Letting Clover go to seed, when to mow?

[sailinghudson25]

IT's been about 3 weeks since my dutch white and ladino clover plots have been mowed last.  Lots of white heads, a quarter of them starting to brown .

When's the right time to mow.  Does anyone have a good pic of a fully matured clover seed head?

[stubborn1VT]

Most white clovers are perennial.  They also blossom throughout the growing season.  If you mow it, it will blossom again.  I would mow it to help control any weeds or grasses.  Other than that, there isn't much of a right or wrong time to mow white clover IMO.

[corydd7]

Same question as Sailing but does mowing promote regeneration or by just letting it go to seed does it accomplish the same thing? I have read all about this but would love to have insight from practical use. 

[G-Man]

Now when has are brown and its cooler. Not middle of day. And not shorter than 6 in.. shorter will just allow grasses to grow as clover shuts down in heat.grasses tend not to

[sailinghudson25]

I bought the dutch white clover from hancock seed.  That stuff is larger than ladino clover.  Thought it would be a better lawn like clover.  Planted it in a mix in the plots, and planted it alone where i put young shrubs and christmas trees on the food plot and property border.

[LET EM GROW]

Mowed our DeerAg clover Staging plot 2 weekends ago. Took these pics Friday. It is coming back great. Three pics are from going down to where they enter the plot, last pic is looking out towards the bigger soybean/fall plot i plant. The deer will enter this staging plot at all times of the day. There is a doe bedding area near by. The will also hit this staging plot an hour or 2 before dark, stay here and chow then work there way out to the bigger plot as daylight draws to an end.... nearly every day during Late summer and early Fall  

I need to take thes tring trimmer down and cut it back a little wider where the zero turn could not reach. At the back of the plot(pic 3) you can see some dead standing veg. I terminated, seeded, and hooked it the to the left another 60ft or so for more "comfort and space"  

Edited June 25, 2018 by LET EM GROW

[sailinghudson25]

That looks like a nice bow hunt spot.

Mowing my plots tonight.  Roughly 1/2 of the clover heads are good n brown, with little bumps in the petals.

[LET EM GROW]

It sure is a perfect bow setup. In the last picture I have a stand about 5 yards to the left. It butts up to one of the very heavily logged hillsides so picking trees for bow stands is tough due to losing a lot of surrounding cover. This spot works, but id like to get down in the plot further. I only hunt it occasionally. Deer are always around here so getting in and out is not easy. Actually near impossible. I try to leave this stand for bucks harvests only.. when the timing is right. Id rather not hunt it, and keep pressure off instead.  

[corydd7]

What year is that plot in? I'm jealous looks amazing.

[LET EM GROW]

Planted June of 2017. Spread seed over mostly bare soil, is all I did. It was a dug rd they made April 2017 to skid logs out. Had a bunch of good rains last spring and early summer. Took off good. before it got dry last summer. Still grew slow as clovers do first year, but it was 5 or 6 inches high by fall, including heavy browse pressure..  

First pic was a few days after seeding soybeans and clover blend June 9th, you can see small white clover seeds as well as bean seeds. 2nd pic was taken September 1st.