The "Plato" alfalfa Medicago sativa is a German variety that stands out with excellent hardiness and resistance to various diseases, including verticillium wilt. Plants of this variety develop an erect habit, consisting of broadly branched stems densely covered with foliage.
The pale blue or purple flowers prove to be a valuable source of nectar for bees. This exceptionally productive variety provides rich crops of green and dry mass. It is rich in assimilable proteins, vitamins and minerals.
These features make it ideal for silage and haylage fodder. Lucerne, as this plant is also called, constitutes a great green fertilizer, too. It leaves the soil with improved structure, supplies it with nitrogen and organic matter, preparing the field for new crops.
The place where you would grow alfalfa needs to be carefully prepared and weeded, while the soil deeply aerated and loosened. The use of calcium fertilizers is a must on acidic soils. A permeable soil rich in nutrients, with an alkaline or close to neutral reaction provides alfalfa with the best possible growing conditions. You may sow alfalfa at different times in spring and summer. Please remember, though, that plants from the early spring sow develop stronger roots, what translates into their better growth.
This plant may be grown from pure sow or in mixtures with various grain and grass species. This species may be mown multiple times during a season, providing even 4 - 5 cuttings. One package contains 10 kg of "Plato" alfalfa seeds. The sow-by date has been printed on the package. Use: Fodder - pasture, silage, haylage; green fertilizer; melliferous plant Harvest time: 4 - 5 cuttings during a single season Growth form: erect Flower colour: pale blue or purple Site: carefully prepared, weeded, deeply aerated, loosened, permeable soil rich in nutrients, with alkaline or close-to-neutral reaction Weight: 10 kg.
