Wicked Tuff Turf Alfalfa Seed

The gold standard of forage — the highest-protein hay crop you can grow, with a taproot deep enough to find water in a drought and fix its own fertilizer.

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), also called Lucerne, is a perennial — meaning a well-managed stand keeps producing for 5–7+ years. It makes the highest-quality forage of any common crop at 18–22% crude protein (the share of the plant that is protein), which is why dairy, beef, and horse buyers pay top dollar for alfalfa hay. Its taproot (a single thick root growing straight down) can reach 15 feet or more, pulling up moisture in dry spells and opening compacted soil. As a legume it does nitrogen fixation — pulling nitrogen from the air into the soil, 150–200+ lbs per acre a year — so it feeds itself and leaves a nitrogen credit for the next crop. It regrows fast for 3–5+ cuttings a season. Our seed is uncoated and tested for purity and germination.

Key Benefits

•     Exceptional nutrition: 18–22% crude protein and top digestibility for all classes of livestock.

•     Extreme drought tolerance: the 15+ ft taproot reaches deep soil moisture.

•     High-yield multi-cut: 3–5+ harvests per season from a fast-recovering stand.

•     Natural soil builder: fixes 150–200+ lbs of nitrogen per acre and relieves compaction.

•     Long-lasting: stands persist 5–7+ years with proper management.

•     Clean, uncoated seed: no fillers, coatings, or dyes.

Best Uses

•     Hay and silage for dairy, beef, and equine

•     Rotational grazing systems

•     Soil-health improvement and deep compaction relief

•     Crop rotation for a nitrogen credit to the following crop

•     Wildlife food plots and pollinator habitat

Important Notes / Requirements

Alfalfa is particular about its site, and getting these right is the difference between a 7-year stand and a failed one: it needs full sun, excellent drainage (it will not survive waterlogged or flooded ground), and a near-neutral soil pH of 6.5–7.5. It does not tolerate acidic soils — lime acidic ground up to about 6.8–7.0 before planting. It is a hay and forage crop, not a lawn: foot traffic damages the crown and shortens stand life.

Grazing tip: like other lush legumes, alfalfa can cause pasture bloat in cattle and other ruminants. Introduce animals gradually, avoid turning hungry stock onto wet or fast-growing alfalfa, and follow standard bloat-management practices when grazing.

Why Choose Old Cobblers Farm™?

Every bag of Wicked Tuff Turf seed is selected for high purity and strong germination, and tested so you know what you are planting — consistent, clean, uncoated seed for hay producers and forage managers who demand top performance.