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aftergrass for sale, should I fertilise or not?

  • 03-09-2012 9:46am
    #1
    JohnBoy
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    So, the second cut silage is finally being taken in our place this week.

    Wondering what to do with the aftergrass, we'll be selling the grazing, but given it's the first week of september I'm wondering what to do with it.


    Unless we have a sensational autumn there's probably only one grazing going to be gotten from it at this stage right?

    So is there much point in fertilising it, would I be as well to let it take a few weeks longer to build up naturally before offering for grazing?

    My experience in selling silage is that you dont get paid as well for fertilised ground as you do for unfertilised. We insist on selling fertilised as it keeps us in control of nutrient take off. but that's not an issue for grazing really is it?


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  • #2
    flatout11
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    have you any slurry left.....


  • #3
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    I wouldn't - its just expense, which you prob wont be rewarded for.

    Worst case, grass grows poorly - but grass seems to be growing poorly with this weather anyways... so not sure applying fertilser is a sure thing...

    As it will be grazed - you wont lose any nutrients. If you are short in anything, you can fix it next spring when you put out more fertliser.

    Close it up after silage, leave it come as it will - graze it tight next month, job done.

    But I have a bit of a track record for not putting out fertiliser... ;):D


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