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thistlebill

03-11-2008 14:24:28




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I got my soil sample back on a 2 acre alfalfa/orchard grass mix hay field I have. The recommendation of fertlizer was 0-60-245. Iam not able to handle a custom blend(fertlizer plant at co-op is being rebuilt). My question is, How many 50lb bags each of 0-46-0 and 0-0-60 would I need to get close to this recommendation. Or how much of 3-18-18 would I need.

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Ichabod

03-11-2008 19:00:51




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 Re: Fertilizer Question in reply to thistlebill, 03-11-2008 14:24:28  
Soil test recommendations are normally in pounds of nitrogen, but the pounds of phosphorous and potassium are for pounds of phosphate and potash, respectively, not pounds of the element.

Ichabod



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thistlebill

03-11-2008 16:48:13




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 Re: Fertilizer Question in reply to thistlebill, 03-11-2008 14:24:28  
Thanks guys.



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IaGary

03-11-2008 15:55:12




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 Re: Fertilizer Question in reply to thistlebill, 03-11-2008 14:24:28  
It takes 100 pounds of 0-46-0 to get 46 lbs on actual P.

Think of the 46 as 46%.

So to get 60 Lbs it would take 133 lbs to get 60 lbs of P.

It would take 400 lbs of 0-0-60 to get 240 lbs of K.

Gary



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TomH in PA

03-11-2008 15:49:22




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 Re: Fertilizer Question in reply to thistlebill, 03-11-2008 14:24:28  
One and a half bags of 0-46-0 plus four bags of 0-0-60

Read the report again, they might not make any nitrogen recommendations.



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TomH in PA

03-11-2008 15:53:55




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 Re: Fertilizer Question in reply to TomH in PA, 03-11-2008 15:49:22  
Oops. Double those numbers because you have 50lb bags.

46% P so you need three 50lb bags

60% K so you need eight 50lb bags



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matt in ind

03-11-2008 15:05:38




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 Re: Fertilizer Question in reply to thistlebill, 03-11-2008 14:24:28  
Im with ron on this one. these numbers dont add up. we grow alot of different hay mixtures and i have never heard numbers like that.. also if you have alfalfa in the mix with grass unless you have alot of legumes or spread alot of manure i would think you should have some nitrogen. we use things like 6-15-40 and 12-15-32 depending on the mix of hay..



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Kemper

03-11-2008 17:49:44




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 Re: Fertilizer Question in reply to matt in ind, 03-11-2008 15:05:38  
You don't need to apply nitrogen to alfalfa,it makes nitrogen itself! if it were me i would forget the dap and just apply the potash,that will get you the most yield out of your hay.



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Ron in OH

03-11-2008 14:30:26




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 Re: Fertilizer Question in reply to thistlebill, 03-11-2008 14:24:28  
That recommendation doesn't look right. How many lbs per acre is the being recommended ?



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thistlebill

03-11-2008 15:11:02




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 Re: Fertilizer Question in reply to Ron in OH, 03-11-2008 14:30:26  
I looked at the sample again and on the back it explains the fertlizer recommendation of 0-60-245 is for lbs per acre.



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