Fertiliser plays a key role in growing crops by replenishing the essential nutrients that are needed to grow healthily and yield abundantly. Our handy table has some great choices to ensure your crop will have all the nutrients it needs to bolt out of the ground.
Fertiliser |
Crop |
Use |
Application rate |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Arable | Planting fertiliser for field crops/ horticultural crops | 250-500kg/ha | Application rate is dependant on crop type and production. |
| Horticulture | 250-1000kg/ha | |||
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Arable | Planting fertiliser for field crops, green feed brassicas | 90-200kg/ha | It is important to avoid seed contact. If drilling, use lower rate of less than 100kg/ha. If more required, then the balance should be broadcast. |
| Horticulture | 100-300kg/ha | |||
| Pastoral | Maintenance fertiliser for sheep, beef and dairy farms | 90-200kg/ha | ||
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Arable/ Horticulture | Spring planting of cereals and legumes | 180-375kg/ha | If direct drilling lower these rates to less than 125kg/ha for cereals. |
| Pastoral | Boost pasture growth | 125-250kg/ha | For hay and silage situations use Cropmaster® 15 at 180-375kg/ha to allow for the heavier removal of nutrients by these crops. | |
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Arable | Spring cereal sowing | 180-375kg/ha | If direct drilling lower these rates to less than 125kg/ha for cereals. |
| Autumn grass seed | 125-200kg/ha | |||
| Sowing new grass | 100-180kg/ha | If direct drilling lower these rates to less than 90kg/ha for clover. | ||
| Pastoral | Boost pasture growth | 125-250kg/ha | ||
| Hay and silage paddocks at closing | 150-300kg/ha | Provided soil potassium levels are adequate. If soil K levels are low, use Cropmaster® 15. |
