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Owensboro, Ky.

Somewhere lately, I read that adding a 5 gal bucket of alfalfa pellets in the planting zone, will boost your nitrogen to needed levels...I found alfalfa cubes at my local "Rural King" store (sort of like a Wal-Mart for farmers)...are cubes and pellets the same except for size? Peace, Wayne

12/19/2006 2:14:09 AM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

Watch the sodium levels some pellets are loaded.

12/19/2006 6:32:06 AM

Sheridan . NY

shred the cubes or breck them up into small pieces--yep look for salt content---5 gal s to 15 ft circle for low nitro soil--

12/19/2006 6:54:12 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Is the sodium level usually printed on the pkg? I grabbed the side of the bag these cubes were in an gave a light squeeze to one of the cubes...it fell to pieces under very light pressure...seems like they would break down on their own very quickly. Thanks for the help. Peace, Wayne

12/19/2006 10:21:00 PM

Sheridan . NY

yep on the salt --it should be on-the bag or call or email the Company --yep on break down just get it under the soil a couple inchs----craig

12/20/2006 6:19:32 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Thanks Craig, how are salt levels measured, what is okay, and how much is too high? Peace, Wayne

12/20/2006 8:06:58 AM

Montoursville, PA

Companys like Fertrell remove the salt or never put it into their organic fertilizer meal products. Check around a bit. All feed grade pellets I have looked at contain lots of salts.

12/26/2006 8:39:30 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

I'm with Dwaine on this....use a quality agriculture or horticulture grade & not feed grade alfalfa pellets to avoid potential salt issues.

12/26/2006 9:15:47 PM

Sheridan . NY

you just half to look and ask --the alfalfa pellets i carry are 100% salt free--i called the manufacturer direct and asked ---salt is usually in MGS-----craig

12/27/2006 12:31:58 AM