When to apply fertiliser to grassland

[davidroberts30]

View attachment 943798I don't use so much doesn't matter what I put on can't seem to get em to grow

ahh you need to plough it, they multiply very quick when you need to pick em

 

[Werzle]

Yes ...planted with my seeder contraption . It's come real well ....shame to plough it in .

Sometimes get better weather in april than may , i thought you posted a mzuri drill planting some

 

[steveR]

View attachment 943798I don't use so much doesn't matter what I put on can't seem to get em to grow

Too much PGR last year....

 

[HarryB97]

If it’s for grazing then get it on any time from now onwards. I never fertilise my silage ground till around the end of March to be cut first week or two of May

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Today was the day.
12 Ton on 1500 acres!!!

 

[Greythundercloudys]

Second week in April, early enough around here, normally either washed away or frosted too cold., even dairy boys have learned over the years.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Sometimes get better weather in april than may , i thought you posted a mzuri drill planting some

Yes different patch . That's not too successful !

 

[wellingtonfarmer]

Seems to be alot of threads on here lately taken from the farmers weekly! My daffs are out but i wouldnt be bothering with fert for another month atleast.

Why?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Why?

I don't use much fertiliser so want to make the most of what I use. Those who go on early could easily lose half of it

 

[neilo]

mid december?

If it’s warm enough for daffs to flower in mid-December then yes, in principle, the grass would use nutrients.

You won’t have that option in an NVZ anyway. Your daffs will have died back before you’re allowed to hook the spreader up.

 

[Fendt516profi]

Mine will be staying in shed another week or two

 

[Agrivator]

As a very rough guide:

March 1st at sea level.

Delay for two days for every 100 ft increase in altitude.

So at 1000 ft ASL, March 20th, but not if you have to plough through snow drifts.

Trials by SAC at Edinburgh in the 70s showed a significant response from N applications in mid-February, and that the response was greater if soluble Phosphate was included. It is also well established that adequate Potassium in the cell sap acts as an antifreeze and protects the cell against frost damage. But excess potassium in grass also tends to make grazing stock more susceptible to Magnesium deficiency.

 

[davidroberts30]

As a very rough guide:

March 1st at sea level.

Delay for two days for every 100 ft increase in altitude.

So at 1000 ft ASL, March 20th, but not if you have to plough through snow drifts.

Trials by SAC at Edinburgh in the 70s showed a significant response from N applications in mid-February, and that the response was greater if soluble Phosphate was included. It is also well established that adequate Potassium in the cell sap acts as an antifreeze and protects the cell against frost damage. But excess potassium in grass also tends to make grazing stock more susceptible to Magnesium deficiency.

No evidence bar i know it works but we always get a great response from winter applied slurry

 

[Netherfield]

Tomorrow by the looks of it

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Just done some of mine

 

[Billboy1]

all of it or split dose ?

 

[Bruce Almighty]

A guide to applying nitrogen on grassland early in the season - Farmers Weekly

Applying fertiliser in February can provide grazed grass at less than half the cost of the silage on a dry matter (DM) equivalent basis, providing the

www.fwi.co.uk

I hope he's replied to the ban urea consultation.