Re: CULT: Alfalfa pellets and borers

On Jan 6, 2008, at 2:23 AM, Robin Shadlow wrote:

> I have been meaning to ask this for awhile.  It seems a little odd, 
> but the areas that I amended with alfalfa pellets have experienced far 
> greater problems with borers.  Figures since of course the areas I 
> done this in were where my best plants are planted.
>
>   I just wondered if anyone else has ever noticed this.

When I had borers, the heaviest infestations were around the perimeters 
of the iris beds, closest to the tall grass outside the beds.  I can't 
comment on borer attraction to alfalfa, since I amend all of my beds 
with alfalfa meal with I rework them.

I can report, though, that borer presence in my beds has all but 
disappeared since I've been applying Merit granules early every spring 
for the last 6 yrs or so.  In fact, I don't think I've seen more than 
one or two borer-ravaged rzs in my beds in the last 6 yrs.  I am 
Merit's biggest fan!

Laurie

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