Stubble turnips-Fert

[Jerry]

How much N are people putting on stubble turnips drilled in August after spring barley.

There prob is fine N left from the barley as it’s been So dry. But my ground is generally hungry.

1t of lime will be going on per acre.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I put on 50kg/acre on stubble. That's on very sandy ground too

 

[Jerry]

I put on 50kg/acre on stubble. That's on very sandy ground too

That is 50kg of N?

Any P and K?

 

[Jim75]

60kg of N only, no p and k for 3 and 4 indices soil. Think 1+2 require some but not a lot from looking at a bulletin last week

 

[neilo]

I always put 2cwt/ac of AN, so 85 kg N/ha or thereabouts. Any less and it runs out of steam while it’s still warm enough to be growing ime.
I’d halve that for September drilled crops.

I’ve never put P&K on stubble turnips, but do on earlier sown maincrop turnips. I guess if you did it would still be there for the next crop, so be real cost to the turnips.

 

[JMTHORNLEY]

I put 50kgs in the seedbed then if things are looking steady and ground is fit I’d put another 50kgs on after three weeks. I try to do turnips and kale as cheap as poss as that’s what they are for. 100kgs of P&K either over the top of ploughed ground and worked down with the PH or spread a week before top work is done. I am on 1-1.5 indexes so needs a little kick at times. Had good results like that

 

[JMTHORNLEY]

Just to add, had a surprising take off from straight out the shed strawy bedding muck on some soil conditioner mix I put in a few weeks ago. If that was sheer luck of good judgment I’ve yet to figure out

 

[Anymulewilldo]

That is 50kg of N?

Any P and K?

Yeah just straight AN

 

[sherg]

How much N are people putting on stubble turnips drilled in August after spring barley.

There prob is fine N left from the barley as it’s been So dry. But my ground is generally hungry.

1t of lime will be going on per acre.

3 bags to the acre of 20 10 10 in old money or a bit more if I'm feeling generous

 

[David.]

2cwt ac of Double Top or Piamon.
I think S is very important.

 

[JoeFo]

3 bags of 10-10-20 per acre

 

[Jerry]

3 bags of 10-10-20 per acre

I hope you mean 50kg bags...

 

[JoeFo]

I hope you mean 50kg bags...[emoji15]

Yes