NoIs it wise to put shortner on s Barley it’s growing well but it’s been and is forecast to stay dry for a while yet ?
Lucky you. I've had whole fields go down. That's using pgr.Depends just how good it is and how much N it’s had.
Unless very strong I’d say no. Crops will be shorter than usual and roots will be way down seeking moisture in this drought.
Last year was first in 25 of growing it that I have applied growth reg to barley. Only ever get flat bits on double sown/fertilised bits.
So why did you apply it last year?Depends just how good it is and how much N it’s had.
Unless very strong I’d say no. Crops will be shorter than usual and roots will be way down seeking moisture in this drought.
Last year was first in 25 of growing it that I have applied growth reg to barley. Only ever get flat bits on double sown/fertilised bits.
So why did you apply it last year?
Lucky you. I've had whole fields go down. That's using pgr.
How many units of N do you normally give it?
Pretty much everyone had to last year. It was a one off.
Combination of thirteen months of very dry weather from April 2018 resulting in soils in their best ever condition.
Best ever seedbeds resulted followed by a kind spring with more residual N available, roots went way down in the dry spring extracting every last nutrient.
Then the rain came. Never seen such spectacular growth in SB as at this time last year.
100-110 Units of N.
I’ve never used it either. Only put 80 units of N on though as it’s all for malting. Does get a lot of dung too. Does go flat sometimes but never welded to the ground where you can’t pick it up.
Yes all goes for whisky, has to be below 1.65n loads average about 1.55n so must be getting it right.That's not much N without knowing what the manure supplies. I do assume it's for distilling therefore a lower grain N wanted? The main market down here used to be export for continental lagers which want 1.85 N. I haven't spared the N this year as I think a fair bit will end up in the feed market.