Berseem Clover Seeds – Egyptian Clover for Cover Crops, Green Manure & Companion Cropping

Berseem Clover – A High-Performance Annual Clover for Gardens & Farms

Also known as Egyptian Clover, Berseem Clover is a fast-establishing annual that punches well above its weight as a soil improver, forage crop, and companion plant. Whether you're enriching a garden bed between seasons or building a farm-scale cover crop mixture, berseem delivers impressive results in a short growing window.

Key Characteristics

• Rapid establishment in warm soils – sow from May to September for quick ground cover and biomass production.
• Annual with winter sensitivity – killed by winter frosts, making it a naturally self-terminating cover crop; no need for mechanical destruction in most seasons.
• High-yielding green manure – produces abundant leafy biomass that, when incorporated, returns significant organic matter and nitrogen to the soil.
• Zero grazing & hay making – its high growing point makes it well suited to cutting for zero grazing systems or hay production rather than direct grazing, unless grazing to terminate.
• Companion cropping potential – recent research highlights its value as a companion crop with oilseed rape (OSR), enhancing rooting depth and soil structure.
• Similar properties to Persian Clover – a useful alternative or complement in annual clover mixes.

Perfect For

• Home gardeners & allotment holders – use as a summer green manure between crops to improve soil fertility and structure ahead of autumn planting.
• Smallholders & market gardeners – ideal for zero grazing systems or as a cut-and-carry forage to supplement livestock feed.
• Farmers – a versatile component in cover crop and companion crop mixtures, particularly alongside oilseed rape. Contact us for farm-scale quantities.

Priced per kg. Get in touch if you need larger volumes or advice on blending with other species.