Posted by paul on August 16, 2011 at 13:27:25 from (76.77.199.49):
In Reply to: Re: alfalfa?? posted by dave2 on August 16, 2011 at 13:08:27:
Alfalfa seed likes to only be 1/2 inch deep, it likes to be kept damp for a few weeks after it's planted, and it doesn't do well with heavy competition as it sprouts and starts to grow.
Existing sod makes it terrible difficult to make those conditions happen.
You can beat the snot out of the grass - I've gone through it with a field cultivator so it was looking kinda black. Then seeded clover/alfalfa mix. By fall the grass was back to it's old self from the roots, and there were a few strips of clover & alfalfa here & there where they could compete with the sod.
In theory what you want to do can work if the stars line up just right for you. In practice, the sod is going to get a shot of rain, spring to life, and take all the moisture away from your new seedlings, the sod will grow tall while the aflafa stays stunted & dry, and they will die.
How's that for a worthless answer - it might work..... ;)
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