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Kimberly: Alfalfa is not, repeat NOT in the acceptable, sense a fertilizer.
 What it does add is a whole host of trace elements that the plant, prior to
processing, has extracted from the soil. Most important of all is that it
contains a potent growth stimulator - TRIACONTANOL -  which, according to the
original research, will cause plants to grow even in the dark.
Based on personal experience, I found it best to spread the pellets on top of
the ground after planting so that normal rainfall and/or watering will leach
out the actives and present it to the roots in a soluble form that is easier
for the plant to accept.  Adding the pellets to the bed prior to planting
will, in my opinion, cause the actives to be dissolved by ground water BELOW
the roots by the time the roots are able to accept it.  Even though I haven't
tried it, I suspect that watering with alfalfa tea as a foliar feed might be
quite beneficial. Only controlled tests would prove which method was best.

Hope this has helped.

Dave Silverberg in very weedy Oregon
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