What is the difference between alfalfa meal and alfalfa pellets?
It is comprised of dried, ground up alfalfa plant. Alfalfa can come as a meal, or sometimes as pellets. The pellets are usually seen more at feed stores, but can be used the same with a little extra work. Soaking the pellets can help to break them up, and you are then left with meal.
What plants benefit from alfalfa pellets?
Alfalfa Pellets act as a slow-release fertilizer that is an excellent source of nitrogen. Alfalfa also contains trace minerals and triacontanol, a naturally occurring growth promoter, which is great for roses!
Do you have to soak alfalfa pellets?
For those that struggle to chew, Alfalfa Pellets can be fed soaked prior to feeding. To soak Alfalfa Pellets you can use hot or cold water. Soaking time can vary according to the density of the pellets, but as a guide we would expect a 2 hour cold soak or 15 minute hot soak time.
Can alfalfa meal burn plants?
Organic fertilizers such as alfalfa are directly derived from natural sources. The meal stays active in the soil for a very long time so that you only need to fertilize once or twice a season. Concentrated chemical fertilizers can easily burn and damage your plants.
Do alfalfa pellets attract rats?
Chicken scratch, chicken lay pellets, goat feed, horse supplement pellets, alfalfa pellets no mice in feed, nothing to attract rats.
Are alfalfa pellets good for tomato plants?
alfalfa pellets (like what you feed to horses). Tomatoes LOVE THIS STUFF.
How long does it take for alfalfa pellets to break down in soil?
Silage, or haylage as alfalfa silage is sometimes called, is the finished product. After about two weeks of anaerobic conditions, the natural sugars break down. The resulting haylage can be used as animal feed, or dried and ground into meal.
How many alfalfa pellets equal a flake?
It largely depends on the weight of alfalfa cubes. Generally, alfalfa cubes are about 5lbs heavy so one alfalfa cube is equal to the 5lbs flake(the default size of a flake is 5lbs).
Are alfalfa pellets good for senior horses?
Energy requirements: Generally senior horses that are in good body condition are less active than their younger counterparts and only have maintenance energy requirements. Energy dense forage sources such as Alfalfa pellets, cubes of chopped forage are ideal to increase the calorie content of the diet.
Are mice attracted to alfalfa?
The high feeding value of alfalfa is beneficial to many species of herbivores, including insects, rodents, and grazing animals such as deer, elk, and antelope. Deer, elk, antelope, gophers, mice, and rabbits eat the alfalfa.
Will mice eat alfalfa pellets?
michaelg. I’m pretty sure rats, mice, voles, and rabbits will all eat alfalfa if it is available, and regular use of alfalfa might increase the rodent populations in the garden. If the pellets are dissolved into meal and mixed with the soil it should certainly be less attractive.