Clover Seed for Deer Food Plots & Cover Crops
Wanna know the best clover for your location? Eagle Seed offers specialized clover seed varieties and blends for deer food plots, wildlife forage, and cover crops. Choose from annual and perennial clovers, including Fixation™ Balansa, Frosty™ Berseem, Dynamite™ Red, Kentucky Pride™ Crimson, and Domino Ladino. Our blends combine complementary forage species to meet different food plot goals, soil conditions, and growing seasons.
Clover Seed Planting Tips:
Choosing Clover Varieties by Region
Clover selection depends on climate, soil conditions, and planting season. In the Southeast and Mid-South, crimson, arrowleaf, and balansa clovers are popular annual options, while berseem can fit suitable planting systems. In the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, ladino, red, and balansa clovers offer options for annual and perennial food plots. In the Northeast and northern regions, red and white clovers are useful choices for adapted perennial stands. Across the southern Great Plains and areas with variable rainfall, variety selection should account for heat, drought, and soil conditions. Always match the clover to your region and intended planting window for the best chance of establishment and production.
Our clovers are best placed on shady, tree lined edges and smaller food plots (less than an acre). For best practices, use our line of excellent forage soybeans for larger, open areas (greater than 2 acres) to maximize tonnage, attraction, and animal growth.
Annual clovers are best planted in the fall, but frost seeding can be done on any of our products. Most products are available in both one acre and 1/6th acre sizes.
Generally, it is best to sow clover seeds in the early fall (from September to early October). This timing allows the clover to establish before the first fall frost. So, be sure to plant clover at least 40 days before the arrival of freezing temperatures. Spring plantings are best (around February to May) when the ground is soft and moist. Broadcast the seeds directly onto the soil surface and lightly cover them (for good seed to soil contact) with a thin layer of soil (careful to not bury them too deeply).
Eagle Seed Clover Blends
- Top Five Annual® Clover Blend – Best clover for drought prone, heavy clay and low pH
- Clover Keeper® Perennial Clover Blend – Best clover for perennial, best for pollinators
- Buffalo Clover® Blend – Best first year clover plot
- Green Keeper™ Alfalfa and Clover – High protein productive alfalfa paired with the perfect clover
- Hunt Master® Chicory and Clover – Best clover plot for protein rich forage and the deep chicory tap root for complementary nutrition