I put in some wheat clover and 7 card stud on about 2.5 acres at my place today. I did soil tests beforehand and ph levels were all good and I didn't need to do any Lyme or anything. I spread the seeds tonight because we're supposed to get good rain tonight and the next day or so in southern Oklahoma. My question is do I need to put out any fertilizer in the next week or so? I had a guy tell me something about some stuff called 10-10-10 that he puts down but I'd rather not have to go back in there and mess with it if I didn't have to. Any info is appreciated.
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I would, it will make a huge difference. You can do it tomorrow if you don't want to go back in later but i don't think it will mess anything up. Once they find the food they will be back
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It is lime a corn field. The edges where they do not fertilize the plants are small and not the lush green. Fertilizer will be a huge improvement. Your crop will grow without it.Comment
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I ain't a farmer, but I would put down 15-5-10 right before the next rain.Comment
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I am the ITR for Tecomate here in Texas and have a BS in Plant and Soil Sciences. You don't necessarily have to fertilize your plots. It really depends on what you see in the macro and micro nutrient levels in your soil samples. If your pH is below 7 you have some soluble nitrogen in the soil that is readily available for plant uptake. If your pH is above 7 most of your nitrogen is "locked up" so to speak. A boost in nitrogen will in most cases help the plants as it will provide more food and energy to sustain the big leafy vegetation growth. The problem would be if you fertilize and don't get enough rain to sustain the plant when it pushes out more or bigger leaves. It will be expending more energy than it can take in and will cause issues. 10-10-10 or 15-15-15 is your basic old faithful fertilizer formulation and most common in ag applications. It's basically a generic formulation that will produce results when needed but does have some issues as most soil conditions don't call for one or more of the 3 nutrients to be applied. Best case scenario is to apply a fertilizer formulation that is specific to the needs of your plots but in a pinch or as an easy way you can get away with the generic formulation. So the bottom line is no you don't have to fertilize depending on what your soil sample looks like but if you can time it with rainfall then it will help your plots.Comment
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Thanks a lot for the information men. Would there be any negative to doing a light application of the 10-10-10?Comment
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