When to Sow White Dutch Clover as a Living Mulch

Best Planting Window

September is ideal for sowing white Dutch clover, but spring planting can work if you keep the seedbed consistently moist (not soggy) during establishment. Summer heat above 90°F will require supplemental irrigation.

Long-Term Reality in the South

White clover is a perennial, but in Southern climates leaf diseases and root rot eventually kill it. Plan to reseed dead patches each fall to maintain a continuous living mulch in permanent garden areas.