When to cut???

Thank you

Now you should have cut it , starting to get late.
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Fert. Nitrogen 50-100 Phosphorus 50-75 Potassium 50-75

If a good health stand.

If you would like I can e-mail you more imformation.

Punchie

A lot will depend on where you are(in PA) and what your market will pay. I'm just south of the southern edge of the growing zone, here in central KY. Timothy is my main money maker. I start cutting about May 20 (early head) and usually fininsh in about 30 days. Most of my fields test low + to med in potassium and High in phosphate so I generally only apply nitrogen. I use 250-300 # ammonium nitrate per acre in late March and spray with 2,4-D in early to mid April for weeds. If needed I spray after cutting (also), pig weed has been bad in my old stands this year plus spot sprays for Johnsongrass. Usually I cut with a discmower, tedder 4 hrs after cutting, and rake the following day. Usually bale late that evening or mid day the next day depending on curing conditions. Prob. going to reduce my nitrogen to about 175 next year to try to reduce lodging. As timothy goes mostly to the horse market color is important. To compete with western hay it is critical to minimize bleaching. Both sun and the evaporation of dew cause this so minimizing both but still getting the hay up dry enough not to mold is critical. I try to bale at <18% on a meter or <20% on oven test. Preservative (ammoniaum proprionate) works well but a lot of customers freak out if you use it. I prob. treat <10% of my hay (1000 bales or so) with it and then only on a have-to basis.