Muck problem?

[le bon paysan]

Turned the heap again(3rd time) and it's almost dry. Will it have lost a lot of nutrient value and if I do go and spread it do I leave the spreader as set?

 

[Matt]

p and k would still be there. Nitrogen wouldnt be as high, should be less volume for the same p and K nutients so should spread easier so would want to spread it bit lighter than fresh

 

[Northeastfarmer]

You’ll of lost a lot of the good stuff...will still be better than nothing

 

[bobk]

On grass ?

 

[le bon paysan]

On grass ?

On dust!

 

[bobk]

On dust!

Dust my arse , drove through Mezziere 2 weeks ago , green as grass .

 

[Muck Spreader]

Dust my arse , drove through Mezziere 2 weeks ago , green as grass .

Aye, Mézières-sur-Couesnon in Brittany and you might be correct.

 

[bobk]

Aye, Mézières-sur-Couesnon in Brittany and you might be correct.

Well , there was a field of hay bales been left since june and the geezer had mowed round them for 2nd cut ...

 

[milkloss]

We had an old dung lump...... three years maybe....... didn’t seem to affect the grass at all. Clover came quite strong two years after spreading. Chuck it on thick as you can imo.

 

[Pan mixer]

Old and well turned muck is better value I reckon, it spreads better, all the 'ash' is still there, maybe lost a bit of N and the water but that would have been wasted in most cases anyway this time of the year.

Less to spread too, what is not to like?

 

[michael N123]

Less to spread too, what is not to like?

When you run out half way

 

[thesilentone]

Interesting we make comment, but we have no idea what the manure is.

As you are aware turning releases the ammonium, (NH2, I think) however some of the bound N maybe still available. The P and K will remain, slightly concentrated (as commented above) so a slightly lower application rate (10%) would be OK.

 

[Paul E]

Get it spread before it pisses down and you can't travel.

 

[le bon paysan]

Get it spread before it pisses down and you can't travel.

Joy of joys it rained last night........ 1 whole mm and dry again for the next 10 days with temps. back up to 30 ish!