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Culture indoor presents you the organic seeds of the brand Semence Bio for certified organic crops and seeds. We offer you a large variety of flowers, herbs, or classic and original vegetables for your vegetable garden.
-20% | €4.72 |
-15% | €5.02 |
-10% | €5.31 |
-7.5% | €5.46 |
-5% | €5.61 |
Violet Clover
Description: Violet clover is a perennial legume with a powerful root system, 10 to 15 cm high. The leguminous plants enrich the soil in nitrogen.
Family: Fabaceae
Latin name: Trifolium pratense L.
Exposure: sunny
Weight: 70 g
Cultivation guide
Soil maintenance: can be established on various soils, very productive, slow growing and of limited durability.
Sowing : broadcasting, at a rate of 200 g for 100 m2.
Emergence: their growth is rather slow and requires an availability of the plots from 3 to 6 months.
Watering: water until emergence.
Incorporation of the green manure in the soil: the destruction of the green manure is done by crushing which allows to accelerate the decomposition. It is preferable that the incorporation in the soil be done between 30 to 50 days before the next crop (the delay should be longer for direct seeding than for planting).
Advice from La Semence Biolegumes are interesting for their capacity to fix atmospheric nitrogen thanks to their nodules. After destruction of the plant, this nitrogen is returned to the soil and available for the following crop. They are often associated with a grass that serves as a stake.
The cultivation of green manures is an integral part of the production techniques in organic market gardening for four good reasons:
1. Maintaining soil fertility;
2. Improving soil structure;
3. Increasing soil microbial life;
4. Controlling weeds.
The advice and suggestions are given as a guide only and therefore do not imply a guarantee of success.