Re: CULT: alfalfa pellets & TB health
- Subject: Re: [iris] CULT: alfalfa pellets & TB health
- From: w*@watervalley.net
- Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 23:33:43 -0500
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On 14 Jun 2003 at 19:48, Linda Mann wrote:
> Walter Moores mentioned awhile back (probably several years ago) that he
> had the worst rot & leaf spot ever after he'd used alfalfa pellets on
> TBs.
>
Yes, the leaf spot and rot occurred when I used alfalfa in the spring
as a top dressing.
I still might incorporate the pellets into a bed or place some in a
planting hole but never on top of the soil.
This year I topdressed with terraclor granules, and I have the
prettiest foliage I have ever had. Even with nearly thirty inches of
rainfall so far this spring, I have very little leaf spot. I do have a few
scattered yellow leaves here and there and I have some rot on
newer things in virgin soil.
This bloom season was one of the best yet. The bearded had
finished before all of the rains started.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8
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