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Post by blademaster on Jul 8, 2017 0:06:31 GMT -6
So I have enough cows making enough manure that I can use to fertize some small fields. My question is do I fertilize before I seed and plow or cultivate it into the soil or do I apply after seeding?
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Post by canadafarms on Jul 8, 2017 7:51:29 GMT -6
In the game you can do it whenever you want but if you are looking to keep it like RL you would do it before you seed. We don't deal with slurry but we spread our manure in the fall and work it in, sometimes depending on what crop will be planted, we spread it, allow it to dry out for a bit, hit it with the harrows a few times to break it up and spread it evenly and the seed directly into it in the spring. For the game the most realistic would be spread it, cultivate or plow and then seed.
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Post by blademaster on Jul 8, 2017 9:39:22 GMT -6
That's what I thought as far as the game goes. I figured if I spread it over the seed or crops it would burn them. I do try to play as RL as possible. Thanks for the real life farm lesson.
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Post by canadafarms on Jul 9, 2017 7:26:04 GMT -6
With manure and slurry it's not so much that you will burn the crops because they aren't as potent as strait nitrogen fertilizer IRL. The problem with manure would be that you would smother the crops and all the seed wouldn't be able to emerge through in places. With slurry it would possibly drown out the seed or plants and I think it should be worked into the soil to get the full benefit from it, otherwise a lot of the nutrients might evaporate as it started to dry out. Plus the slurry tankers are heavy and have big tires so there could be compaction issues as well.
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Post by blademaster on Jul 9, 2017 9:02:09 GMT -6
Thank you for the info. the more education I get about real farms the more my farms played on a 40 inch screen becomes real.
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