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Re: [SG] Alfalfa Meal/Tea

Jung's garden centers have carried green sand. I don't know if there is one
close to you.
Heidi
Madison, WI
At 05:37 PM 4/7/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Cindy,
>
>I don't know if it adds nitrogen.  In the Wade & Gatton catalog it says
>that
>beneficial results from using Alfalfa Meal is:  1. Early breaking of
>dormancy
>2. Doubling of weight of plants in one year.  3. Up to three years of
>growth in one
>growing season  4. Root system greatly increased  5. Possible
>stimulation of mycorrhizae and reported inhibition of pathogenic
>organisms  6.  Doubling of number
>and size of flower buds, flowers and seeds  7. Much improved quality of
>growth
>with increased number, thickness and color of leaves.
>
>Then Van Wade says he has used alfalfa and its active principle
>triacontanol on all
>plants that he has grown with excellent results.  He also goes on to say
>that they
>use Alfalfa Meal (a standard 17% animal food) in 50 lb. bags on all
>there perennial
>plantings and have been doing so for over eight years. They feel that
>the use of
>Alfalfa meal has played an important part in there plants growing to
>tremendous
>size.
>
>I'm going to make the Alfalfa Tea instead of just sprinkling the meal
>around because
>this lady told me that after using the tea she noticed a big difference
>in how her plants
>were performing.  She feels that it's better to water the plants with it
>because then
>it's going right to the roots.  I will be mixing mine in 5 gal.
>buckets.  You put 2
>handfuls of the alfalfa meal to 1 gal.  of water and then let it sit
>overnight.
>
>Cindy,  I'll keep looking for a source for the greensand,  let me know
>if you find
>a place in the cities.  I'm only about 40 min. from St Paul.
>
>Bye,  Vicky Cahanes,  New Richmond  WI.  zone 4
>
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