The genus Klee (Trifolium) belongs to the legume family. These plants are generally relatively easy to propagate, provided the site conditions are right at the chosen growing location.
Clover is easy to propagate from seeds
Propagation by seed
In the case of meadow clover or red clover (Trifolium pratense), the hard-shelled seeds generally remain germinable for up to ten years and under certain conditions even for more than 100 years. In nature and in forage meadows with mixed grass and clover stocks, red clover seeds are also spread by grazers, earthworms and ants. Since clover does not usually self-pollinate spontaneously, pollination by bumblebees is important for high seed yield. The best time to sow red and white clover would be from March to May or even August. The ground should be as level as possible when sowing, and the sowing depth should be a maximum of 1 to 2 cm.
The vegetative propagation
The red clover or meadow clover stretches its up to 2 m long roots deep into the ground, which is why it is a particularly valued green manure and also loosens up compacted soil. Since the red clover forms underground runners, it multiplies vegetatively by itself. So offshoots can also be obtained simply by digging out individual specimens from the bed. Although vegetative propagation also takes place in white clover, this takes place above the ground: In white clover, for example, creeping shoots grow to the sides, which form new roots at their contact points. Since the newly rooted shoots are significantly stronger than young plants from seeds, the hard-wearing white clover can also be used as a lawn substitute. In general, these types of clovers are:
- perennial
- fast growing
- cultivable on most soils (except peat and sand).
Multiply lucky clover easily yourself
If you received lucky clover as a gift for New Year's Eve, you can first cultivate it in a pot indoors and then place it on the terrace or in the garden in spring. The lucky clover is relatively easy to propagate by dividing the plant. However, you must bring the lucky clover back into the apartment in good time in autumn, since the lucky clover, which belongs to the genus Oxalis, is not completely hardy, unlike many Trifolium clover species.
tips
If the clover cultivated in your garden bed has not yet reached the desired growth density, then you should check the growth conditions at the location or simply sow some clover seed over it.