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Conditions for spreading 18.6.12

  • 01-06-2015 12:54pm
    #1
    Gorteen
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    I get a lad to make round bales of haylage every year for horses. I have about 20 bags of 18.6.12 and wondered what are the best conditions for spreading. Any helpful advice?


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  • #2
    Alibaba
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    Ground trafficable - not waterlogged.

    No heavy rain forecast for at least 24 hrs

    Those are good conditions for to spread fertiliser now


  • #3
    Floody Boreland
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    :eek:
    Looking out at floods here.


  • #4
    Gorteen
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    Floody Boreland wrote: »
    :eek:
    Looking out at floods here.

    Here too


  • #5
    Western Pomise
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    With current weather conditions unless its sandy soil I would be waiting a week to let the weather settle!....we had a shower there that would cause a flood in the Sahara.


  • #6
    Gorteen
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    Western Pomise wrote: »
    With current weather conditions unless its sandy soil I would be waiting a week to let the weather settle!....we had a shower there that would cause a flood in the Sahara.

    am I late in spreading? It would suit me to wait a week, but don't I need to avoid cutting meadow for at least six weeks after fertiliser?


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  • #7
    Alibaba
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    Gorteen wrote: »
    am I late in spreading? It would suit me to wait a week, but don't I need to avoid cutting meadow for at least six weeks after fertiliser?

    Just give the ground a couple of days to dry up after today's deluge.

    You've loads of time. It's still early.

    Try and get it out this week and probably give it up to 8 weeks for a decent crop


  • #8
    just do it
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    Gorteen wrote: »
    am I late in spreading? It would suit me to wait a week, but don't I need to avoid cutting meadow for at least six weeks after fertiliser?

    Time depends on units of N per acre. For 18.6.12 for every bag per acre you've to wait 9 days. Also with haylage you wilt it more so N isn't as big an issue.

    How many acres are you spreading the 20 bags on?


  • #9
    Gorteen
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    just do it wrote: »
    Time depends on units of N per acre. For 18.6.12 for every bag per acre you've to wait 9 days. Also with haulage you wilt it more so N isn't as big an issue.

    How many acres are you spreading the 20 bags on?

    10 acres


  • #10
    AP2014
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    Gorteen wrote: »
    10 acres

    The N will be well gone after a month. Let the ground heat up a little and then get it out and hopefully it will get a light shower or two.


  • #11
    just do it
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    Gorteen wrote: »
    10 acres

    2 bags/ac. Ready 18 days later


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  • #12
    Alibaba
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    just do it wrote: »
    2 bags/ac. Ready 18 days later

    Won't have much of a crop after 18 days.

    You need to leave at least 5 - 6 weeks


  • #13
    just do it
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    Alibaba wrote: »
    Won't have much of a crop after 18 days.

    You need to leave at least 5 - 6 weeks

    The question was would he have to avoid cutting for 6 weeks. With 36 units of N you can cut after 18 days. How long you leave it after that is a completely different matter.


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