WI Steve

A few weeks ago I planted a couple acre plot of clover mix (white dutch/ladino). The first couple weeks were dry and I was praying for rain but now that the rain is finally coming were getting more than necessary. Anyway, the area where I planted tends to be on the wet side when we get a significant amount of rain and will even have standing water in a couple places if not allowed to dry out sufficiently between rains. How will these conditions affect the establishment of my clover plot? Last I checked most of the clover seedlings were just beginning to develop and were quite tiny. If these areas with standing water do not dry up soon enough will it kill the clover seedlings or seeds in these spots? Just wondering.

greg-dude

If puddles last long enough, it will kill just about any vegetation. The others not under water should be ok.

greg

Russ otten

You mioght lose some clover but it' s better to be a little wet than dry. both Dutch and Ladino prefer wet conditions, so a little too much shouldn' t be a big problem. If the puddles can drain in 48 hours, the clover will survive. I' ve got a plot of Ladino on a hilltop. Had a bunch of rain and the seeds in tractor ruts came up. Got a dry spell when it was about 3 inches tall and lost about a quarter of the plot. Can' t figure out nature.
Russ

lunchbucket

It takes a week or so of standing water to start killing off the clover. You should be ok...

WI Steve

Thanks for the info guys. As it turns out since I wrote the original post we didn' t get any rain so things dried out nicely. However, I was starting to worry about the opposite effect of the clover possibly dieing from drying out. Luckily we got a little rain last night. Hopefully enough to tide it over until the next rain.