Steve Wilson
Well-known member
I read a university study somewhere that stated that clover, seeded at 5 to 6 pounds per acre, is able to fixate up to 150 pounds of nitrogen per year. Ok, let's agree that study was likely based on ideal conditions and we would be lucky to get half that much. Still, given the high cost of fertilizer these days, it seems to me that a person needs to start considering planting lots of clover. Not to mention the increased forage value clover adds.
Does anyone have any data, or idea, of when the nitrogen becomes available to the grasses? Is it when the rootlet that has the nitrogen nodules dies?
Thanks,
Does anyone have any data, or idea, of when the nitrogen becomes available to the grasses? Is it when the rootlet that has the nitrogen nodules dies?
Thanks,