Re: CULT: Alfalfa
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- Subject: Re: CULT: Alfalfa
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- Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 08:39:52 -0400
From: Shanna DeSotle <foxbrook@javanet.com>
> If I may chime in here on the subject, I would recomend going easy on the
> alfalfa if you plan on using it with beardeds in northern climates. We have
> occaisionally had rot due in part to the excessive size of the rhizomes the
> following spring after fertilization. Perhaps it is the excess water content,
> when it is subjected to freezing and thawing again and again, that contributes
> to this. Just remember, though, when you have a fan rot on the fat mother
> rhizome, it is often the bloom stalk, so be careful not to loose the bloom
you
> were trying to encourage.
Andrew Wheeler zone 4/5 Colrain, mass.foxbrook@javanet.com
> .....use a five gallon bucket of water, add 2 pounds of alfalfa meal, let sit
> for a
> spell, then give it a stir and apply to the soil. I am also working a mixture
> of alfalfa meal and superphosphate into my new beds. I heard you want to do
> this about 3 weeks prior to planting them but I couldn't swear by it. My beds
> will be nice and ready when the iris shipments start rolling in.
> Good luck,
> Linda Doffek West Bend, WI
>
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