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Xerces Central Valley Pollinator Mix

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This mix has been formulated based on field trials and monitoring conducted by the Xerces Society and other conservation partners. It is comprised of native wildflowers and grasses and is designed to provide permanent, high-quality foraging resources for a diversity of pollinators and other beneficial insects. The recommended seeding rate is approximately 8.2 PLS lbs.

The design of this mix is a result of The Xerces Society and research collaborations with UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and other conservation partners.

White yarrow, Achillea millefolium
Elegant clarkia, Clarkia unguiculata
California poppy, Eschscholzia californica
Gumplant, Grindelia camporum
Common Sunﬂower, Helianthus annuus
Baby blue eyes, Nemophila menziesii
California phacelia, Phacelia californica
Tansy phacelia, Phacelia tanacetifolia
Alkali sacaton, Sporobolus airoides
Purple needlegrass, Stipa pulchra
Vinegar weed, Trichostema lanceolatum

Micro Clover Seed

Nature's Seed — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 02:47:15 +0000

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Many years of natural selection have resulted in revolutionary microclovers with all the benefits of traditional clover packed into very tiny leaves.

Microclover® “spoon feeds” nitrogen to the grass, producing a healthy, dense, and naturally green lawn. It helps out-compete weeds and keeps grass green all season long.

All the benefits of traditional white clover packed into very tiny leaves
Tolerates closer mowing than standard white clover
It is an ideal lawn alternative for those wanting low-maintenance lawns
Its natural growth habit acts as a natural fertilizer
Comes coated and inoculated
Prefers full sun and is not naturally shade-tolerant

Why Micro Clover Seeds Are a Great Lawn Alternative

Microclover is similar to Dutch white clover, which is traditionally planted on properties whose soil needs some health improvement. Similarly, this genetically dwarf clover combination adds nitrogen to your soil and improves the health of new and old grass lawns. Here’s how:

Reason #1: Microclover Provides Improved Density and Robustness

Microclover is an inoculant that ensures nitrogen fixation. By drawing in atmospheric nitrogen and transforming it into organic nitrogen in a form that can nourish turf grasses, microclover “spoon feeds” this nutrient to the ground cover. This results in easy-to-maintain turf grass that is robust, dense, and brilliantly green.

Reason #2: Microclover is Drought-Tolerant

Due to its deep root system, microclover can retain moisture more than most native grasses, requiring less fertilizer and maintenance. This means that it keeps your grass greener and lusher throughout the spring and summer. Plus, this perennial clover remains greener for much longer than other turf grasses during even the coldest conditions.

Reason #3: Microclover Makes Maintenance Easier

Microclover can make your life easier in several ways:

Since microclover grass grows vigorously and densely, it crowds out existing weeds and prevents new ones, protecting your lawn against dangerous diseases and being dried out
Due to its even growth habit, microclover requires less mowing and fertilization, guaranteeing shorter and greener coverage throughout its peak growing months from early spring to early fall!

What does this mean for you? Less time spent outside perfecting how your lawn looks. You might even notice your neighbors envying how little work your microclover lawn requires!

How to Seed Microclover On Your Property

Seeding your own property saves money and allows you to control the type of grass and plants growing on your land, but using high-quality seeds is essential.

Buying from a trusted source like Nature’s Seed ensures that your lawn or garden will thrive and stay vibrant. Taking the time to seed your property correctly can also benefit the surrounding environment by providing a healthy ecosystem for wildlife, improving air and soil quality, and preventing soil erosion.

The good news? Micro clover lawn seed can do just that.

Micro Clover On an Existing Lawn

Microclover grass can create a vibrant and healthy green lawn when combined with other types of heat, drought, and frost-resistant lawn grasses, such as Kentucky bluegrass, zoysia grass seed, or perennial ryegrass seed blends.

When introducing microclover grass to an existing lawn, make sure that you:

Aerate the soil before cutting, and be sure to mow close to the soil surface
Continually sow at a rate of 1 pound for 1,000 square feet

Micro Clover On a New Lawn

There are plenty of reasons you might need to build a new lawn: Whether you’ve bought a new property or your current lawn is dying to no avail, you can create a healthy and vibrant lawn with ease as long as you know how to do it.

If you’re building an entirely new lawn from scratch using microclover, here’s what you need to know:

Remove preexisting vegetation by tilling, digging, or with a sod-cutter.
Rake site to loosen and smooth out the soil surface. Remove any large stones, clumps, or other debris.
Use a broadcast spreader on the smallest setting to sow the seed. Clover seed is very small, so it is beneficial to mix it with inert matter to help it distribute better. 2-3 parts sand to 1 part seed.
After sowing the seed, lightly rake the area again to work seeds into the soil (no more than 1/4-1/8 inch deep).
Keep the area constantly moist throughout the germination period of 7-15 days.

Grow a Lush Lawn with Micro Clover Seed from Nature’s Seed

If you’re searching for an eco-friendly lawn alternative, look no further than Nature’s Seed Microclover®.

This unique and carefully-curated blend of microclover adds a pop of green to your lawn, is weed and drought-tolerant, and is a low-maintenance solution for those who don’t want to spend too much time on upkeep.

Choose from various coverage options and buy high-quality microclover from Nature’s Seed today.

Southwest Desert Poultry Forage Mix

Nature's Seed — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 23:55:13 +0000

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Our Southwest Desert Poultry Forage Mix contains a selection of legumes and forbs designed specifically for the hot, dry climate of southeastern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and southwestern New Mexico. This mix produces excellent chicken forage that is naturally low-growing and nutrient-dense. It also contains common flax; a well-known source of omega-3 fatty acids. Ideal for large acreages or small backyard plots. Can also be used as a cover crop. This mix produces a pasture that will contain approximately:

20% White Dutch Clover

20% Crimson Clover

20% Red Clover

15% Alfalfa

15% Field Pea

10% Common Flax

In an effort to help our customers visualize the finished product, note that the percentages listed above are what you can expect the stand to contain once established. For the contents of this seed mix by weight, please contact us to request a digital copy of the seed tag.

Southwest Transitional Poultry Forage Mix

Nature's Seed — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:28:17 +0000

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Our Southwest Transitional Poultry Forage Mix contains a selection of legumes and forbs designed specifically for the hot, dry summers and frigid cold winters in areas of central Nevada, southern and central Utah and parts of the Four Corners states. This mix produces excellent chicken forage that is naturally low-growing and nutrient-dense. It also contains common flax; a well-known source of omega-3 fatty acids. Ideal for large acreages or small backyard plots. Can also be used as a cover crop. This mix produces a pasture that will contain approximately:

20% White Dutch Clover

20% Alsike Clover

20% Red Clover

15% Alfalfa

15% Field Pea

10% Common Flax

Southern Subtropics Poultry Forage Mix

Nature's Seed — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 22:35:08 +0000

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Our Southern Subtropics Poultry Forage Mix contains a selection of legumes and forbs designed specifically for the hot, humid summers and mild winters of the Deep South. This mix produces excellent chicken forage that is naturally low-growing and nutrient-dense. It also contains common flax; a well-known source of omega-3 fatty acids. Ideal for large acreages or small backyard plots. Can also be used as a cover crop. This mix produces a pasture that will contain approximately:

30% White Dutch Clover

20% Red Clover

15% Crimson Clover

15% Buckwheat

10% Strawberry Clover

10% Common Flax

South-Atlantic Transitional Poultry Forage Mix

Nature's Seed — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 21:40:20 +0000

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Our South-Atlantic Transitional Poultry Forage Mix contains a selection of legumes and forbs designed specifically for the transitional zone of the eastern United States, an area that experiences both the hot, humid climate of the South and the cooler temperatures further north. This mix produces excellent chicken forage that is naturally low-growing and nutrient-dense. It also contains common flax; a well-known source of omega-3 fatty acids. Ideal for large acreages or small backyard plots. Can also be used as a cover crop. This mix produces a pasture that will contain approximately:

25% White Dutch Clover

20% Red Clover

15% Strawberry Clover

15% Crimson Clover

15% Buckwheat

10% Common Flax

Pacific Southwest Poultry Forage Mix

Nature's Seed — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 11:48:32 +0000

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Our Pacific Southwest Poultry Forage Mix contains a selection of legumes and forbs designed specifically for the dry summers and wet winters found along the West Coast from San Francisco to southern California. This mix produces excellent chicken forage that is naturally low-growing and nutrient-dense. It also contains common flax; a well-known source of omega-3 fatty acids. Ideal for large acreages or small backyard plots. Can also be used as a cover crop. This mix produces a pasture that will contain approximately:

20% White Dutch Clover

20% Crimson Clover

20% Red Clover

15% Alfalfa

15% Field Pea

10% Common Flax

Mid-West/Mid-Atlantic Poultry Forage Mix

Nature's Seed — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 23:34:22 +0000

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Our Mid-West/Mid-Atlantic Poultry Forage Mix contains a selection of legumes and forbs designed specifically for the cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers of southern Minnesota, Iowa, central and northern Missouri, central and northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin, central and northern Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, southern New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and northern New Jersey. This mix produces excellent chicken forage that is naturally low-growing and nutrient-dense. It also contains common flax; a well-known source of omega-3 fatty acids. Ideal for large acreages or small backyard plots. Can also be used as a cover crop. This mix produces a pasture that will contain approximately:

20% White Dutch Clover

20% Alsike Clover

20% Red Clover

15% Alfalfa

15% Field Pea

10% Common Flax

Western Low-Water Use Pollinator Mix

Nature's Seed — Thu, 22 May 2014 07:46:05 +0000

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Our Western Low-Water Use Pollinator Mix has been designed to provide optimum pollinator habitat in areas throughout the West that receive 12 inches of annual precipitation or less. It contains some of the most water efficient, drought tolerant plants for bees, butterflies, birds, moths and other animal pollinators, and will provide an excellent nectar and pollen source during each season of the year. This mix contains both perennial and self-seeding annual species for multi-year productivity. A special emphasis has been placed on providing habitat for the struggling monarch butterfly – a majestic insect that relies solely on milkweed as a food source. This mix produces a stand that will contain approximately:

12% Sainfoin, Onobrychis viciifolia

12% Annual Sunflower, Helianthus annuus

12% Blue Flax, Linum lewisii

12% Rocky Mountain Beeplant, Cleome serrulata

9% Western Yarrow, Achillea millefolium

9% Mountain Lupine, Lupinus argenteus ssp. rubricaulis

6% Blanketflower, Gaillardia aristata

6% Hairy Vetch, Vicia villosa

6% Yellow Sweetclover, Melilotus officinalis

4% California Bluebells, Phacelia campanularia

3% White Evening Primrose, Oenothera pallida

3% Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa

3% Showy Milkweed, Asclepias speciosa

3% Canada Goldenrod, Solidato canadensis

Great Lakes/New England Pollinator Mix

Nature's Seed — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:51:03 +0000

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Our Great Lakes/New England Pollinator Mix has been designed to provide optimum pollinator habitat throughout northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. It contains some of the most valuable plants for bees, butterflies, birds, moths and other animal pollinators, and will provide an excellent nectar and pollen source during each season of the year. This mix contains both perennial and self-seeding annual species for multi-year productivity. A special emphasis has been placed on providing habitat for the struggling monarch butterfly – a majestic insect that relies solely on milkweed as a food source. This mix produces a stand that will contain approximately:

12% Annual Sunflower, Helianthus annuus

12% Black Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta

12% Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea

12% Blue Flax, Linum lewisii

9% White Clover, Trifolium repens

9% Alsike Clover, Trifolium hybridum

9% Alfalfa, Medicago sativa

6% Birdsfoot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus

6% Yellow Sweetclover, Melilotus officinalis

4% Goldenrod, Solidago rigida

3% Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa

3% Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca

3% New England Aster, Aster novae-angliae