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  • 20-02-2020 4:37pm
    #1
    morphy87
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    In the process of doing soil tests, just wondering on average would two bags of 18 6 12 be good enough to maintain soil levels on grazing ground that’s not getting slurry but it did get lime last year?


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  • #2
    wrangler
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    morphy87 wrote: »
    In the process of doing soil tests, just wondering on average would two bags of 18 6 12 be good enough to maintain soil levels on grazing ground that’s not getting slurry but it did get lime last year?


    yea, should be enough to maintain for grazing, it's adequate here for the last few years, we just got the soil tests done


  • #3
    Bass Reeves
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    It depends on sticking rate and Ph of soil. Two bags an acres would be more than adequate. I be hitting 170kgs/HA and I be spreading about 70-80 kgs/acre. No problem with K on the farm P is borderline.

    Slava Ukrainii



  • #4
    morphy87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,333 ✭✭✭morphy87


    Bass Reeves wrote: »
    It depends on sticking rate and Ph of soil. Two bags an acres would be more than adequate. I be hitting 170kgs/HA and I be spreading about 70-80 kgs/acre. No problem with K on the farm P is borderline.

    What would the best fertilizer be best suited to rise the p?


  • #5
    Bass Reeves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    morphy87 wrote: »
    What would the best fertilizer be best suited to rise the p?

    16% Super phosphate is a P only fertlizer it about the same price per ton as 18-6-12. However unless P was very low you be as well off just using 18-6-12. Slag is another option if you could get it but for most smaller farmers it si not an option. I just use extara18-6-12 unless K was very high and if it was I would use the super phosphate

    Slava Ukrainii



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