RE: Alfalfa Tea
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: RE: Alfalfa Tea
- From: V* P* <i*@pacificcoast.net>
- Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 12:40:17 -0700 (PDT)
A
A late reply. Not much time to read mail at the mo. I only brew up my
alfalfa tea for 3 or 4 days. I don't move a 45 gal barrel around either. I
do mix in epsom (sp)salts now & then.
Ginny in Victoria BC
t 10:28 PM 5/8/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>
>The advantages of alfalfa tea are:
>
> more easily assimilated by the plant and reaches the root zone more
>quickly.
>
> easier to apply, just pour it on.
>
> easy to include other additives that also become part of the liquid.
>
>The disadvantages include:
>
> a smell (fermenting) that some people find offensive.
>
> takes several weeks to brew up a batch.
>
> the tea is pretty ugly when it dries around the plant.
>
> more difficult to handle in bulk. The barrel weighs a lot.
>
>I am sort of undecided if I will do it again this year. Working pellets into
>the ground around the base of the plants isn't very hard to do.
>
>David Soper
>"Adventures in Gardening"
>www.gardenguy.com
>
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><DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><FONT color=#000000>Hi, </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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><DIV><FONT size=2>The <U>advantages</U> of alfalfa tea
>are:<BR><BR> more easily assimilated
>by the plant and reaches the root zone more
>quickly.<BR><BR> easier to apply,
just
>pour it on.<BR><BR> easy to include
>other additives that also become part of the liquid.<BR><BR>The
><U>disadvantages</U>
include:<BR><BR>
>a smell (fermenting) that some people find
>offensive.<BR><BR> takes several
weeks
>to brew up a batch.<BR><BR> the
tea is
>pretty ugly when it dries around the
>plant.<BR><BR> more difficult to
>handle in bulk. The barrel weighs a lot.<BR><BR>I am sort of undecided if I
will
>do it again this year. Working pellets into the ground around the base of the
>plants isn't very hard to do.<BR><BR>David Soper<BR>"Adventures in
>Gardening"<BR>www.gardenguy.com<BR><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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