Re: little off topic, but I have alfalfa question?

Posted by Bill Smith on August 02, 2001 at 14:44:05 from (128.242.4.59):

In Reply to: little off topic, but I have alfalfa question? posted by Bill Smith on July 30, 2001 at 21:29:25:

I have read the follow ups and thanks to all who have replied. Any additional ideas, comments, and information will be appreciated as well. I looked at it today and noticed signs of web warm. A local person informed me of this area problem. Immediate mowing will hopefully help this oncoming problem. It is hot and dry here now and I think is what I am going to do is mow it off short and with hot dry wheather will create a fast dry down of cut off hay and weeds. A small area of field might be hayable. Then if a future rain brews up I aim to enterseed, with a drill that has a seeder attachment, right before the rain. I may also apply fertilizer and perhaps throw some bromeseed in the drill as well. It won't make it any worse but add extra expenses. I am just not ready to throw in the towel on it yet. If it don't work out I guess it just wasn't Mother Nature's plan and something else will have to be done for next years growing season. As for a soil sample, I will deffinately take this into strong consideration before putting alfalfa on another plot of land. I just think that it is a little late in the ball game to consider that now. If there is a bad ph level in soil the damage has already be done to this field. No need to shut barn door after the horse got out in other words. Soil sampling in my opinion is an insurance step that should be taken before initial seeding if your not a gambling man. Perhaps I will be less of a gambling man in the future. Adding a soil supplement in my understanding should be done before working the ground in preparing for initial seeding. If applied now it would have to be absorbed into ground by rainfall. It is ussually dry here this time of year. A big rain would be a hit and miss deal and only light rain could be expected if you happen to get a shower. Hopefully (with figers crossed) I will atleast end up with a fair stand in the whole field. I would be tickeled right now just to have a stand and be able to see it instead of just the weeds sticking up higher than the alfalfa that is there. Here's a thought, Does anyone have a green thumb according to Mother Nature? It is amazing what a toll can be done on things when dealing with nature.

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