CELARDIN

WINTER CEREALS / PURPLE CLOVER

Trifolium incarnatum Broth.

Wintering annual, early/mid-early purple clover variety (autumn sowing), widespread in Europe

Grown alone or in mixtures for early fodder

Winters well

High yields of green and dry mass

It quickly becomes green in the spring

The height of the plants is average

The flowers are purple

Blooms for 2-3 weeks, depending on weather conditions

Seeds - yellow, oval

The weight of 1000 seeds are about 4 g

A good prelude

Does not like heavy, waterlogged soils

Used to improve the fertility of sandy soils

Only one harvest is taken, does not tolerate cutting

Suitable for fodder and green manure

Green mass can be ensiled

Suitable for bee pastures

It is sown in the second decade of August - this is a condition for good wintering (at the end of August at the latest) (recommended 6-8 weeks before the first frosts)

The seeds ripen by July 10. (Depending on weather conditions)

Under different growing conditions than those found in these studies, cultivar parameters may differ from those given here

SOWING RATE

Recommended seeding rate when growing fodder or green fertilizer: 25-30 kg/ha (6 million sprouted seeds/ha), row spacing 12 cm.

Recommended seeding rate for seeding crops: 16-18 kg/ha (4 million sprouted seeds/ha), row spacing 20 cm. It is sown at a depth of 1-2 cm.