Late summer alfalfa planting can give you a head start on next year’s crop, without establishment year yield penalties and weed issues, say agronomists at WL Alfalfas.
For successful late summer planting, alfalfa should be seeded at least six weeks prior to the first hard frost. For North Dakota and the north half of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, that means plantings between July 20 and August 1. For a range of planting dates for regions further south, click here.
The goal of late planting summer is to have 6” to 8” of growth before the first killing frost, say agronomists.
