Fred....
I only have 16 seedlings and I have yet to fertilize them. I was thinking compost tea thru winter and then to start fertilizing with a slow release in the spring. They are potted right now, but I will definitely be working alfalfa pellets in to my new beds when they are transferred. I've used alfalfa now for the last couple years in my beds after reading the article Michelle had written found here
http://garden.org/ideas/view/t...
I am in the process of potting-up all CVs I have, in preparations for a move to a new home with a larger piece of property. There are literally dozens of earth worms in every shoveled clump. They are everywhere and so beneficial in the beds. So, I will always use alfalfa for that reason alone if nothing else.
