2nd cut silage

Teddy 1234

What fertilizer are ye putting out for 2nd cut and many weeks will ye grow it for?

Keepgrowing

Teddy 1234 wrote: »

What fertilizer are ye putting out for 2nd cut and many weeks will ye grow it for?

3 bags of 27/2.5/5 plus S

bogman_bass

4.5 bags of 21-2.5-10 +S and 1 bag murate of potash

I says

4 bags of 18-6-12 and half a bag of potash

Mooooo

3 to 5k glns of slurry and 3 × can + S.

freedominacup

2k gals cattle slurry and 1 bag urea. Three weeks ago. Plan to be covering the pit this day fortnight.

josephsoap

I notice a lot of you are put on sulphur

What’s the benefit of sulphur (S) don’t think I have ever spread it.

Mooooo

Sulphur is used to convert nitrogen to protein in the plant so it improves efficiency of nitrogen and higher protein silage

TwoOldBoots

I notice everyone is over 4 bags to the acre, is this excessive?

Muckit

There's actually more acreage in it, it's just they've been so long lying to the contractor they've started to believe it themselves!!

josephsoap

Mooooo wrote: »

Sulphur is used to convert nitrogen to protein in the plant so it improves efficiency of nitrogen and higher protein silage

Cheers Mooooo

Sulphur will be going out on my second cut so.

RedPeppers

3k gallon slurry and 2 x 24-2.5-10 will be aiming to cut first week of July

Mooooo

TwoOldBoots wrote: »

I notice everyone is over 4 bags to the acre, is this excessive?

Why, put out 80 units cut in 40 days roughly