rescue2087
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Anybody ever planted Whitetail Institutes Edge? If so what results did u get?
I have a few clients growing alfalfa. Deer go crazy over it. But it is dang near the hardest crop to grow well of anything I've worked with.There is a reason you don't see much alfalfa grown in TN.
The client I have not far from you tried growing alfalfa up on those high ridge-tops above Lick Creek. And I emphasize "tried."Alfalfa is very difficult to establish and also pretty expensive to maintain. Being as we sell hay we would love to get into it but it's just not justification for it. Anytime I see it in a foodplot blend around here it's just a gimmick imo.
Please let us know how it does!!!I think Alfalfa is the 3rd largest ingredient.I bought enough for 2 acres and Im gonna split it up into 2 different fields and put a bunch of clover with it. Im planning on a spring planting.I have over 100 acres of crop rotation ground on my place and hope that will take some of the pressure off it.Im gonna try and grow 2 other fields of something planted a couple weeks earlier to alsdo take some pressure off it.
If you are really wanting Alfalfa I would go with the round up ready alfalfa you will at least have a fighting chance to control the weed pressure. The other thing with alfalfa is its got to be cut and it's best to have a clean field after it's cut so really for hay. Bush hogging it could also cause issues. Not trying to bash what you are doing at all just way better stuff with good success out there. And also need to have a sprayer or access to one incase of weevils.Is it specifically the field you are growing it in or the amount of effort that causes failure? Ill be happy to keep spraying it for weed protection and will spare no expense when it comes to lime and fertilizer.I thing the field drains well,it has a rise in the middle of the field and there are no wet spots.Again,if there is failure with the alfalfa the other seeds in the mix will still be attractive.
It's the dirt itself. Alfalfa requires both rich (easy enough with fertilizer and lime) PLUS soil that is well drained (but NOT sandy). Too much clay and it will hold too much moisture. BUT it also needs timely rains that rapidly absorb.Is it specifically the field you are growing it in or the amount of effort that causes failure? Ill be happy to keep spraying it for weed protection and will spare no expense when it comes to lime and fertilizer.I thing the field drains well,it has a rise in the middle of the field and there are no wet spots.Again,if there is failure with the alfalfa the other seeds in the mix will still be attractive.