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| So your trying to inject 1/3 the fertilizer you would conveniently put on top of the soil right? Then you get a rain or two and run our of season/irrigation time to get it out?
I assume your worried about burning the crop by injecting too much too fast?
I inject into my pecan orchard the same way just much larger trees. And i have a much longer window to do so. So i understand it, its also alot more work that is sounds. Also inject in vegetable crops alot.
I have yet to burn or hurt a crop by going to strong, not saying it couldnt happen but i have put alot in one injection about 1/6th of what you would put on top of the soil conventionally and had no adverse effects. Saying i have done a growing seasons requirements in 2 applications.
Edit to add
I want to say that whatever i would fertilize without injecting anything in drip, over a growing season i take that amount and figure i would use half or 1/3 the fertilizer and see about the same results.
That being said your root zone of your plant is above your lines and not sure if the plant ever reaches the fertilizer below the drip line that perculated down.
But i seriously think you should consider injecting a bigger % fertilizer per irrigation.
Are you only injecting nitrogen?
Also i follow whatever you subsurface (or surface) drip fertigate you only require 1/3 to 1/2 the fertilizer for a growing season than you would use in conventional.meathods.
Yall really go 25 to 30 years on tape? I am lucky to get that out of Tubing.
Why plant a cover if your irrigating? Seems counter productive. Why use moisture/fertility to grow ryegrass just to pump water and add nitrogen? Keeps blowing sand from injuring the cotton plant?
Edited by TexasPecans 11/20/2024 08:20
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No-till Drip Cotton and fertilizer application
