There’s no need to be ordering fertiliser as required for other crops, because there are minimal, and commonly no inputs required. If a soil sample is taken during the summer, nine times out of ten, no additional nutrients such as phosphate or potash need ordering, and the crop doesn’t require nitrogen applications. Miscanthus has little or no need for applied fertiliser, and this can be confirmed by a basic soil test. Some weed control is needed during establishment. Local hoeing between rows is also an option if a machine is available which allows adjustment to the correct row spacing.