Putting 60 lbs of N on a field today. The idea is to give the plant what it needs when it needs it versus giving it all the nutrients at once in the fall when the possibility that spring rains will wash much of it away into our streams, rivers, and eventually the ocean.
The negative about side dressing is that you end up killing a lot of viable plants by running over them when turning around or not staying straight in your rows. It’s simply inevitable that you’ll run over some very nice plants.
Today was my first time ever side dressing. I can’t say I call it fun, but I like feeding the plant when it needs it most.
