Re: Tim, more alfalfa thoughts
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Tim, more alfalfa thoughts
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 17:33:14 EST
<<Hi Tim,
I thought of another possibility using alfalfa. If you can get alfalfa meal
which hasn't been high heat treated, you could use that ( about a cup around
med hostas, more for the very large sizes)>>
In the fall you can also buy Alfalfa hay, I use it as a winter mulch now and again and the plants respond nicely.
It of coarse comes in a hay bale, should work well as a summer mulch too if your into that kind of thing.
Breaks down fast thus releasing the active PGR's (Tricontanol- spelling is incorrect) that make it effect as a growth enhancer in other plants.
One year I used a bale or two to cover my peonies and they were larger and the foliage was a darker color.
Paul
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