mikewood869
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How many times can fertilizer be put down in a year? It s 12 12 28.
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The last photo is how it spread on the lawn
Recommendations are for not more than 4 pounds of actual N (nitrogen) per 1,000 square feet in a growing season. That calculates to 430 pounds of N per acre
which is lots of nitrogen. If one has sufficient rainfall I would not want to mow that much and that often. A sub-recommendation is not to apply more than 1
pound of N per 1,000 square feet at any one time but in many cases that is not practical. Once your P (phosphorus) and K (potassium) levels are at acceptable
levels there is no need to add more via fertilizer as nothing is being taken off of a lawn, in contrast to a field with corn or hay being removed. There should
be several places in your area that can do a soil test analysis for you at a fee. Use that as a guideline for future fertilizer applications.
which is lots of nitrogen. If one has sufficient rainfall I would not want to mow that much and that often. A sub-recommendation is not to apply more than 1
pound of N per 1,000 square feet at any one time but in many cases that is not practical. Once your P (phosphorus) and K (potassium) levels are at acceptable
levels there is no need to add more via fertilizer as nothing is being taken off of a lawn, in contrast to a field with corn or hay being removed. There should
be several places in your area that can do a soil test analysis for you at a fee. Use that as a guideline for future fertilizer applications.
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mikewood869
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First time we did the fields in 25 years
Lime. Looks like that is your first need. Plants send a weak acid out in their roots to dissolve and get nutrients; if your soil is already acidic then the plants can?t pry
anything loose, adding fertilizer doesn?t help much plant still can?t get it.
Then get the P and K up to where it should be. That makes a stronger plant.
N makes a lush plant if the rest is good. The more lush, the richer it looks but the more often you need to mow. At some point the N would make the lawn grow so much
it becomes a weaker plant, outgrowing itself.
You can spread as often as you want, but 1-4 times a year would be the practical way to go. Just spread less per application if you go multiple times. P and K you want
out there generally stores good in the soil. N is nicer to have several smaller applications, spoon feed the N to the grass.
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anything loose, adding fertilizer doesn?t help much plant still can?t get it.
Then get the P and K up to where it should be. That makes a stronger plant.
N makes a lush plant if the rest is good. The more lush, the richer it looks but the more often you need to mow. At some point the N would make the lawn grow so much
it becomes a weaker plant, outgrowing itself.
You can spread as often as you want, but 1-4 times a year would be the practical way to go. Just spread less per application if you go multiple times. P and K you want
out there generally stores good in the soil. N is nicer to have several smaller applications, spoon feed the N to the grass.
Paul
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mikewood869
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I can t get out there with a truck. I was lucky to get out with the tractor. I got a rate for a guy to spread the lime.
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mikewood869
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Sadly they are a little far. There's a place down in CT that spreads it. Is going to rain the rest of the week and that's going to make everything muddy.
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Mike, I used to get my lime delivered by a guy in Chelmsford MA. one time I had him come with his truck mounted spreader for a field that I was seeding down. He told me that they NEVER spread in the spring. Brian Kimball in Haverhill MA also provides and spreads. He has a 6 ton Stoltsfus.
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Thats what the guy in CT told me was to call him back after first cut. I guess a week I made this first post they got stuck in a field and had to get towed out
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Is this a field you cut for hay? That's how the soil test numbers read to me.
5.5 ph is bad, after first cut I'd have lime spread at 2 ton per acre rate, then this fall before wet weather another 2 ton per acre, if you can't get the 2nd spreading done this fall do it next year after first cutting.
Also potash levels are super low which is a common issue on hay ground, next spreading even though it says zero N I'd apply 12-12-100 to start building potash levels back up
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