Re: Cult - Medicago Sativa... was...alfalfa as a cover crop
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- Subject: Re: Cult - Medicago Sativa... was...alfalfa as a cover crop
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 20:24:01 -0700 (MST)
John I. Jones wrote:
>
> John Montgomery wrote:
> >
> > Here it is as perennial as an oak tree and harder to get rid of. White
> > clover can be used in the manner suggested by John but alfalfa reallly
> > needs a cover or nurse crop itself to get going and then it is certainly a
> > weed if in an inappropriate place.
>
> Ok, I stand corrected.
>
John,
Not so soon! My Encyclopedia on gardening states that Medicago Sativa
(alfalfa) is of value for feeding stock, AND is a valuable soil-builder
and is sometimes used as a green manure crop. In England and some other
countries this plant is called Lucerne.
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California
Zone 8
