You've got me excited to try alfalfa pellets – where can I get them? (I do not live in a farming community).

I just use cheap rabbit food. I get it in the grocery store in 25lb bags. I figure the corn and stuff in it is just an extra bonus. Now I wouldn't feed that cheap stuff to my rabbits but as fertilizer it's fine.

Ellen

I would call around and find a feed store closest to you. You'd be supprised how close one is. I live in Oregon and the cost was rather inexpensive.

I'm excited about the idea of using alfalfa pellets. A couple of questions: If this is rabbit food, does anyone know if the dogs are going to try to eat it? I used fish emulsion one time and they wouldn't stay out of the garden until they could no longer smell it. Also, do you put it right into, onto the soil or exclusively compost it? I am composting, but it'll be a long time before I have enough to make a dent.

Barb, the pellets I use are for horses I believe, and I buy them in 50 pound bags for around $8.00, I would think the smaller bags for rabbits would be a lot more expensive!

I add it directly to my garden and water it in. My dog has no intrest in it. No rabbits, I'm not sure. LOL

Thanks, I'm going to try it. Hopefully I won't attract every rabbit in the area . Of course the dog would love a rabbit-fest (:

The only real way you will know what your soils pH is would be to get a good, reliable soil test from your states university USDA Cooperative Extension Service. While some trees, and plants, grow best in soils of certain pH ranges they will also grow in soils outside that range. Trees, and other plants only give a possible indication of a soils pH but they do not influence the number of free radical hydrogen ions in the soil which is what causes your soils pH to be where its at.