Re: What's the rule again?

Posted by Bill(Wis) on May 30, 2005 at 07:26:59 from (141.155.146.237):

In Reply to: What's the rule again? posted by Allan in NE on May 30, 2005 at 06:48:03:

Allan: It is true that alfalfa plants (particularly old alfalfa plants) release toxins into the soil that prevent new alfalfa plants from growing. That, and the presence of soil borne deseases, is why reseeding of alfalfa usually fails. I don't know how thick your stand was originally. If it was never more than 5% you might get away with reseeding. There will be some risk because if it doesn't work it will be a little bit late to plant anything else. Here in Wis we routinely experience winter kill which, if bad enough, will drive us to plow down the field and plant corn. That way we still get a good feed crop for dairy cows and we don't have to worry about whether the alfalfa will be any good. The general recommendation when you see a spotty stand of alfalfa is to kill it and plant a suitable rotational crop for your area. That could include some kind of grass or corn or ?

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• Re: What's the rule again? Allan in NE 07:57:38 05/30/05 (3)
  • Re: What's the rule again? Bill(Wis) 08:57:35 05/30/05 (0)
  • Re: What's the rule again? Coloken 08:45:28 05/30/05 (1)
    • Re: What's the rule again? Allan in NE 16:00:52 05/30/05 (0)

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