The use of white clover in the garden and kitchen

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• The use of white clover in the garden and kitchen
• Uses for white clover
• Improvement of garden health through white clover
• White clover is edible
• The use of white clover as animal feed
• Tips

Rabbits, rabbits and other rodents love white clover

The use of white clover in the garden and kitchen

In the lawn, white clover may not quite be feared as a weed. However, the weed also has a lot of positive properties, so it can be worth sowing it out in the garden. What possibilities of use for white clover are there in the kitchen and garden?

Early Article During flowering, white clover is a good bee pasture

Uses for white clover

Improvement of garden health through white clover

White clover forms on the one hand very long roots with nitrogen bubbles at the ends and on the other hand many small white single flowers with sweet nectar. White clover thus makes a valuable contribution to garden health.

As green manure, white clover is sown on prepared areas until September. The plant germinates very fast. Even before flowering, the white clover is mown, leaving the roots in the soil. They loosen and fertilize the soil sustainably.

The white flowers are the food source of many insects. White clover is especially popular as a bee pasture. White clover is not that cheap in the grass, especially when children walk around barefoot. The stings of the bees attracted by the flowers can be very unpleasant.

White clover is edible

The flowers and leaves of white clover are edible. They can be processed raw or cooked into salads or vegetable dishes. The flowers can be inserted or serve for the decoration of vegetable plates. Because of the mild taste, white clover flowers even beautify desserts. Even the seeds can be brought fresh or as seedlings on the table.

White clover contains like all types of clover some valuable ingredients. These include: essential oils, tannins, glycosides, isoflavones and phenolic substances. White clover teas and extracts are used for colds, digestive problems, headaches and even poisoning.

The use of white clover as animal feed

Anyone who keeps rabbits, hamsters or guinea pigs home should provide a small bed of white clover. The weed enriches the diet of many small animals.

Grazing animals also eat white clover on meadows. However, white clover grows creeping on the ground, so the plant is not easy to erase.

Tips

The plants sold as lucky clover on New Year's Eve or other occasions are not white clover. For this, types of sorrel are used.