Grow guide
How to grow Sweet Clover
Melilotus officinalis
- Type
- Clover
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–9
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 270–365 days
- Spacing
- 9″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water As needed
- Mow As needed
Notes
Biennial; stays vegetative year one and blooms year two; deep taproot breaks hardpan and fixes 100-200 lb N/A when turned under at bloom.
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