how much fertilizer

[killer]

I have cleared .273 acres in a big thicket for a lab-lab plot. What is a ballpark quanity of fertilizer to put on it?

[fireduck]

I would say 200lbs of 10-10-10. Fertilizer has went from 3.50 a bag to 12.00 a bag. The fertilizer for my plot was 127.00. I did soil samples and what it called for was 450.00 and that is no corn or cowpeas eather. They told me that triple 10 will cover most everything.

[swamper]

As cheap as a soil test is, you need to do that first to tell you exactly...but, depending on your soil, a 1/4 acre plot would do fine with 50 lbs. of fertilizer...something low on N like a 6-12-12 if the seed is not inoculated...if inoculated, you can use 0-19-19. Lab-lab is a legume, so if inoculated, it will produce it's own nitrogen. I would usually recommend that you forget about fertilizing until you see what the pH is, but LL will tolerate a wide range of pH's.

[longtimegone]

Get a soil test before you do anything. You can buy a ph tester for yourself or use your local extension office and get additional info.