jhambley
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Thought I would ask if anyone plants alfalfa in with their brome? Can anyone provide the pros and cons?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
jhambley":33wn8mky said:Thought I would ask if anyone plants alfalfa in with their brome? Can anyone provide the pros and cons?
Thanks in advance.
Iowa237":r06fk4wp said:The only con that I know of is the fact that broom is a strong competitor. It likes to try to be dominate. In new seeding. I suggest to only use a maximum of 5 lbs of smooth broom, if not only 2.5lbs. Unless you don't really care for the longevity of your high priced alfalfa? But the combination makes great feed.
Iowa237":p793g6hl said:I guess I don't have a clue. I would talk to someone highly respected in that feild before doing this. I would think that the broom might choke it out and never allow for the alfalfa to get any kind of a start. I inter-seed clovers all the time... which they seem to be easier to start... but am alot of times disapointed in my results. You might consider running a disk lightly over your broom and then seeding, just enough to suppress the grass? But then you might be creating a weed problem. And also might make your pasture a little rough!
I don't know, but am interested to find out how you do it and your results if you decide to give it a try!