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PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 9:02 am 
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Dave,

You mentioned in previous posts that you use alfalfa pellets as fertilizer. Can these pellets be put down using a broadcast fertilizer spreader?

I'm planning on putting down some combination of alfalfa pellets, cotton seed meal, dry molases and possibly corn meal. I have 2.25 acres, what do you recommend for a rate of each of these items? Can I mix them together, per the recommended rate, and apply the mix to the yard at one time, or should I apply each item seperately.

Thank you for your help.

VARock


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Unless the pellets are for small fish, they will be too big for a spreader. I suppose you could enlarge the hold on your spreader to allow larger pellets to fall out.

I don't like dry molasses because it's too hard to handle. If you don't use it all up, it turns to a brick in the bag. You should be able to find liquid molasses at a co-op for something like a dollar per gallon. Spray that at a gallon per acre.

The rest of the ingredients are great. I would mix them all together and apply at 10-20 pounds per 1,000 square feet. If you can get some feather meal, that's about all I can think of to improve it.

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