THE BEST COVER CROP FOR COLD CLIMATE GARDENS. USING ALFALFA AS A COVER CROP IN THE GARDEN.

Alfalfa as a cover crop in the garden is helpful. Cover crops will reduce top soil loss, fix nitrogen into the soil, reducing soil compaction and even attracting more pollinators.

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[GardeningInCanada]

Thanks for watching! Here is the link to grab alfalfa www.acceleratedseeds.ca

[Maggie-Gardener-Maker]

I love alfalfa, I grow the spouts and microgreens in the kitchen as well as cover crop and use in landscape. I also love dandelions because they also have deep tap root that brings up calcium from deep in the earth. Dandelions help compaction and fertilize. I count my blessings for their presence in my lawn, field and garden. The weeds I hate the most is bindweed and a Bermuda grass.

[growingoutthebox]

This is becoming one of my favorite channels. Very digestible content with practical use. Thank you.

[mitchelpohl]

On our farm we rotate alfalfa every 4 years on the land, the next 3 after it nitrogen use is half of what we would normally use, never considered using it in the garden, this year I’m starting my garden fresh, I bought and built a home had to move 300 loads of sand and clay in to build up the home area, now starting a garden in this clay sand mix, ( from where I moved I had 5.5 feet of black dirt) going to build garden way to big to be able to cover crop and have compost in garden. Your videos are so great cat get enough of them thank you

[MarcosGarcia-etqu]

In school atm. Our soil science class had been trying to revive a patch of land with different cover crops and tilling with no luck. They're actually going ti try a no till alfalfa cover crop for thus next year. It's growing popularity down here in North Dakota

[corymiller]

Hello ty for the video. I use a sandwich starter mix to make my compost tea. It has a mix of seeds which include clover mustard alfalfa and a few more. My garden is now stocked with these plants and was unsure what was what. Now I know what alfalfa looks like:] It has been great so far for a cover crop/chop and drop. The mustard is great as well grows huge leaves that you can eat and the flower really attracts bees. It grows 6 ft tall or so but has been a welcomed part of the garden until I go into terminator mode that is.

[caseytuttle]

Love Canadians! Researched tons, and your info was by far the most beneficial. *hat tip* from Texas.

[chesterhobbs]

Based on your recommendations, I've bought a bag and will start planting ASAP. As always, your videos are so informative and easily understood. Can't thank you enough!

[workoutgameout]

I came looking for alfalfa sprout information and found a 15 min master class of Gold!

[Davidmc]

Great presentation, thanks for putting it together.

Alfalfa seed meal is an excellent cheap organic source of nitrogen. I use it when I mix my own fertilizer and you get it at the farm & feed stores as well.

I've experienced rye and mustard which are both good cover crops that also have biowarfare element that kills bad nematodes and a few others. Alfalfa makes sense to add with those two, I'm working out a cover crop rotation for my beds.

[RickThePeasant]

Thanks for the video. I am now growing it in my market garden to grow on the paths between the rows. I could get wood chip for the 40cm paths, so I upgraded to a living path cover. I line trim the paths into the crops. Look like it need trimming every month at the moment. Its good for mining the deep minerals and for redox reduction of nutrients.

[AmeliorScout]

I watched one of your videos on Sphagnum Peat Moss about two years ago and forgot the name of your channel and I'm SO happy to have found you again! THANKS FOR THE AMAZING INFORMATION :D

[georgecrinnion]

I use pulverized garden-grade alfalfa to add nitrogen to my soil a few weeks before the growing season so it has time to break down.

[ZeFeratu]

This is fantastic!

I recently found out that my native soil has 0 Nitrogen, so I sprinkled some really old (around 8 years) alfalfa seeds all over the garden thinking that nothing would germinate. 🤣 I think they all germinated, so hopefully that will fix the nitrogen problem.

I'm glad you included when to terminate. I was wondering how long I should let them do their thing.

My husband also keeps bees so I'm considering letting a few of them flower.

[thereseboogades]

Great Info! You mentioned a July termination; are there benefits when growing for a shorter period of time - home gardeners? Also, any comments on alfalfa meal or pellets as fertilizer for home gardeners? I'm looking forward to your follow-up videos on your test plots. Thank you

[just_pike]

I was thinking about purchasing alfalfa seeds for feeding solitary bees in my garden. Im glad to know it has other benefits too! 😃

[bayareasparky]

Hi Ashley. I'm thinking of putting in a smaller alfalfa stand as a way to continuously harvest green manure. Did you ever plant your own? I didn't see a follow up video on this subject in your library. Thank you!

[Daliena]

You post right after my lunch hour - so I get to return from lunch and boom - more fun stuff to do before I get totally focused on work. Thank you for helping me slack a little hahahaha!

[anaantomas]

Going to try this in my garden
(old hay field) thank you!

[samartinez]

I also use it as mulch. Although, it's not too cold here in Oklahoma.