Re: Spraying TBs/alfalfa tea
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- Subject: Re: Spraying TBs/alfalfa tea
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1997 22:00:48 -0700 (MST)
Dana Brown wrote:
>
> > This is also the time to
> > get your pre-emergent onto your beds. I saw weeds sprouting as I was
> > weeding today.
> We have also started putting down our pre-emergent and I have even
> started using the alfalfa tea (mush) on my little guys. Since this is
> the first time I have made tea I was wondering if I did something
> wrong. My tea was not really tea. It is more like mush. There was
> still a lot of alfalfa goop in the bottom of the bucket. It required
> some pretty serious stirring to get it all afloat and then I had to keep
> it stirred or everything settled back to the bottom of the bucket
> again. Maybe I need to let it sit longer before using it. I put 2 cups
> of pellets per gallon and 1 1/2 - 2 cups per plant. Does that sound
> about right? I know we have hashed this subject over and over but for
> some reason I con not seem to get it right. Sorry for the redundancy.
>
> --
> Dana Brown, Lubbock, Texas Zone 7
> Where we are 3,241 ft above sea level, with an average rainfall of
> 17.76"
> of rain a year. Our average wind speed is 12.5 mph and we have an
> average
> of 164 days of clear weather, 96 of which dip below freezing.
Dana,
According to the information at the Canadian Iris Society site, you are
to spray the liquid as a foliar feed while adding the remaining wet
alfalfa to the soil. Fill a five gallon bucket with water, add two
pounds of alfalfa pellets/meal. Let it sit overnight. The result will
be a thick tea. Use as explained above.
Rick Tasco
Central California
Zone 8
