P or K ?

Sami23

Just wondering from looking at the attached picture could anyone advise me if this field is lacking in P or K or both as the grass is a very light green colour and nearly yellow in spots. This is aftergrass btw cut about 2 weeks ago and looks poor to me. I will soil test early next year.

MickeyShtyles

Sami23 wrote: »

Just wondering from looking at the attached picture could anyone advise me if this field is lacking in P or K or both as the grass is a very light green colour and nearly yellow in spots. This is aftergrass btw cut about 2 weeks ago and looks poor to me. I will soil test early next year.

No pic....?

Sami23

MickeyShtyles wrote: »

No pic....?

Says it's uploaded bur doesn't appear then so not sure why

Username John

Sami23 wrote: »

Says it's uploaded bur doesn't appear then so not sure why

Are you using a PC - are you sure you're not selecting it for upload and then not saving it?

trixi2011

Sami23 wrote: »

Just wondering from looking at the attached picture could anyone advise me if this field is lacking in P or K or both as the grass is a very light green colour and nearly yellow in spots. This is aftergrass btw cut about 2 weeks ago and looks poor to me. I will soil test early next year.

did you spread much n after cutting ?

Greengrass1

When was last time it got p and k and huw much?

just do it

Soil test

f140

id be going with 18.6.12 until you do a soil test

Sami23

Just noticed that picture size is too big for upload
Anyway this was a field that went too strong for grazing. It got 2 bags 10.10.20 in April and then a bag of CAN early June for grazing. Hasn't got anything since cutting.
I'm planning to graze it this week and then go with a bag of Sweetgrass ?

Milked out

Graze it and coat it in slurry. Silage takes a lot out of ground so more than likely need both. If no slurry 18 6 12 or something would be better. Do a soil test in spring

just do it

What about pH? Has it got/ does it need lime?

frazzledhome

Sami23 wrote: »

Just noticed that picture size is too big for upload
Anyway this was a field that went too strong for grazing. It got 2 bags 10.10.20 in April and then a bag of CAN early June for grazing. Hasn't got anything since cutting.
I'm planning to graze it this week and then go with a bag of Sweetgrass ?

It's August, its gotten 47 units of N and been grazed and cut for silage. You'd be a bit pale Youself if you were working all day and only had a cup if coffee at 7am

You can't know what it needs till you soil test. I'd say some 18-6-12 would do the trick. She's run out of N in the short term

Sami23

just do it wrote: »

What about pH? Has it got/ does it need lime?

pH is sound. It's peaty ground and the ph is always in the high 6's or low 7''s and it never gets lime.

just do it

Sami23 wrote: »

pH is sound. It's peaty ground and the ph is always in the high 6's or low 7''s and it never gets lime.

You're a lucky man, I wish I'd the same complaint!

just do it

Sami23 wrote: »

pH is sound. It's peaty ground and the ph is always in the high 6's or low 7''s and it never gets lime.

I was just looking at ideal pH levels last night and for peat ground they recommend 5.5.

farawaygrass

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