Re: CULT: alfalfa pellets and BIG varmints
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- Subject: Re: CULT: alfalfa pellets and BIG varmints
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 23:36:11 -0600 (MDT)
Linda Mann wrote:
>
> Right before I left town for a week, I planted a piece of EURYTHMIC
> under the overhang of a shed hoping this microsite would protect it from
> excess rain (NOT a problem this summer). When I got home, the rhizome
> was tossed out of the ground and the hole where I planted it excavated,
> leaving a foot wide dust bowl. I have never seen this kind of digging
> associated with my plantings before and it took me until this morning to
> figure out that the hungry horse, who has never bothered any of my iris
> plantings before, went after the alfalfa pellets mixed in the soil!
>
> Duh.
ROFLOL
> I guess I need to make some kind of alfalfa compost that is less
> palatable. Anybody else grow irises in a horse lot and have suggestions
> for ways to incorporate alfalfa pellets? I guess I could water it into
> the soil and cover the spot with some lumber or other junk until it
> decomposes a bit before planting.
Linda,
Why not just let the horse use the alfalfa first???? I am sure the iris
will enjoy the resultant "alfalfa concentrate".
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
