NPK ratio

leweezo – posted 26 March 2012 13:28

Anybody know the npk of alfalfa?

mrmumbels – posted 26 March 2012 17:20

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Originally Posted by ocitown

Or is the moral of this story that its all in the real ingredients and the #s mean nothing?Exactly!Alfalfa meal is a case in point. It’s NPK is 2.8-.3-2.4 which looks pretty anemic until one looks up the other ingredients in alfalfa (same stuff in SuperThrive) and how much alfalfa feeds the bacteria in the soil’s compost, etc. and how well it delivers, quickly, a rich source of nitrogen.

leweezo – posted 28 March 2012 13:46

Thats sounds great! I was asked by my brother about it. I ground up a 50lb bag and spread it over 5000 sq ft of jamur. I am watching it turn green SLOWLY. Temps in upper 70 low 80s.. Am I just being impatient? i HAVE NEVER OWNED A zOYSIA b4..

Thnx

J

aleicgrant – posted 28 March 2012 15:09

I am getting ready to process my 50 pound bag as well. I have to say the only complaint I have about this grass is it never really gets very green

leweezo – posted 28 March 2012 15:53

I will have to take a picture ans post it but some of my sheets of sod are alot darker than others.. Any ideas why?

mrmumbels – posted 30 March 2012 19:43

The spots I put alfalfa on last year were very very dark green.

For some reason my lawn could never get very green on sprinkler water. Once the rain starts it’s blows up.

leweezo – posted 30 March 2012 20:04

LOL.. Talk about a timely reply. 2nite is the first time it has rained on my yard in a month. Supposed to be our rainiest month but since I put in the sod.. A big zippo.. FINALLY!!

ThanksJ