Fertiliser

DJ98

What would be the best fertiliser to spread on grassland that is in index 1 for both p and k, lime has already been spread. Was thinking 18 6 12. Would sulphur be required? All sheep grazing with no silage cutting.

Cavanjack

DJ98 wrote: »

What would be the best fertiliser to spread on grassland that is in index 1 for both p and k, lime has already been spread. Was thinking 18 6 12. Would sulphur be required? All sheep grazing with no silage cutting.

I’d be no expert but slurry and/or dung would be your cheapest option over a couple of years. Other than that I’d be throwing a couple of bags of 0-10-20 on it.

Bass Reeves

Cavanjack wrote: »

I’d be no expert but slurry and/or dung would be your cheapest option over a couple of years. Other than that I’d be throwing a couple of bags of 0-10-20 on it.

Yes slurry or pig slurry us great. But the economics of it are questionable unless you have your own or can get slurry in for free without giving maps.
Digestate may be an option if there is a plant near you OP but maps are an issue again. not sure if the price of 0-10-20 but it can be as expensive as 10-10-20.

It all depends on what fertlizer's you can spread. Muriate of potash( MOP) will bring up K it is 48%k if I remember right it's usually the same price as 18-6-12. Super phosphate is the straight version of P. It is 16%P off hand I cannot remember the price. The advantage of using MOP to is it is spread in the autumn and it reduces the risk of grass tetnay.

TBH I go with 18-6-12 as much as possible and spread a bit of 0-7-30 in May when tetnay risk is gone

Dupont

I was also looking for but Couldn’t get 18-6-12 in local store but got 20-10-10 instead. Will this do for silage ground. Anything else to go along with it for a bit of a kick. How many bags to the acre? And does anyone know what Setting on a vicon wagtail

Hard Knocks

Dupont wrote: »

I was also looking for but Couldn’t get 18-6-12 in local store but got 20-10-10 instead. Will this do for silage ground. Anything else to go along with it for a bit of a kick. How many bags to the acre? And does anyone know what Setting on a vicon wagtail

If your ground is high in k it’d be perfect
2 1/2 bags & 1 bag CAN gives 80 units of N

tellmeabit

Is it safe to throw out some fert tomorrow with the weather coming.

jimmy G M

Yeah, work away, as long as no heavy rain forecast for your area over next 2/3 days ... fert out here yesterday and again today..... East Galway