Re: Potash needs will be more than for corn

Posted by Soggy Iowan on May 08, 2008 at 05:25:47 from (75.104.161.69):

In Reply to: Re: Question on lime and that cheap rent feild posted by Dave from MN on May 07, 2008 at 13:44:35:

For a good straw yield, the oats will use more K than corn will. 50# N would make a tremendous difference also.

If the farm is really run down, I wouldn't waste my time seeding oats without fertilizer. I use 50# N and 130# K, maybe more K if soil tests are bad.
Seed the oats heavy. Old rules of thumb are way too light, just like we now plant corn at 34000, not 24000. I sow 5 to 6 bu/A broadcast. Oats make 100-130 bu depending on year, Pick the right variety and shave the ground with the combine and you may get 100 bales of straw/A as well.
Getting too late for oats in my opinion

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