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Fert Help Needed
- Thread starter GAM
- Start date
- Location
- Ardrossan Ayrshire
Without knowing anything about your ground, climate, or stocking rate it is impossible to say correctly. However if it was mine and I was unsure I would sprinkle on 75kg per acre to get it started and see how it goes.
- Location
- Limousin, France
Grazing with cows or sheep? If this for ground new to you I would think something like a bag and a half (75kgs) an acre now with some 34%nitrogen abit later.
- Location
- Northumberland
If its land thats grazed every year usually not much need for K. Spend £10 on soill analysis to get the full story
Princess Pooper
Member
- Location
- East Mids
Why are you using that particular compound? You may not need any P or K on grazing ground and too much K will increase staggers risk. Has it had any muck spread on it in the last 2-3 years? Soil analysis? Sorry we do not appear to be very helpful but it's like being asked how much flour to put in a cake mix without knowing how many eggs and how much butter and sugar you are using.
Courier
Member
- Location
- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
As someone who was indoctrinated by ICI in the 60's & 70's i have recently been amazed at just how much grass is still produced with NO fert applied at all !! Albeit on a small area of about 3 acres. and a bit slower starting with a less lush appearance.
- Location
- East Sussex
That’s a silage grade of fert really and as others have said you want to be careful of staggers (magnesium deficiency). Usually aim for 50kg (total weight) of 33.5% N an acre ourselves.
Tarw Coch
Member
- Location
- Bottom of Wats Dyke
My opinion for what it's worth is that fert applied in the spring does more good than at any other time, later applications just don't have the same effect and if it doesn't see enough rain is a complete waste of money.
buffalo_soldier
Member
- Location
- cumbria
Bit apples and oranges this but grass here with a full fert program grew 100 this week.
Whereas a field yet to do grew at 30.
- Location
- Dorset/Wilts
50units N
deleted user 837354
Member
50kg of product an acre for now. Put a bit more on later on in the season. You need to be wary of that potash.
michael N123
Member
75kg an acre of straight N
- Location
- Kent
We use about 2.5 hundred weight to the acre for 20.10.10 and nitrogen we put out at either 33.5 units an acre or 51 units acre depending on its needs like if it has been grazed hard or been cut
- Location
- Ceredigion
2 Cwt/acre 25/5/5
michael N123
Member
What’s cwt in kg
michael N123
Member
Is it not time everyone started giving out fert advice in KG
spin cycle
Member
- Location
- north norfolk
cwt is 50kg....pretty easy to be bilingual
.....units/cwt/ac is easier IMO because once you start talking kg/ha are you talking kg of fert/ha or kg plant food/ha
buffalo_soldier
Member
- Location
- cumbria
I do 100kgdm/day with no N applied
Clover is a lot cheaper
Just me moving to Cornwall will be the dear part.
Clover is in there, just been too cold for it to start yet. June/July here before it comes into its own.
To be fair we weren't getting any growth until about a week ago. 20 to 100kg growth overnight
But in answer to the OP, go online and read RB209, its not 100% but will give you a rough idea and give you something to help plan applications over a year or two.