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[Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com>]

I've been told there are hundreds of varieties of alfalfa, including 
those that go dormant and those that don't, etc.  I really need to 
experiment with one that does well here.

My goat buddy Orlando is just very small time, but even he insists on 
buying by the ton.  There's no way to break even at feed store prices.  
Why not get together with some other folks and share a ton?

Bill
S. Oregon coast

EarthNSky wrote:

> There are a few people who grow it within 100 miles of me, but it 
> doesn't have the same quality as the stuff they ship in from Ohio and 
> other places up north.  Perhaps it has to do with the drought conditions 
> or needs irrigation in the summer or something.  I'd be interested to 
> understand why it's not grown much here.  Most folks that buy alfalfa go 
> in on shares and make runs to the Northland and bring truckloads of it 
> back.  It's actually cheaper to buy it that way than to buy it from the 
> feed store.  It must need a lot of soil moisture..
>
> Bev
>
> Lynda wrote:
>  
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> > It isn't the heat, Bev.  Some of> areas and in hot, humid areas.  It would most likely be the something to do 
> > with the soil.  However, it grows all over Sonoma County which is nasty, 
> > suck-your-boots-off-ya red clay.  Although it does grow best in the flood 
> > plains of the Russian River.
> >
> > Lynda
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
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> >
> >    
> >
> > > Well, I can't grow alfalfa here, either.  I think maybe our summers are
> > > too hot?  I don't know.  We do have clay, but my pasture is rocky
> > > acidic, not loamy acidic. :)  There's no way you can harrow it.
> > > I've done the hand broadcast thing on my 7 acre pasture, so I know
> > > what's involved in that...wow, what a job!
> > >      
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