claferg

there are sooo many recipes out there, any variation will surely work.

I made the alfalfa tea once, over a yr ago.... what a smell is all I can say!!

Thanks for the quick reply, I have heard it is a smelly process but from what I have read it is supposed to be well worth the smell for the results. Did you think it was worth the trouble when you tried it?

Why not just place a small amount of the alfalfa around the base of the plants & water it in. Wouldn't this give the plants the same boost as the tea without the work of making tea? Just a thought. I'll always looking for the easy way. :)

claferg -

I personally didnt see any any improvement anywhere I used it.

I ended up just spreading the remaining pellets throughout the garden to get rid of em.

I am confident others will chime in with their positive results. Hopefully your results will positive.

People on rose forum swear by it...
I make alfalfa tea on regular basis.. usually, after rain - I fill up a trashcan with rain water and then add alfalfa...no recipes, just an approximation
Apparently, the tea making part is important, and just working alfalfa in the ground wont give the same results. But it will still be beneficial.
It sure stinks, but bearable. Wont stop me from making it :)
Olya

I throw a couple of handfuls of alfalfa pellets into a 5 gallon bucket of water quite often during the growing season.
Stir it around for a day or two, and use it to water plants.
I do the same with my compost.
I'm sure there are more specific recipes to follow, but I'm not that fussy, and everything seems to like it.
It's probably more nitrogen heavy than other nutrients, but I do like healthy green and there's more than that going on.
$10.00 lasts all year. From April til Sept.
I look at it as a cover crop that I didn't have to plow under.