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When to apply fertiliser?

  • 25-01-2015 2:11pm
    #1
    farming93
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    Ive a really old sod here, hasnt been re-seeded in 20 years plus, I have grazed it with store lambs over the winter and will be letting the rest of these go in the next week. The lambs grazed the grass down to the butt so hopefully it should tiller well. I am now hoping to use this field for the ewes and lambs in about 6 weeks time. Could anyone give me advice on what fertiliser and rate of application to use on it?


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  • #2
    WheatenBriar
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    Urea at a bag and a half to the acreI'd imagine, which is the only one that will survive frost but are you aware there's some very cold weather coming from midweek for a week followed by a restbite before a reload of more icy weather, all severely restricting growth to zero for the next few weeks
    Do not be fooled by today to Tuesday


  • #3
    farming93
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    I wasnt sure of that we still have a few weeks of frost forecast. I may be in a spot of bother for grass at that rate, but itll be a fresh challenge I suppose. Thanks for the reply.


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    mahoney_j
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    farming93 wrote: »
    Ive a really old sod here, hasnt been re-seeded in 20 years plus, I have grazed it with store lambs over the winter and will be letting the rest of these go in the next week. The lambs grazed the grass down to the butt so hopefully it should tiller well. I am now hoping to use this field for the ewes and lambs in about 6 weeks time. Could anyone give me advice on what fertiliser and rate of application to use on it?

    Not been smart but if if it was grazed bare and is 20 year old ley u proably won't have much on it in 6 weeks.dont bother with urea or any chemical fertliser till mid March.3 k gallons of cattle slurry would be a much better option now and bag of urea per acre in early March andvdepending on growth it'll be late March early April before anything substantial is on it


  • #5
    farming93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 367 ✭✭farming93


    Id love to get slurry on it but dont have any slurry here at all, Ive no dung spreader either to let dung out. The joys of being young and having no equipment! ha


  • #6
    WheatenBriar
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    farming93 wrote: »
    Id love to get slurry on it but dont have any slurry here at all, Ive no dung spreader either to let dung out. The joys of being young and having no equipment! ha

    You could look for someone who needs to export slurry, I'm sure they'd draw and spread it for the pleasure of having someone willing to get them out of a spot of nitrates bother?


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  • #7
    Farmer Pudsey
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    WheatenBriar wrote: »
    You could look for someone who needs to export slurry, I'm sure they'd draw and spread it for the pleasure of having someone willing to get them out of a spot of nitrates bother?

    Maybe no they usually only want a lad to sign the sheet for a few pints at end of year. OP no point in spreading fertlizer on it until ground warms up. When ground is really cleaned off like that there will be no growth on it until late march. As well with sheep contantly on it and the warm weather the grass may have tried to regrow and the lambs eat the regrowth so it regrowth reserves are eaten up


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