User Bp wrote:
songbird wrote:

i use alfalfa as a green manure source, which
gets chopped once, twice or three times a season
depending upon how much energy and time i get
for the task.

90% of what i chop is left behind to help
improve the soil structure and keep the worms
fed. it is helping a great deal.

What mow height do you use?

sometimes two inches or less, but like you
say in your first post, it does have a woody
stem when cut infrequently and would hurt to
walk on barefoot.

the neighbor has a clump or two growing in
his lawn that gets mowed regularly and it seems
to be ok.

i like it because it does get purple flowers,
but they don't show up much at a distance,
however the smell is divine.

mine is mixed with birdsfoot trefoil (a
bright yellow flower), the patches are just
now starting to bloom so it is looking like
bee heaven out there.


songbird