planting red clover in spring

[Bee]

have heard that red clover is the thing to plant in the spring if you want clover patch results from turkeys in that same spring in which the red clover is planted(as opposed to the ladino white clovers which are planted fall for a full year and in to the next spring)..any of you know anything about this , and can tell us when can you plant the red clover and expect it to make something a turkey would want to peck around in within the next 60-90 days etc? I think the red clovers sort of dry up later in the summer and that this red clover fix is a one spring at a time deal?

[kyfowlplay]

Have heard that if you can get a good snow in Feb. it is a good time to plant clover. When the snow melts the grown will "suck" the seed in.

[slickhead slayer]

Anytime in late Feb is good because you have the freezing and thawing of the ground. You can just toss it out, and the frost will carry it into the ground.
Red doesn't have quite the protein content as white, but its a much bigger clover. You should still have some come this fall.

[love the woods]

just spread 50lbs of ladino per my seed man, can't wait!

[silentgate]

Where's the cheapest place to buy Ladino clover? Around here it's $130-$150 for 50 lbs. Also, how much acreage will 50 lbs. of seed cover?

[yellow_lead_spreader]

I just sewed some red clover a few days ago and bought the seed from a local farm supply. According to them it takes 9-10 lbs. to seed 1 acre. It was somewhat inexpensive at 1.65/lb. I don't know if it would be the same for ladino or not but hopefully this will help you a little.

[Feedman]

You only sow about 2 to 3 lbs of Ladino per acre.

[love the woods]

trusty's hardware in bedford has it for 117 bucks. best price anywhere i have seen. ladino is expensive, but all clover has gone up.