WHITE CLOVER
Always thought about growing that medicinal herbal garden you've
always dreamed about, then White clover will be a great addition to your herbal
garden as it is a unique medicinal/herb and a great step in the right direction.
USES
One of the most important legumes in the world, white clover has so many practical
uses. It is a great companion plant around the vegetable garden, can create a living
mulch, fixes nitrogen into your soil, provides green manure, used as a cover crop,
improves lawn/soil health, attracts bees and other beneficial insects which just love its
nectar filled flowers.
FOOD
Leaves and flowers may be added to salads raw or cooked/steamed/blanched/fried like
any other vegetable. The flowers can also be used to make a delightful honey. See the
recipe below.
FLOWERS
A great low growing ornamental garden plant that blooms
heavily with colourful white/cream flowerheads, sometimes with a pink tinge. Not
only a great medicinal plant but excellent for summer colour. Prefers a sunny location in
well drained soil.
HOW TO MAKE HONEY
Pick a bunch of fresh flowers 2 cups or (around 200 - 250 flower-heads).
Place them into a saucepan with 1 litre of water, bring to a boil for just 20 minutes.
Let the mixture cool down and let it stand overnight.
The next day, strain the liquid, discard the flowers and add 1kg of sugar to the liquid.
Now bring the liquid to a boil, mix well until it thickens.
Add the liquid into your favourite jars for later use!
Some recipes add lemon or orange to the flower mixture, while you may experiment by
adding calendula, vanilla bean, mint or other unique herbs and spices.
HOW TO MAKE TEA
Clover tea has a delicate, floral flavour - making it very suitable for all kinds of warm
and iced teas. The flowers of the plant have a delicate sweet flavour. Collect fresh
flowers or you may dry them until crisp.
Here are the basic steps for making any herbal tea:
Bring water to a boil. Add about one to two teaspoons of dried ingredients to a tea
infuser or teapot. Pour hot water over it and allow to steep for 5 -10 minutes Strain and
add any type of flavouring you'd like such as cinnamon, mint, vanilla, honey, etc.
CONTENTS
You will receive approximately 2000 seeds.
PROPAGATION
Seeds often respond well when planted in a sterile seed growing medium and most seed
is best sown during periods of long warm temperatures between 18 -25 degrees in late
Spring or Summer.
We have Sterile Vermiculite potting medium for sale in our store. (Sold separately)
Check this great product out in the link below. Just copy and paste the link into
your browser!
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Vermiculite is a great potting media alternative. Simply use in place of your seed raising
mix and then sow seeds as required. Simple and easy - Water in after planting!
POSTAGE
Yes! We do combine postage on our items!
All our seeds are sent FRESH and securely packaged.
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