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How long does fertilizer enhance growth?
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<blockquote data-quote="Louthelivestockguy" data-source="post: 1186742" data-attributes="member: 23094"><p>Fertilizer will enhance growth for as long as it is available to the plants that are growing. Some plants require a lot of nutrients while others not so much. The units you put down depend on the unit requirements of the forages that are growing. If you get nutrient removal app., it will tell you how much of each species of forage will remove. The problem I find is it is only for monocultures. It is hard to calculate needs for diverse forages like most livestock guys are using. Best bet is to figure the most dominate species in the field and estimate yearly needs from your tonnage goals using nutrient removal charts. </p><p></p><p>I really have great luck with putting down 9-23-30 with an additional slow release nitrogen (ESN) of 50# on top of the 150 #'s of 9-23-30 at end of winter near the last frozen days before spring. I am very flat and have clay, wet ground. If a waited till spring, it usually ends up being early summer before you can get in without rutting it up. My parents farm is hilly and you can get in there during spring time just watch out for low lying ditches or you will be stuck!!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Louthelivestockguy, post: 1186742, member: 23094"] Fertilizer will enhance growth for as long as it is available to the plants that are growing. Some plants require a lot of nutrients while others not so much. The units you put down depend on the unit requirements of the forages that are growing. If you get nutrient removal app., it will tell you how much of each species of forage will remove. The problem I find is it is only for monocultures. It is hard to calculate needs for diverse forages like most livestock guys are using. Best bet is to figure the most dominate species in the field and estimate yearly needs from your tonnage goals using nutrient removal charts. I really have great luck with putting down 9-23-30 with an additional slow release nitrogen (ESN) of 50# on top of the 150 #'s of 9-23-30 at end of winter near the last frozen days before spring. I am very flat and have clay, wet ground. If a waited till spring, it usually ends up being early summer before you can get in without rutting it up. My parents farm is hilly and you can get in there during spring time just watch out for low lying ditches or you will be stuck!!:( [/QUOTE]
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