Re: Seed in Alfalfa Pellets (was OT-BIO Donna Lockman)
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- Subject: Re: Seed in Alfalfa Pellets (was OT-BIO Donna Lockman)
- From: "* C* <j*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 14:11:50 PDT
From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
>Alfalfa pellets are made from high quality alfalfa which is harvested
>before it blooms, much less before it has a chance to set seed. If it
is weed seeds you are concerned about, I am not sure whether the
pelletizing process would inactivate these or not.
>Jeff Walters in northern Utah
Alfalfa (or Lucerne as we call it here, but the stuff we eat we call
alfalfa - seperates us from the livestock) is a very fast growing crop.
The first cut contains whatever weeds are growing in it. They wouldn't
use this for pellets. The second and subsequent cuts are unlikely to
contain anything much other than alfalfa. I use lucerne hay UNDER my
vegetable beds. (no dig method of gardening) and have never had a weed
problem.
Jan Clark, in Australia.
(I feel like alfalfa in a falafel f'lunch today)
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