Fertilising in 'dry' weather.

Bleating Lamb

PT farmer,just wondering are people spreading grazing fertiliser currently?...looks like will be dry till next Thurs at least...is there enough of a dew to melt stuff in?....got 2 ton 18:6:12 out last wkd but timed it for the rain Sat night to melt it in,could do with putting out more 18:6:12 this wkd or in eve early next wk to get grass going but will it be left exposed to the Sun?
Thanks for people's thoughts.

onyerbikepat

Thinking the exact same. Have a bit of 18.6.12 and 0.7.30 to spread in the next few days.
I always prefer to have some bit of rain on the way, but having said that the dew is still fairly heavy still. 50/50 myself on deciding at the moment. It's dear enough without having it disapear into the air.

Reggie.

onyerbikepat wrote: »

Thinking the exact same. Have a bit of 18.6.12 and 0.7.30 to spread in the next few days.
I always prefer to have some bit of rain on the way, but having said that the dew is still fairly heavy still. 50/50 myself on deciding at the moment. It's dear enough without having it disapear into the air.

I reckon the dew would be enough as they are predicting fairly cool nights yet

tanko

onyerbikepat wrote: »

Thinking the exact same. Have a bit of 18.6.12 and 0.7.30 to spread in the next few days.
I always prefer to have some bit of rain on the way, but having said that the dew is still fairly heavy still. 50/50 myself on deciding at the moment. It's dear enough without having it disapear into the air.

What's your thinking for using 0.7.30 based on, what kind of ground is it going on?

frazzledhome

Its not even near too dry for fert. If it needs to be spred get it out. I could ask why it's not out a month ago!!

Would you walk the paddocks in a pair of socks, I doubt it so lash it out. Every day you wait is Kgs of growth lost for the year

Greengrass1

frazzledhome wrote: »

Its not even near too dry for fert. If it needs to be spred get it out. I could ask why it's not out a month ago!!

Would you walk the paddocks in a pair of socks, I doubt it so lash it out. Every day you wait is Kgs of growth lost for the year

Spot on 30 ac of silage fert out here today.
Going to spread another 30 grazing acres now when calves are fed
heaps of dew in morning

onyerbikepat

tanko wrote: »

What's your thinking for using 0.7.30 based on, what kind of ground is it going on?

Silage ground. Last year I went back to using 0.7.30 and Urea. Was using CutSward before that for the last few years, but felt that the silage didn't have the body to it. Now get out 0.7.30 and then Urea a couple of weeks later. I usually cut silage a bit later than most as it suits be better.

frazzledhome wrote: »

Its not even near too dry for fert. If it needs to be spred get it out. I could ask why it's not out a month ago!!

I live in county Clare. Plus too much grass early on, drives on too much milk in the sucklers and it scours the calves.

Bleating Lamb

frazzledhome wrote: »

Its not even near too dry for fert. If it needs to be spred get it out. I could ask why it's not out a month ago!!

Would you walk the paddocks in a pair of socks, I doubt it so lash it out. Every day you wait is Kgs of growth lost for the year

Of course you are presuming that ground conditions here would let you spread Fert a month ago....our ground would be wet until it gets a decent spell of
weather,less than a fortnight ago the sheep were leaving tracks in ground.

conor t

frazzledhome wrote: »

Its not even near too dry for fert. If it needs to be spred get it out. I could ask why it's not out a month ago!!

Would you walk the paddocks in a pair of socks, I doubt it so lash it out. Every day you wait is Kgs of growth lost for the year

Ground is very dry here, can't see how itd do anything until a bit of rain comes

Greengrass1

conor t wrote: »

Ground is very dry here, can't see how itd do anything until a bit of rain comes

I spread fert yesterday and last night.
Can't see it now

ellewood

conor t wrote: »

Ground is very dry here, can't see how itd do anything until a bit of rain comes

Yea but its not going to dissapear id spread and no rain for a few days where as it will do feck all still in bag

At least if its out - been v dry here kast while but even with no rain firecast it rained a heavy shower early this morn - fround dry again tho but if u had fert spread it wiuld be well washed in now. if u were waiting for rain ud still be waiting and a missed chance gone

Charliebull

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

PT farmer,just wondering are people spreading grazing fertiliser currently?...looks like will be dry till next Thurs at least...is there enough of a dew to melt stuff in?....got 2 ton 18:6:12 out last wkd but timed it for the rain Sat night to melt it in,could do with putting out more 18:6:12 this wkd or in eve early next wk to get grass going but will it be left exposed to the Sun?
Thanks for people's thoughts.

fcuk it out, it wont grow anything in the bag, spread easter monday and can see it already




I live in county Clare. Plus too much grass early on, drives on too much milk in the sucklers and it scours the calves.[/QUOTE]

lol,

Green farmer

I heard before some of the high nitrogen fertilisers can evaporate it it's too sunny and dry ? I'm Not a great fert expert .ive abit of 18 6 12 waiting to spread.

jack o shea

anyone use that target fertilizer? 20/4/10 i think it is,be ok for silage ground?

Greengrass1

Rain hete now. That cooled the dry weather

Reggie.

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Rain hete now. That cooled the dry weather

Be dry again tomorrow

Greengrass1

Reggie. wrote: »

Be dry again tomorrow

Will wash in the fert nicely

Reggie.

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Will wash in the fert nicely

Burst of growth then. Be terrible

mahoney_j

This is a funny thread in way ,too dry for fertiliser .tis April ffs ground is still damp horse out the manure and get it working it'll grow nothing sitting in the bag.i bet it won't be long till we read somewhere here about lads looking for a drop or rain......,,,,

Timmaay

Had a huge shower about 6pm, only lasted 10mins or so, but praying to **** it didn't wash most the 2ton of fert I threw out this morning into the bloody Irish Sea....

Brown Podzol

Timmaay wrote: »

Had a huge shower about 6pm, only lasted 10mins or so, but praying to **** it didn't wash most the 2ton of fert I threw out this morning into the bloody Irish Sea....

You'll know if you see the fish doing the back stroke.:D

Farmer Pudsey

Thinking of going with Urea> have 3K gallons of slurry on silage ground. Thinking of 80 units of Urea nitrogen. Would prefer if there was a little more grass on it to have it damper in the mornings.

Username John

Put out my little bit of fertiliser this morning anyways...

Looks like it's going to lash all morning, but hasn't yet - not sure if it will...

Easier decision for me than others tho - if it starts raining I can't put it on some fields, cos they're a bit steep. So it has to do out when field is dry, and just hope it rains soon after

Green farmer

Username John wrote: »

Put out my little bit of fertiliser

+ one,put out my few bags yesterday evening, a soft shower in the middle of the night and fertiliser gone this morning

johnny122

Fertiliser out here since February savage grass at the minute, looks like I'll be holding a few paddocks for bales !

CallofGuti

Spread two tonne of 18-6-12 today on pasture ground. It's about right to where my indexes are but could've done with a touch more N.

Regarding the weather, it should be fine. Very dry ahead but the heavy dew at night should be enough over the coming days. It's not too dry, yet.

CloughCasey1

Put out half tonne cut sward in pasture ground. Had it left over from closing up the silage ground a few weeks ago. Extra bit of p&k will do no harm me thinks.

Farrell

Aim to put some 18.6.12 on meadows by the weekend, would it be ok to top it up with 1bag/ac of urea in 2 weeks time?

Nekarsulm

I always thought the acid test, regarding ground conditions, was to kneel down in your silage field, say a quick prayer, and if the knees of your trousers were damp getting up, twas safe to spread