Types of Fertilizers and Their Use in Farming Simulator 2022

It's time to learn a bit more about fertilizers. This is our next guide for Farming Simulator 22, where we will tell you about the different types of fertilizers and how the whole system works. It will be interesting and informative!

How the Fertilizer System Works

Let's first figure out why fertilizers are needed at all. It is thanks to fertilizers that you can significantly increase your farm's yield, so this is an important part of the game. 

Crops can be fertilized twice, which is also important to know. You can apply fertilizer once right after sowing, and the second time after at least one growth stage. But there are some nuances. If you use solid or liquid manure as fertilizer, some fertilizer spreaders have a double rate function. By activating this function, you only need to fertilize once – that is sufficient.

But there is an exception. If you are fertilizing grass, one application is enough; you do not need to fertilize grass a second time. Other crops need to be fertilized twice if you are not using the double rate function.

Types of Fertilizers

There are several types of fertilizers in the game, and some require special equipment. Let's look at the types of fertilizers in Farming Simulator 22.

• Solid Fertilizers. A fairly common type of fertilizer. Used in combination with a regular fertilizer spreader. Since fertilizer spreaders are quite inexpensive, this is an ideal option for beginners, as you don’t need to buy a sprayer, which is much more expensive. Purchased in big bags or pallets.
• Liquid Fertilizers work using a sprayer rather than a fertilizer spreader. You need to buy liquid fertilizers in the Pallets category in the store. 
• Liquid Manure is produced by your pigs and cows. This manure is stored in an underground tank. Be sure to provide your animals with fresh water to produce liquid manure. You will also need to purchase a special tank trailer for liquid manure separately. 
• Manure is produced by the same animals (pigs and cows), and all manure goes into the manure pit. Straw bedding is required + don’t forget to provide your animals with water. Manure is applied using regular manure spreaders. 
• You can get digestate as a byproduct when selling silage or manure at biogas plants. Digestate can be used as fertilizer, for which you will need a tank trailer just like with liquid manure.
• The so-called “catch crop” can also fertilize your farm. The most notable example is oil radish. 

Keep in mind that manure, liquid manure, and digestate are really cheap but effective types of fertilizers, especially if you are involved in animal husbandry. Additionally, some types of fertilizer spreaders can apply lime, which also increases yield.