Frequently Asked Questions

Applying Suregrow in late season will ensure a thicker sward over the winter months, resulting in less damage from poaching.

For large areas ideally we would recommend applying with a tractor and fertiliser spreader, if you haven’t got machinery speak to a friendly farmer!! For smaller areas or if you don’t have access to agricultural machinery, Suregrow can be applied by hand.

We would recommend a tow ball drawn spreader or a 3 point linkage type (although the 3 point linkage type spreaders can only be used with a tractor). The tow ball types can fit onto any vehicle with a tow bar (Gator types, sit on lawn mower, quad bikes, car etc.). The hand push types are hard work and can give an uneven spread pattern on rutted ground.

If you’re interested in purchasing a spreader to apply Suregrow Fertiliser we recommend the following brands.

‘Logic’ – http://www.logictoday.co.uk/

Logic Manufacturing Ltd has been producing top quality equipment for farming, gamekeeping and forestry for many years and since the early 90’s has worked closely with the equestrian industry to provide a range of specialist products to help carry out essential tasks quickly and efficiently.

Logic has worked with Suregrow Fertiliser to flow rate and tray test the product through their Electro-Broadcaster range, to provide a full set of calibration rates for all of the products. The Suregrow Fertiliser will comfortably spread and tray test accurately to 12m spread width from an Electro-Broadcaster mounted on an ATV. Logic already have calibration rates for grass seeds and wild flower meadow mix’s so this simple cost effective spreader can cover the complete product range well.

The range includes mounted as well as ground driven models, all of which are easy to operate and can be fitted to or towed by any suitable vehicle.

Agri Fab – http://www.agri-fab.com/

Fleming – https://www.fleming-agri.co.uk/home

Suregrow is specifically designed for horse and pony paddocks. Traditional agricultural fertilisers will cause the grass to grow very quickly, resulting in rich, lush pastures, not ideal for horses due to the risk of nutritional disorders. Suregrow is a slow release fertiliser which will steadily release nutrients over a three month period, ensuring a steady growth to thicken the sward.

Unlike agricultural fertiliser, Suregrow is made with a cereal based carrier, ensuring it is safe to use in horse paddocks.

Yes, as long as the bag has been stored under cover away from moisture the fertiliser will be fine to use this year. There is no shelf life on Suregrow.

For grazing grass potash is not required. Potash will only be required when using the field for hay/haylage to replace the nutrients lost.

Horses can be immediately turned out after the application. The product formulation ensures they are safe for horses to graze, providing there is 50mm (2ins) of grass.

Yes, Suregrow can be safely applied to fields grazed by other livestock

This will depend on your grass and rain fall at the time of spreading, but you should see a difference in 3 to 4 weeks after application. Don’t forget Suregrow is a slow release product.

Yes, ideally rain is required to help Suregrow dissolve into the roots system but unfortunately we can’t change the weather. However if rain isn’t forecast this will not be a problem, a heavy dew will help the pellets to dissolve or failing that the pellets can safely remain on the surface until it rains. Suregrow is better on the field than missing when the rain does come.

Our products are available from numerous stockists. To find out if there is one near you please see the stockist section of our website. If we don’t currently have a stockist near you, you may order from our website.

Yes, Suregrow can be applied to hay fields, in this instance we would recommend using 6 bags per acre but potash should also be applied.

Suregrow will help thicken the sward which will restrict some weed growth. Buttercups are not easily eradicated and in heavy infestations spraying gives the best results.

Suregrow will help thicken the sward so the clover will have to compete with the grass. Clover does not like nitrogen so the nitrogen in Suregrow will help restrict clover growth.

Suregrow will not control ragwort. The only effective way is to either dig it out and burn it or use a chemical spray.

Finally, as horses have evolved to graze, it’s important that you make the most of your grassland so you can encourage your horses natural behaviour. Equine Gastric Ulcers are becoming an increasingly common problem so we have created a handy fact sheet to help answer some of the questions you may have, as well as explaining how important turnout is to help in your quest to avoid ulcers.