Dermot Walsh: Planning ahead for slurry spreading and spring reseeding

I have 65% of my farm optimal for pH, P and K. I will be spreading lime on any fields that need lime and on my reseeding ground

Dermot Walsh measures grass growth with a plate meter on his farm at Currihy, Lisevane, Timoleague, Co. Cork. Picture: David Creedon

It’s that time of year when I start to look at the nutrient management plan and decide what fertiliser goes where for the spring and the rest of the year. 

My soil samples were taken in January, and I am pretty happy with my results. I took 33 soil samples because I have 33 paddocks. This gave me the best reading for each individual paddock.