alfalfa

leweezo – posted 18 March 2012 17:22

bought a bag of this today..Will this work

http://www.tractorsupply.com/producer-s-pride-reg-alfalfa-pellets-50-lb–5050165

thanksJ

mrmumbels – posted 18 March 2012 17:41

yes

pyro – posted 19 March 2012 00:09

same stuff I used

leweezo – posted 19 March 2012 05:44

Alrighty, I am gonna spend my afternoon buzzing it down in afood processor. How much area do you think 50lb will cover?

ThanksJ

mrmumbels – posted 19 March 2012 06:00

I think it gives me 3-400sqft.

aleicgrant – posted 19 March 2012 08:44

300 to 400 sf? I thought a 50 pound bag would cover 3000 to 4000sf????

mrmumbels – posted 19 March 2012 11:00

Depends how much you put down I guess. There’s no limit so I put it pretty heavy without smothering it.

pwgj7934 – posted 19 March 2012 16:38

I found a coffee grinder on ebay for $30 that does a good job grinding alfalfa down to put in a spreader. I even took the crank handle off & put a bolt on it so i can grind it with my cordless drill.

mrmumbels – posted 20 March 2012 07:11

You could buy alfalfa for rabbits instead of horses. Same thing but smaller. It usually costs a little more though.

mrmumbels – posted 02 April 2012 19:23

I found some much smaller but longer alfalfa pellets last week. They still don’t go through the spreader but they definately spread out much better. Less clumping after the rain in my opinion.

gt2201b – posted 03 April 2012 18:25

I use alfalfa pellets for rabbits. It’s small enough to use a broadcast spreader with no problems.