Editing Trifolium repens (section)

=== Companion planting, green manure, and cover crops === 
White clover grows well as a [[companion planting|companion plant]] among [[lawn]]s, [[grain]] crops, [[pasture]] grasses, and [[vegetable]] rows.<ref name="wotn" /> It is often added to [[lawn]] seed mixes, as it is able to grow and provide green cover in poorer soils where turfgrasses do not perform well. White clover can tolerate close [[mower|mowing]] and [[grazing]], and it can grow on many different [[soil classification|types]] and [[pH]]s of soil (although it prefers [[clay]] soils).<ref name="wotn" /> As a [[legume|leguminous]] and [[hardiness (plants)|hardy]] plant, it is considered to be a beneficial component of natural or organic [[pasture]] management and lawn care due to its ability to [[Nitrogen fixation|fix nitrogen]] and out-compete [[weed]]s. Natural nitrogen fixing reduces leaching from the soil and by maintaining [[soil health]] can reduce the incidence of some lawn diseases that are enhanced by the availability of synthetic fertilizer.<ref name="Tukey">''The Organic Lawn Care Manual'', Tukey, Storey Publishing. p 183.</ref> For these reasons, it is often used as a [[green manure]] and [[cover crop]].