WL Alfalfa Fall Dormancy 6

Fall dormancy 6 is the right balance for the transition zone — enough late-season growth to capture the long Upper Southeast growing season, with enough winter dormancy to survive a typical Kentucky / Tennessee winter. Strong Phytophthora package is essential here given humidity and rainfall.

FD 6 alfalfa in northern Tennessee and Kentucky in unusually cold winters (e.g., 2014, 2018 polar vortex events) can suffer winter injury — request the variety's specific winter survival score, which is independent of fall dormancy. Persistence in this region is typically 3–4 years vs. 5+ years in the upper Midwest.