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Sign up freeTrifolium alexandrinum
Mediterranean fast-growing forage clover. Multiple cuttings per season. White flowers. Excellent quick green manure. Heat-tolerant.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, AngelicaGood and AniseGreat nearby.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Caterpillars, Flea beetles, Colorado potato beetle, Stink bugs, Leaf miners on neighbouring plants.
Vicia villosa
flowerA fellow Fabaceae — similar growing habits to Berseem Clover
Direct-sow Berseem Clover outdoors around your last frost date, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 15 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 100 days.
Water: Medium · Height: 60 cm · Soil: Well-draining, fertile