Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) seeds, organic
$3.95 – $16.00
Family: Legume (Fabaceae)
Hardy to Zones 3 to 11
Perennial cover crop works very nicely for planting in fertile soils and home garden beds. Excellent choice for putting vegetable beds to rest and for scattering in the shelterbelt. As a covercrop, fixes 200 pounds nitrogen per acre, yields up to 10 tons of organic matter per acre, and effectively sequesters subsurface minerals. Sowing rate: 1 lb per 1,000 sq ft. 100 grams per 200 sq ft. Packet contains 500 seeds.
Seed is Certified Organically Grown
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Jo –
Does this need to be inoculated?
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Richo Cech –
hi jo, no, it is already inoculated with an omri certified inoculant. r
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Tim –
Is this the kind of Alfalfa that comes back year after year after it has been plowed under?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Tim, this is a perennial OP that can be allowed to go to seed and will self-seed if conditions allow. It doesn’t throw new plants off of rootlets left in the ground after plowing. richo
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Richo Cech –
purple, in my experience yellow flowers are medic (Medicago lupulina). r
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Tim –
Is this kind of alfalfa hard to get rid of after it is planted and establishes its self?
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Richo Cech –
I have never seen reason to want to get rid of it.
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Penney –
Are the seeds GMO?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Penney, we don’t sell any GMO seeds. Check the bottom of our homepage, the link titled “seed integrity.” cheers. richo
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