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groundcover layer
white clover
trifolium repens
the living floor of the food forest: fixes nitrogen with every mowing, feeds bees all summer, and never leaves soil bare to the rain.
functions
nitrogen fixerground coverpollinator forage
light
full sun
moisture
moderate
soil
most, improves them all
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for white clover — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
see white clover on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around white clover
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- groundcover
- white clover — the anchor
- canopy
- apple
works inside: swale on contour · guild ring around a fruit tree · living mulch · hügelkultur mound · three sisters planting · sheet mulching · orchard meadow