alfalfa from feed store

[Clackamas Coot]

cosmiccowboy

I did a little bit of looking at 'bentonite alfalfa cubes' and the bentonite is added as a binder and because it's a laxative.

I'd ask around about adding this to a soil mix. It could be fine but not much information out there on using these products as a soil amendment.

CC

 

[cosmiccowboy]

cosmiccowboy

I did a little bit of looking at 'bentonite alfalfa cubes' and the bentonite is added as a binder and because it's a laxative.

I'd ask around about adding this to a soil mix. It could be fine but not much information out there on using these products as a soil amendment.

CC

i googled it and came up with nothin....guess i'll go back to lookin for some bloodmeal

 

[JackTheGrower]

I was just googling and found a new site..

http://www.dirtworks.net/Nutritionals-Livestock.html

They have organic alfalfa meal and other things.. The place has that "human" touch that I like.. too much God for me but the products look good.

 

[Microbeman]

Cosmic; Alfalfa meal is better than cubes or pellets. I've never seen any treated with anything; just straight alfalfa meal and straight kelp meal. (meal means it is powdered or close to powdered) Sorry if I was not clear earlier. If you already have the cubes, just soak them a break them up or if you like powder them in a blender. The bentonite will be good for your soil.

 

[cosmiccowboy]

Cosmic; Alfalfa meal is better than cubes or pellets. I've never seen any treated with anything; just straight alfalfa meal and straight kelp meal. (meal means it is powdered or close to powdered) Sorry if I was not clear earlier. If you already have the cubes, just soak them a break them up or if you like powder them in a blender. The bentonite will be good for your soil.

thanks microbeman,yer a freakin geneyous....microbeman,i'm gonna go buy this stuff,come back and tell you exactly what it is and get yer opinion before i open it...and i will keep the receipt.....

 

[cosmiccowboy]

I was just googling and found a new site..

http://www.dirtworks.net/Nutritionals-Livestock.html

They have organic alfalfa meal and other things.. The place has that "human" touch that I like.. too much God for me but the products look good.

jack,thats one heck of a store but it'd cost as much 4 shippin as the product itself.

 

[cosmiccowboy]

i'm headin out to tractor and supply fellers..YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHA!!...I'LL BE MAKIN TEA 2NITE!

 

[jaykush]

i came up on four 50 lb bags for free a few months ago, i use a cheap-o thrift store blender to turn it into a meal like microbeman said. works good as a top dressing, mixed in the soil, make into a liquid soak tea(rose growers swear by this stuff), or added to compost for an extra N boost.

 

[JackTheGrower]

Ah.. Yeah.. Just keep cool..

There are dumb asses who have cop friends in hick towns..

Dumb asses get points cop friends kiss ass.. LOL

 

[Clackamas Coot]

Jaykush

It was your postings about alfalfa tea that gave me the motivation to make some small batches. Then I tried adding some kelp meal and I really like that mixture.

What about fermenting alfalfa via BIM? Any benefits that come to mind?

CC

 

[Clackamas Coot]

i'm headin out to tractor and supply fellers..YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHA!!...I'LL BE MAKIN TEA 2NITE!

Brew well Cosmic One!

CC

 

[CT Guy]

whoever said growin organic was easy is full of horse shit.where the hell do you find organic alfalfa in bumfk

Hey, don't stress about it. I'd just see what they had locally, I agree with Microbeman about the meal vs other forms. Organics really is fairly straight forward, so if you're missing one ingredient or you substitute something else you're still okay. Nature has a way of balancing things out. It's not like chemicals where you need this particular ingredient in this particular amount. You'll get a feel for it over time and figure out what works for your plants in your soil and growing conditions. Then it's easy!

 

[jaykush]

Jaykush

It was your postings about alfalfa tea that gave me the motivation to make some small batches. Then I tried adding some kelp meal and I really like that mixture.

What about fermenting alfalfa via BIM? Any benefits that come to mind?

thats good to hear, im glad you took the time to try it out. if you like the alfalfa, youll love what the comfrey does, and imo nettles are superior to alfalfa. but like ct guy said if you dont have one the other works just fine.

i have done some with BIM and the lacto b., they work good but i cant say they are absolutely necessary. i usually apply the BIM separate and usually its not that often.

 

[Clackamas Coot]

Thanks!

BTW my habanero chile and rotten garlic made an interesting fermented product. It definitely kills bugs out in the garden and orchard. I just had to learn to open the bottle away from me because the fumes do a number on your eyes with all of that capsaicin from the habanero chiles.

If you're bored you might want to check it out and make up a small batch. I used 1 lb. of chiles (pureed) to 1/2 gallon of rain water. 8 heads of rotten garlic (hidden in the pantry that I forgot about) and 1 tbs. of kelp meal.

Not too sure about using it against mites. No suggestion that anyone else try it either.

CC

 

[jaykush]

if theres one thing im going to have too much of this year, its habaneros. i will basically be the only one eating them here, and ill have to say i cant eat them straight. so ill have extra. the plants i got now have at least 150 on them each. its insane.

 

[JackTheGrower]

jalapenos here.. Second season for the plant and the test subject for many a mix.

Put on a foot of new growth this season.. Will be drying peppers for seed. They can be picked in the range of no heat to 7 on the 10 scale depending on the peppers age. All have excellent pepper flavor..

 

[jaykush]

you gotta have jalapenos its a must,for lots of salsa! i have 15 one year jalapeno plants. and one 2 year old plant( which imo produce the best peppers) then start to fade in quality after 2 years.

 

[maryjohn]

get some tomatillos going and you have yourself a party.

 

[Clackamas Coot]

Maryjohn

Next year try growing the purple tomatillo varieties. A very nice plant with high yields. Look for the heirloom varieties.

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[JackTheGrower]

That's a good idea..