How to Plant Clover Seeds for Growing Clover
- 1). Mow your lawn to make it easy for the clover seeds to reach the ground. Rake the grass with a metal rake roughly to pull some of the plants, exposing the soil surface.
- 2). Buy 2 to 8 oz. of clover seeds per 1,000 square feet. Base the weight on whether you want the grass or the clover to be the dominant lawn. Clover takes over at the rate of 8 oz. per 1,000 square feet.
- 3). Broadcast the seeds by hand or with a spreader in spring or summer. The larger the area, the easier the work is if you use a spreader.
- 4). Irrigate the lawn immediately after sowing the white clover seeds. Keep the soil consistently moist until germination. When the seedlings become established, begin to apply 1 inch of water whenever the plants wilt. Grab some clover plants and pull them. Their roots are established if you can't uproot them.
