Re: your mail

Kimberly:  I am just learning about alphalfa pellets myself.  In fact I 
bought my first 50 pounds today.  I purchased the sack for $6.96 plus 8.5 
tax at a feed store.  I have had wonderful supportive information from 
several on this list - and you can count on it - they will help you as well.

Alphalfa pellets can be used as a food/fertilizer on iris and roses.  It 
contains great nutritional elements, I am told.  You can work some into 
the soil when you are planting, or scratch some in as a dressing to 
established rhizomes.  I am alsotold that after distributing the pellets, 
be sure and water them well - and they will turn into mulchey mush and 
will work itself in.  My soil is on the clay side - so I will be working 
it in.

The kind you ask for is for horses.  Do not purchase the type that 
contains corn or molasses (fillers.)  That is just about all I can think 
of to add here - exceptvthat I also will use a little superphosphate.  
What I don't know is how often one puts on the pellets, but I would guess 
once a year and probably either now or spring.

Good luck.

Donna   in Washington State where is is raining and blowing again - and 
it feels wonderful!

On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, Kimberly A. Hawbaker wrote:

> Would someone please finally fill we iris novices in on this alfalfa pellet
> information!  What do the alfalfa pellets do for the irises?  Nitrogen maybe?
> If so, to create more or make the soil less nitrogen?  I am in the process of
> creating a raised 10x20 foot iris bed (in anticipation of my 23 TB irises
> arriving soon from Schreiners) and before I add the dirt I would like to know
> the ideal mixture.  I have a ph meter to test the ph which I understand should
> be about 7. ANY information would be greatly appreciated ASAP since we're going
> to begin the "dirt work" on Monday!  
> Thanks everyone!
> Kim 
> hawbaker@northernnet.com
>
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