How Long Does a Clover Food Plot Last

In fact, clover will last three years if maintained correctly (mowed at least once per year, possibly sprayed for grasses annually and fertilized annually). If the clover is looking good, there is no reason to kill it and till it under unless you want to plant something like Big N Beasty there for the fall.

Do you have to replant clover every year?

Clover is perennial, so you don’t have to replant every year, and it is generally hearty enough to be planted at virtually any time of the year. You can frost seed it in late winter and early spring when the ground is freezing and thawing, opening up pores in the soil for germination.

Does clover grow year round?

With a perennial clover, one gets a clover that becomes established and is available year round for deer and turkey to use at their pleasure. There are several ways to get perennial clover established in food plots, but none more easily and simply done than winter or “frost” seeding.