Re: [Apple-Crop] apply pre emergence to new trees after mechanical removal?

2017-06-13 Thread Brian Heatherington
Doug, The good news is you will have plenty of nitrogen. Unfortunately alfalfa has an extremely deep and powerful root system that make it difficult to eradicate by mechanical means. Growing up on a dairy, I plowed 5 yr. old alfalfa on sandy soil that had roots at

Re: [Apple-Crop] apply pre emergence to new trees after mechanical removal?

2017-06-13 Thread Brian Heatherington
Doug, The good news is you will have plenty of nitrogen. Unfortunately alfalfa has an extremely deep and powerful root system that make it difficult to eradicate by mechanical means. Growing up on a dairy, I plowed 5 yr. old alfalfa on sandy soil that had roots at

[Apple-Crop] apply pre emergence to new trees after mechanical removal?

2017-06-13 Thread Doug Nelson
Newbie orchard question We expanded our orchard of 500 tall spindle to a 5000 tree orchard. The trees have been in the ground for 3 months. The new trees were planted in an alfalfa field. I have gotten a handle on my trellis and irrigation. The alfalfa is out of control. Once I have removed alfal