Well, I found a 50 lb. bag of alfalfa pellets to use on the lawn in place of nasty Milorganite. How much do I use; what is the spread rate??? I'll put it out as soon as I know. Thanks.

10-20 pounds of alfalfa pellets per 1,000 square feet. For turf I use it in the early spring (for me that is Valentine's Day), Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day.

On shrubs I use one fistful under each shrub each month including winter months.

Water it each time to soften and melt the pellets. Otherwise the birds and beasts will carry your pellets away.

Thanks for the info.! I bought the pellets at a local feed store for $9.50/ 50 lb. Is that a good price or do you know of cheaper sources?

$9.50 is what I pay and I live in one of the more expensive places in the country. So you may find them cheaper at a co-op. Don't really know. I'm going to try more cornmeal this year as I think I need more other nutrients than the heavy nitrogen content of alfalfa. I presume that if I spread it all over so that it clearly visible, it will be enough?

Not to change the subject, but can you put the alfalfa pellets directly on your vegetable garden? I've been away from gardening for a while and haven't heard anything about alfalfa pellets.
Thanks
Shawn

Yes, by all means use it in your vegetable garden. I use it as a mulch and fertilizer. That's the only nitrogen source that I use. I like the look of it, too, as it swells up when watered to make a nice mat around the plants. That is quite a bit more than was recommended for the lawn, but it seems to do nothing but good. Since I can never make anywhere close to enough compost, it takes the place of much of that too.