Grass and soil Health

[KALFOS]

@Surgery No-one has ever mentioned Kalfos having a smell.

 

[redcoo235]

What would be the application rate on grazing grass with phosphate index 1 and 2. Looks like a good product for keeping topped up. Have spread fibrophos through our old transpread spreader, is kalfos much the same in physical appearance and spread characteristics. Thanks

 

[KALFOS]

What would be the application rate on grazing grass with phosphate index 1 and 2. Looks like a good product for keeping topped up. Have spread fibrophos through our old transpread spreader, is kalfos much the same in physical appearance and spread characteristics. Thanks

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[KALFOS]

No dustier than lime.

 

[KALFOS]

 

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[tractorbob]

 

[Loftyrules]

@KALFOS is it soluble? If not what is the particle size of the product? I may have a contact that could help you shift more of it through a different method of application

 

[Wastexprt]

I'm thinking New Zealand may be a little far, but definitely worth a try.

You'll need to be contacting the NZ EPA first though , the End of Waste opinion from the EA is only valid in England and Wales. It doesn't even carry any weight in the rest of the EU either unfortunately, and until the destination country accepts the EA position it remains a waste and the IWS/TFS paperwork can be a whole world of pain
Not sure about SEPA, as they do tend to differ in some areas but not in others I know that the EA won't accept the SEPA position on certain things, gypsum for example.

 

[tractorbob]

A neighbour had some and it has a horrible nose to it , I am not saying I would not use it it's I would not anywhere near houses.

At @llamedos there was a thread started last year funny enough by the same person around the same time of year

No invested interest apart from selling belt spreaders, but I was and still am involved in spreading a lot of Kalfos and I can say that the product has no smell at all.

 

[Old Tip]

@neilo, did you ever get your load of Kalfos and what did you think, wondered if it would be any good on the floor of the lambing shed then bedded on top, looks like it will be more absorbent than lime and can get spread with the muck later

 

[neilo]

@neilo, did you ever get your load of Kalfos and what did you think, wondered if it would be any good on the floor of the lambing shed then bedded on top, looks like it will be more absorbent than lime and can get spread with the muck later

Yes I did, as promised. Didn't have it until the Autumn, as got busy with other things and the fields I wanted to put it in got covered in sheep. A bit early to see if it made any difference yet.
It's a very fine powder, so I guess would be absorbent. Would it not be a bit dear to use under bedding though?

 

[Old Tip]

Yes I did, as promised. Didn't have it until the Autumn, as got busy with other things and the fields I wanted to put it in got covered in sheep. A bit early to see if it made any difference yet.
It's a very fine powder, so I guess would be absorbent. Would it not be a bit dear to use under bedding though?

Just thought if i was buying some anyway it could do two jobs thats all, what sort of rate did you spread it at ?

 

[neilo]

We put it on at 750kg/ha (6 cwt/acre), otherwise known as a healthy dollop.