One of the easiest ways to propagate lucky clover is growing from seeds. It works both outdoors and in a pot on the windowsill. Where do you get seeds from and how do you sow lucky clover?

In order for the lucky clover to bear seeds, the flowers must be fertilized

Win Lucky Clover Seeds

The lucky charm does not need much care. It blooms reliably, even when grown in a pot. However, you must ensure that the flowers are fertilized so that you can harvest seeds. So simply leave blooming lucky clover in a pot outside for a few days. Pollination of the lucky clover by bees and other insects is not a problem outdoors.

Seed pods containing many small seeds develop from the flowers. They must be picked and then stored dry until sowing.

Of course, you can also get seeds from garden retailers.

When do you sow lucky clover?

The best time for sowing depends on what you want to multiply the lucky clover for. If you want to keep the lucky clover as an ornamental plant in the garden, sow it directly outdoors in spring as soon as there are no longer any frosts to be expected, i.e. usually at the end of May.

If you want to give away small pots of lucky clover for New Year's Eve, sow the seeds in autumn.

The right soil for sowing

Lucky clover is not demanding when it comes to the earth. You can use normal garden soil as well as commercially available potting soil. However, it should not be too nutritious.

Sow lucky clover from seeds

  • Prepare seed pots (16.68€).
  • Sow seeds thinly
  • lightly cover with substrate
  • keep moist
  • alternatively stretch foil over the pot
  • set up bright and warm
  • prick after emergence

Lucky clover seeds only germinate when they are quite warm. It must not dry out, but it must not be kept too moist either.

To give away, simply let the lucky clover grow in the pot. Prick out plants that are too close together.

You may only plant the young lucky clover plants outdoors in the spring after the ice saints.

Lucky clover sows itself outdoors

If you grow lucky clover outdoors, the plant will self-seed. Since it also reproduces via underground runners, it quickly overgrows the entire garden. It therefore makes sense to sow lucky clover in bowls that you put in the beds in summer.

Lucky clover is only conditionally hardy. It tolerates temperatures down to minus ten degrees, but only for a short time. If you want to be on the safe side, you should dig up the bulbs in the fall and overwinter them indoors.

tips

Lucky clover is non-toxic. However, the leaves contain a lot of oxalic acid, which in high concentrations can lead to stomach and intestinal problems. Therefore, make sure that small children and especially small animals such as hamsters, rabbits, etc. do not eat too much of the leaves.

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