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Re: Fertilizer

Ruthann,
   If you are planting 2 to 5 acres, you are big enough to be buying your
fertilizer by the ton, rather than @ a garden center. Normally, when you get
a soil test you can ask for a fertilizer recommendation....it will be given
in pounds per acre of actual N,P and K. An example would be 75 pounds of
Nitrogen 75 pounds phosphorous and 75 pounds of Potash at planting and 50
pounds of nitrogen side dress. When they say 75 pounds of Nitrogen preplant,
that is pure nitrogen. So if you are using 10-10-10.... that is only 10%
nitrogen so you would need 750 pounds of fertilizer per acre preplant. Buying
by the ton is much cheaper and should cost you around 250 to 275 a ton,
depending on the amount and the formula you buy. If you are using 10-10-10,
you are much better off using 19-19-19....the highest numbers you can get
with the proper ratio. If you buy a formula that is twice as strong, use half
as much. 19-19-19  costs a little more than 10-10-10 , but you use half as
much so you save$$$$$. You can buy 1,000 pound bulk bags for even greater
savings, but need a loader to lift them.....if not, 50 pound bags may be
easier to handle. 





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