Posted by Leroy on September 04, 2016 at 19:04:46 from (69.88.202.2):
In Reply to: Fertilizer posted by Mark Poss on September 04, 2016 at 17:49:38:
Actually I think you are going after things wrong. First you say checkrow. Those planters are not good for fertilizer in checking corn, only in drilling the corn where the seed is every 6-7" apart, not 36-42" as the check wire will put the seed in a clump. Checking would also put the fertilizer way to far away from the plant to do any good or else it would dump way to much right on top of the seed and burn and kill your plant. Either drill the corn instead of checking it or forget about the fertilizer. It will never be a satifactory job in any way you are going to try to do it. The other posters either missed or did not understand check row planting. So the only good advice was get a soil test. The fertilizer is supposed to be put 2" to side and 2" below the seed and unless you have the very rare disk fertilizer opener then that planter will not put the fertilizer where it is needed even if you do try to drill the corn instead of checking it. The common fertilizer placement for that planter was designed for a rate of no more than 200# per acre of 3-12-12 fertilizer, that would be only 50# per acre of a 12-12-12 fertilizer and you could not calibrate the planter for that small amount And todays fertilizer flows way faster than when that planter was designed so with any number of fertilizer you would get a burn and kill the crop amount on if you tried to put any on. I have 4 of those planters setting here in my parts row. That planter was designed back in the 30's and all fertilizer at that time was powered and not granulated like todays fertilizer. If checking you would be better off to when you know where the hills are go out with a bucket and a cup and spread that cup of fertilizer around the hill on top of the ground 8" away from any seedlings that are comming up.
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