesty Chicken Clover Sowing Seeds

Fertilising your crimson clover is important because it provides essential nutrients that might be lacking in the soil, helping plants grow strong, healthy, and productive. We encourage you to use a product that is high in nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulfur.

While raw chicken manure is too potent to apply directly to flowers or vegetables, it becomes garden gold once composted! Using it fresh can harm plant roots and potentially kill your plants. However, when properly composted, chicken manure brings a host of benefits. It acts as an excellent soil amendment by adding organic matter, enhancing water retention, and promoting healthy microbial activity in the soil. Additionally, it serves as a potent fertiliser, providing higher concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium than horse, cow, or steer manure, making it an ideal natural boost for your plants.

o  High Protein Content: Crimson clover provides a rich source of crude protein which supports muscle development and growth. o  Rich in Digestible Fibre: It contains a high level of digestible fibre. o  Energy-Rich Forage: Crimson clover offers a good amount of water-soluble carbohydrates, providing energy that helps support weight gain, reproduction, and general vitality. o  Mineral Content: It is a good source of important minerals like calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium, which are essential for bone health, reproduction, and overall metabolic functions. o  NitrogenFixation: As a legume, crimson clover naturally fixes nitrogen in the soil, which enhances the growth of other plants in multi species pastures, leading to improved forage quality and availability over time. o  Palatability: Livestock find crimson clover highly palatable, which encourages good feed intake and ensures animals consume enough nutrients to maintain optimal health and production levels. o  Seasonal Grazing: Crimson clover provides excellent spring forage and is often used to extend the grazing season by filling gaps.

No, the crimson clover seed purchased from Nesty is designed to be sown in the soil then grazed or mulched back in as a cover crop for your vegetable garden.

Nitrogen isa key nutrient for plant growth and production, playing a vital role in forming chlorophyll, which is essential for photosynthesis, and amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. While plants can't access nitrogen directly from the air, they have a clever partnership with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. These microorganisms capture nitrogen from the air and convert it into a plant-friendly form, usually ammonia, which the plant can use to grow and develop. In exchange for energy from the plant’s photosynthesis, these bacteria ensure nitrogen is readily available, supporting the plant’s tissue formation and overall growth. Essentially, nitrogen-fixing bacteria do what crops can’t—turn atmospheric nitrogen into a form plants can use to thrive!