Not sure what the wildlife situation is where you're located in France, but here in Central Texas, I found alfalfa to be problematic. I understand this is anecdotal, but when I applied it to my lawn last year, it seemed to attract lots of deer into our yard, to a greater extent than in years past. My neighbor came home one night to see roughly 10-15 in my small front lawn. I had small divots throughout the front turf, and most of the flowers and shrubs I'd planted (the "deer resistant ones" included) were hit pretty bad.

It may have been coincidence, and it may have happened with or without the alfalfa, but that kept me from using it thereafter. I used fish fertilizer sprays and milorganite instead and didn't have issues.

Hi and thanks for the information. i'm in the city so there won't be much chance of any wildlife but i appreciate the info. i haven't had a chance to buy it yet but i'll do more research before i do. thanks again

I don't agree that most use rabbit food, at least not in my experience. There are other things in the rabbit food that increase cost and that you don't need. If you can find a feed store like Agway here in the US you can usually order 50 lb bags of pure alfalfa that is cheaper than anything you will find in a pet store.

Bon chance!

Merci beaucoup! i was actually put off by the price and yes, the contents explains it, there are a lot of other ingredients. what is agway and the feed bags are for which animals?

Agway is just an agricultural based store that sells feed for horses and I suppose various farm animals. They also sell lawn and garden products. I don't know what the equivalent would be in France. I would call around and see if there is a place that will order it for you.

It was probably mentioned in your other thread, but my understanding is that you have to be a little careful not to use too much alfalfa in one growing season. It contains a growth hormone that can cause problems. I believe it was morpheus in this forum who made that comment.

Soybean meal is another good alternative. I use mostly milorganite, soybean and alfalfa. I started using urea pellets last year and I have to say I get a better green up with that then anything else. I'm going to double my milorganite rate just to see how it compares. I might not be putting down enough for my nitrogen hungry KBG.

thank you once again. yes i had a lot of help on my other thread too. i have found a 10kg bag of alfalfa for horses, so i have that option. i already have a shop bought organic fertiliser for lawns 9-2-2+3 so i think i will give that a go next month and see what happens. my worry is my young lawn has had a lot of winter stress and i don't know if it's dying or just "stressed". i wouldn't have a clue what soybean meal would be here, i'm struggling finding the right things here, google translate is not very reliable lol

once i start treating my lawn i'll post another update. thank you again for your help and advice

I've had problems with rodents getting into a bag of stored, pelleted, plant matter based organic garden fertilizer. I also think I have had losses to this same presence after surface applications have been made. And the stuff is kind of expensive to be serving as nuisance rat food.

Also it is said that organic fertilizers should be applied during the growing season, and not when it is cold.

thank you. i have mine stored in the attic and i've heard something scratching away at the stud walls. i'll be bringing the box down first thing in the morning. thanks for the advice, i'll wait till it gets warmer before i apply.

I've been lucky I guess because I haven't had any rodent problems, even with open bags on the garage floor. I'm in the process of renovating the garage and I plan to have shelving with plastic storage bins where I can keep things like alfalfa with an air tight lid.