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Alfalfa
Legume
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Estimated Cost
$2.26
($/lb)
Planting Window
Perennial
Best for
, and undefined
Alternate Species
Red Clover, White Clover, Yellow Sweet Clover
1. Steve Hurst, ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, Chile, Santiago hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database.
2. Patrick J. Alexander, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database.
Seeding Detail
Alfalfa
9.0
13.0
10.0
Additional Information
Why We Recommend This
Alfalfa is fast-growing and produces lots of nutritious biomass for forage. Alfalfa also has compaction-busting benefits, fixes high amounts of nitrogen and is good for bees.
Things to Watch Out For
Alfalfa does not tolerate heavily compacted or acidic soil and requires high levels of P and K. Operations using low or no till are more susceptible to slugs in their subsequent crops.
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