Yellow Blossom/Sweet Clover Seed (Melilotus officinalis) Green Manure Sweet 1 KG Grass Flower Seeds (5kg)

• Green manure yellow seeds
• Most soils types some sun * Plant Height Up to 30 cm to 1 metres * The annual will flower in the first year. Then the perennials will come back from year two year after year. Grows to about to 30 cm to 1 metres
• Time to sow: February to June or September to November. Flowers in summer from a spring sowing, or the following spring from an autumn sowing, some of the annual comes year after year. Save the our bees and butterflies by sowing these Mix flower seeds anywhere in your garden, cottage..It is recommended 2g/sq M for sowing rate.

Sweet Clover 'Yellow Blossom' is an aggressive green manure that grows rapidly and has very strong roots that penetrate hard compacted soils that helps to improve drainage. It also produces lots of leafy foliage that adds good organic matter to the soil when dug in which improves soil structure. It has an open growth habit so not as good as other clovers at suppressing weeds. Sweet Clover 'Yellow Blossom' vigorous root system is also good at drawing up minerals like phosphorous & potassium as well as nitrogen, so a good all-rounder. It is naturally biennial so can be left to overwinter when it will flower in spring of the 2nd year these yellow flowers are sweet-smelling & loved by bees/insects and can grow to over 1m tall. However, it can then become very aggressive and must not be allowed to set seed otherwise it will become a problem. It can be topped (cut down) once well established but leave a fairly good length of stubble. This green manure needs particular attention so it does not overstay its welcome but it does give good results with careful handling. It is part of the legume family and should be treated as such for crop rotation purposes.