the soil test recommended 2 tons of lime per acre, but its a little late for that, so I will just do what I can and see what happens. Im definitely not trying to grow for $, just for the simple enjoyment of watching it grow and to feed my deer. I just don't know if it is worth the time and money to try and fertilize and how much of a difference it will make. I broadcast about 1/2 an acre a few years ago and did nothing to it and it produced, how much, I wouldnt know any difference between good and bad.
Soil test said I need 100/20/30 of NPK. This would cost a few hundred, not to mention how I would actually apply it as I don't have a side dresser.
Is it worth it since I need so much lime?
I want to do what I realistically can, but spending a few hundred bucks on fertilizer without knowing if I will see any sizeable gains is the question.
Seed only cost me $40 andI enjoy the tractor time discing and prepping and using the planter, so I don't factor that in the equation.
Ive planted a few acres of sunflowers every year without lime or fertilizer in the same field and they all produce along with some wheat, I just cant see getting that much more benefit out of fertilizer and the added expense.. getting off the main topic, which is corn, but still..
thoughts?