Urea spreading date

[Mr Tree]

Morning

I’m sure it’s been asked a thousand times !

Historically been AN user but for obvious reasons we’ve bought a quantity of Urea this season.

When do users of Urea on here generally start applying to Barleys and Rapes in comparison to AN dates.

I’ve been thinking 2 weeks earlier ? Am I in the ball park?

cheers

 

[davidroberts30]

Morning

I’m sure it’s been asked a thousand times !

Historically been AN user but for obvious reasons we’ve bought a quantity of Urea this season.

When do users of Urea on here generally start applying to Barleys and Rapes in comparison to AN dates.

I’ve been thinking 2 weeks earlier ? Am I in the ball park?

cheers

yeah about 10 days sooner

 

[Mr Tree]

yeah about 10 days sooner

Anyone thinking of starting next week on rape ?

 

[Two Tone]

Morning

I’m sure it’s been asked a thousand times !

Historically been AN user but for obvious reasons we’ve bought a quantity of Urea this season.

When do users of Urea on here generally start applying to Barleys and Rapes in comparison to AN dates.

I’ve been thinking 2 weeks earlier ? Am I in the ball park?

cheers

Yep, about a fortnight before AN. I tend to go about mid Feb with my first dose. Almost tempted to start soon as conditions are good. But generally ‘Ice Road Truck’ it onto frozen tramlines in Feb.
Then the main dose all on by 7th April.
Gate then shut, spreader washed off, greased and put away until the next February.

No idea at all why anybody uses AN.

 

[David.]

Unless we are going to get a lot if rain, I'm starting to think it ought to be on now, snowdrops are in flower and daffs running to bud. Carpet slippers weather here.

This would normally be wet up to your breeches, is it too soon to start calling the driest summer since '76 yet?

 

[Clive]

Fools spring maybe ?


but tempted !

 

[neilo]

I've thought about chucking a bit of urea on Winter Barley every morning this week. It will do no harm on and might not travel for a month after.
Every morning though, it's just been slightly too gusty to pluck up the courage.

 

[David.]

Very well maybe, but a fortnight of -10 won't bring any runoff.

 

[teslacoils]

Will be putting some on on Monday. Second driest month on paper. March is the first. Dry fortnight. Warm. Stats show first fert when daffs are out, but that's for AN so get the urea on in the dry east - isn't that why you got inhibited urea anyway?

 

[yellow belly]

As soon as it is dry enough to travel sensibly
Then all on by end of March
In the 1980s last week of jan for AN on a frost
Now with warmers winters the soil has more available from its reserves growth will not start till it is warm enough any way
So no point in making a mess the later the first dose the higher the rate

 

[Mr Tree]

Will be putting some on on Monday. Second driest month on paper. March is the first. Dry fortnight. Warm. Stats show first fert when daffs are out, but that's for AN so get the urea on in the dry east - isn't that why you got inhibited urea anyway?

No inhibited here just the cheapest stuff I could find !

think I’m going to have a go Monday on rape and barley !!

 

[Chae1]

Yep, about a fortnight before AN. I tend to go about mid Feb with my first dose. Almost tempted to start soon as conditions are good. But generally ‘Ice Road Truck’ it onto frozen tramlines in Feb.
Then the main dose all on by 7th April.
Gate then shut, spreader washed off, greased and put away until the next February.

No idea at all why anybody uses AN.

Do you ever damage plants applying it when there frozen solid? Ie snapping leaves off as brittle.

Remember putting lime on frozen grass and where wheel marks were killed it.

 

[robs1]

Yes next week here better a bit early than a week or more late

 

[David.]

Turnips are starting to move, so OSR must be too.

 

[Breckland Boy]

Did all my wheat this morning,
A bit earlier than planned but I have a lot on in the next few weeks.

 

[Mr Tree]

Is CAN used similar to AN ?Does it release more or less straight away? Had to buy some of this earlier as it worked out cheaper… Again never really used it

 

[warksfarmer]

Morning

I’m sure it’s been asked a thousand times !

Historically been AN user but for obvious reasons we’ve bought a quantity of Urea this season.

When do users of Urea on here generally start applying to Barleys and Rapes in comparison to AN dates.

I’ve been thinking 2 weeks earlier ? Am I in the ball park?

cheers

Back into it this year but when we used to only use urea we’d start on wheat mid Feb. This year it’ll probably be the last week in Feb 120kg in one hit.

 

[neilo]

Turnips are starting to move, so OSR must be too.View attachment 1091973View attachment 1091974

I said that to Mrs NeilO earlier in the week, suggesting it’s usually the first sign of Spring growth.

I was told not to be so daft, “it’s only January”.

 

[Steevo]

I said that to Mrs NeilO earlier in the week, suggesting it’s usually the first sign of Spring growth.

I was told not to be so daft, “it’s only January”.

Ah, but it's February now though!

Time flies......at that rate it'll soon be March!

 

[bobk]

Ah, but it's February now though!

Time flies......at that rate it'll soon be March!

We had 2 foot of snow end of march 2013 ...