Spring wheat nitrogen

[AKA]

Hi all, first time sowing spring wheat tomorrow, is it best to put all nitrogen in seedbed as I do with spring barley or put half down now and half later?
Tia

 

[4course]

Hi all, first time sowing spring wheat tomorrow, is it best to put all nitrogen in seedbed as I do with spring barley or put half down now and half later?
Tia

depends a bit on the amount ,time of sowing ,state of seedbed ,. plus your belief in the future weather forecast, here our standard practice would be up to 2/3rds on after sowing and the rest a couple of weeks later following or in front of a rain ideally but thats sp barley havnt grown spring wheat for years other than early sown ww varieties which last year had the same treatment and did ok

 

[Buggerallbandwidth]

Half in seedbed, worked in so roots can access it as soon as they emerge. Half at mid tillering.

 

[BRBX]

Half after drilling rest when its happy , motoring at the moment

 

[Brisel]

At least half on the seedbed. The rest no later than tillering.

 

[AKA]

Thanks guys. Is 175kg/ha of nitrogen sufficient in total?

 

[Buggerallbandwidth]

Thanks guys. Is 175kg/ha of nitrogen sufficient in total?

Yes

 

[Cordiale]

Thanks guys. Is 175kg/ha of nitrogen sufficient in total?

140 units an acre would be better!!!

 

[AKA]

140 units an acre would be better!!!

I will try a field of each and see which yields best!

 

[Spencer]

140 units an acre would be better!!!

How much is that ?

 

[Cordiale]

I will try a field of each and see which yields best!

Good man, you know it makes sense.

 

[Cordiale]

How much is that ?

4.1 cwt/acre of Nitram

 

[cricketandcrops]

How much is that ?

About the same as 175 kg/ha !!!

 

[Spencer]

About the same as 175 kg/ha !!!

Understood...

 

[7610 super q]

Why are we still talking in metric ?

 

[Cordiale]

Why are we still talking in metric ?

I have to say I agree with you, I thought we'd left all that behind. We won't go back now though, too many youngsters know nothing else.
Personally I have always been happy spraying in litres a hectare, but always found units an acre much easier when it came to fert spreading.
The ironic thing is though, land and farms are still sold in acres.

 

[Buggerallbandwidth]

Why are we still talking in metric ?

I have to say I agree with you, I thought we'd left all that behind. We won't go back now though, too many youngsters know nothing else.
Personally I have always been happy spraying in litres a hectare, but always found units an acre much easier when it came to fert spreading.

Metric system is so much easier to understand and calculate if you're a certain age or less !
However @Cordiale is very sensible - use whatever system you like so long as you can handle the maths