Clover...how deep do i dig?


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Planning on planting some clover in August and was wondering how much ground i should dig up. I'm using a rotitiller (spelling?) so I dont really wanna do more work than i have to haha. My dad says I'll probably only have to dig about 4 inches down at the most, if its anything like alfalfa. Thanks guys.

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Re: Clover...how deep do i dig?

Treat it just like you would for planting alfalfa if you are familiar with that. You want a firm seed bed so the seed doesn't get put too deep into the soil.

So 4 inches deep of tillage should be ok.

Right before planting when you walk across the tilled ground it would be nice if your footprints only sink in about 1/4 inch into the soil.

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Re: Clover...how deep do i dig?

You are definately going to want to pack the soil a little to get a firm seed bed. If you have an ATV, simply driving over the ground will do a sufficient job of packing. You will want to do this again once you have seeded your plot to insure good seed to soil contact.

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Re: Clover...how deep do i dig?

Just like these guys have said.

How much ground you break doesn't really matter with clover seed. But its best to go 4 inches or so because you want the soil to get air, fertilizer & moisture. The thing with tiny seeds like clover & brassicas is DO NOT cover them with a buch of soil.

Disk the ground, fertilizer then get a roller or drag of some sort & pack the soil. Then broadcast your clover then come by and lightly use a drag to cover them.

I've got 2 drags. One weighs about 150 lbs I use to pack the soil down tight, the other weighs 48 lbs I use for lightly covering the seed.

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