Too many people do not do this to increase their grass hay yields!

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  • Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
  • Today I’m topdressing grass hay with 100 lb/acre treated urea to give 46 lbs nitrogen per acre. This seems to be a practice neglected by many, but will significantly increase your yield.
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Комментарии • 18

  • @jeffferanec4526
    @jeffferanec4526 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thx 4 sharing my hay making friend.

  • @windrowfarm
    @windrowfarm 9 месяцев назад +1

    Great video! Couldn’t agree more. I usually do the same rate if straight urea. Haven’t ever used treated though, so I’m intrigued at that. Thanks for sharing!

    • @TheScientistHayFarmer
      @TheScientistHayFarmer  9 месяцев назад +1

      Treated is the only thing I use. It’s only $30/ton more and totally worth it if an expected rain doesn’t materialize.

  • @TobyElGato
    @TobyElGato 9 месяцев назад

    u could try a test strip of compost extract to see what happens. small scale would be easy enough with a 5 gallon sprayer

  • @ericorozco114
    @ericorozco114 3 месяца назад

    Great video thank you! Any videos on proper watering and soil moisture monitoring?

    • @TheScientistHayFarmer
      @TheScientistHayFarmer  3 месяца назад

      I don’t irrigate, so whatever falls out of the sky is what I get and I can’t do anything about it!

  • @matthewhenderlite5325
    @matthewhenderlite5325 5 месяцев назад +1

    Field looks great, was curios as to why you don’t add nitrogen into your spring fertilization program

    • @TheScientistHayFarmer
      @TheScientistHayFarmer  5 месяцев назад

      I do have nitrogen in the spring as ammonium sulfate and coated urea. But I go back and add more nitrogen after each cutting as it gets spent quickly. Heavy growth in first cut will consume most of the nitrogen added in the spring.
      Sometimes I skip urea in the spring because it slows the grass down so it isn’t over mature by the time I’m able to cut it.

  • @ponga782
    @ponga782 5 месяцев назад +1

    What type of hay is this? It does look great!

    • @TheScientistHayFarmer
      @TheScientistHayFarmer  5 месяцев назад

      This is orchard grass and Kentucky bluegrass with a little bit of red clover.

  • @markmartens7817
    @markmartens7817 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for the video! Do you soil test or add any Phosphorus or Potassium?

    • @TheScientistHayFarmer
      @TheScientistHayFarmer  9 месяцев назад

      Yes, NPK is added in the spring, usually around March or early April. I add based on soil test. Then after first cut I top dress with more nitrogen.

  • @nativeindian8672
    @nativeindian8672 9 месяцев назад

    I am wondering if you spead the fertilizer first and then plow it in would that work?

    • @TheScientistHayFarmer
      @TheScientistHayFarmer  9 месяцев назад

      Yes that works great. You just don’t want to incorporate it too deep.

  • @Benny-dv7xm
    @Benny-dv7xm 8 месяцев назад +2

    Where are you located at I am looking for someone to associate with for an opportunity to get back to restarting my micro-mini-homestead. I am currently in Lincoln Nebraska.

  • @elmerhomero666
    @elmerhomero666 9 месяцев назад

    Here is the question... Im not from USA, I live in México, and i want to have a very nice grass in my yard... How can i do it?? purchase FOSFATE? ad URINE??? I supose My Urine to make the reaction ??? That is UREA.. UREA=URINE ... Can i do that??? just Guessing..

    • @TheScientistHayFarmer
      @TheScientistHayFarmer  9 месяцев назад

      You would need to do a soil test to really see what your yard needs. Urine is only 2% urea, and half of that would be nitrogen, so about 1% nitrogen total from urine urea. Not enough to do anything.
      If you don’t want to do a soil test, do they sell bagged yard fertilizer down there in home-improvement type stores?