Silage fertiliser

[JohnAC]

Have all our silage ground sowed with 50kg/acre of dap (18-46-0) would we be better give it 1 1/2 bags now then another bag in 3 weeks or give it all now are we gaining anything by splitting it

 

[DairyGrazing]

Cutting for quality start of May or bulk in June? Are you sure you don't need some potash in the fertiliser and some sulphur?

Best practice is to split but life is too short. Ive always regreted not spreading can't think of a time I thought wish I'd left it.

 

[JohnAC]

Cutting for quality start of May or bulk in June? Are you sure you don't need some potash in the fertiliser and some sulphur?

Best practice is to split but life is too short. Ive always regreted not spreading can't think of a time I thought wish I'd left it.

Plan to cut mid may nitrogen has sulphur were high in k so should be ok that way

 

[DairyGrazing]

Mid May best on now, 2 units a day drawn down.

 

[Tarw Coch]

I have to ask, why DAP for silage?

 

[JohnAC]

I have to ask, why DAP for silage?

Very low levels of p