Ag Science Experiment Help

AgriLad

For my ag science experiment I want to compare the establishment and growth of grass when fertilised by artificial fertiliser compared to manure

I will make out two small plots and sow grass in both, fertilising one with dung and one with fert.

A few questions

When’s the best time to sow the grass?
When should I apply the fertiliser and dung and how heavy?

These will only be small plots, maybe 2m2 in a field thanks

SuperTortoise

AgriLad wrote: »

For my ag science experiment I want to compare the establishment and growth of grass when fertilised by artificial fertiliser compared to manure

I will make out two small plots and sow grass in both, fertilising one with dung and one with fert.

A few questions

When’s the best time to sow the grass?
When should I apply the fertiliser and dung and how heavy?

These will only be small plots, maybe 2m2 in a field thanks

You need steady 6 degrees + soil temp for grass to grow, so maybe a few weeks away yet depending on weather. Although it has been exceptionally mild here in the last 2 days.

Handfull of fertiliser, and a small shovel full of dung, maybe you could weigh how much you put out on each patch for accuracy.

carrollsno1

Could save on labour if you could get access to a corner 9f a paddock or the likes and mark split in two. Ideal time to start ths trial would be post geazing at a low cover and then cut and weigh 21 days later to compare DM yields between the two plots. AFAIK cattle dung takes 8 weeks to breakdown enough for silage to be cut off the paddock as for sheep dung 12 weeks is rsquired.

Puguchung

Add some replication, one plot for each treatment not really sufficient.