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Easiest & most economic to apply Micro's
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09/15/2004 - 1:01 pm
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Name: joeSubject: Easiest & most economic to apply Micro's
Email: mkfarms@coastalnet.com
On quite a bit of my ground the soil tests are calling for 5lb Manganese, 3lb Zinc, 1lb Copper all actual pounds. Also I'm getting ready to start spreading dry K @ 90lb of material. Can dry Micro's be blended with the K and will it spread well. Don't want all the micro in a 20ft streak out of a 40ft pattern. Was told the dry would be cheaper than liquid and before when I put Micro's with 11-37-0 they would settle out overnight in the lines & tank. Quite a mess in the mornings. It would be nice if a dry blend would work. Any info is greatly appreciated.
Email: mkfarms@coastalnet.com
On quite a bit of my ground the soil tests are calling for 5lb Manganese, 3lb Zinc, 1lb Copper all actual pounds. Also I'm getting ready to start spreading dry K @ 90lb of material. Can dry Micro's be blended with the K and will it spread well. Don't want all the micro in a 20ft streak out of a 40ft pattern. Was told the dry would be cheaper than liquid and before when I put Micro's with 11-37-0 they would settle out overnight in the lines & tank. Quite a mess in the mornings. It would be nice if a dry blend would work. Any info is greatly appreciated.
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09/15/2004 - 1:01 pm
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Name: Ed Winkle
Email: hymark@erinet.com
Wish we had some tissue tests to verify your soil tests, Joe. Your coastal, sandy plains soil probably are difficult to hold micronutrients. I have had good responses where tissue tests verified soil tests. Winter crops have such a time extracting nutrients that I often use Boron, Copper and Zinc on fall fertilizer applications before or after planting. The boom spreaders do a decent job on dry but I have had some real mess-ups on spinner spreaders, even when we tried to be careful and do it right. Bulk and weight helps so I often add enough pellet lime to get at least 500 pounds of material per acre, a number most spreaders work much better at. 100 pounds of 0-0-60 plus micros is impossible to spread right with a single spreader low to the ground. Higher is better I say, and the boom spreaders are higher and more even but they have to be set and operated correctly. I know of no problems spreading dry materials as far as compatibility, liquids is where that can happen but it is rare, also. For Boron, I prefer SoluBor over GranuBor for a liquid to dry coomparison of a brand name Boron product from U. S. Borax, especially on crops like alfalfa, but dry is cheaper and just as effective in the long run, just takes longer to get there, so farmers have to start a little earlier. I would recommend every reader pull some tissue tests this summer and learn what is actually getting into your crop nutrient-wise. Also. there are excellent writings linked on the Internet if someone wants to post them. I will if I find the time.
Email: hymark@erinet.com
Wish we had some tissue tests to verify your soil tests, Joe. Your coastal, sandy plains soil probably are difficult to hold micronutrients. I have had good responses where tissue tests verified soil tests. Winter crops have such a time extracting nutrients that I often use Boron, Copper and Zinc on fall fertilizer applications before or after planting. The boom spreaders do a decent job on dry but I have had some real mess-ups on spinner spreaders, even when we tried to be careful and do it right. Bulk and weight helps so I often add enough pellet lime to get at least 500 pounds of material per acre, a number most spreaders work much better at. 100 pounds of 0-0-60 plus micros is impossible to spread right with a single spreader low to the ground. Higher is better I say, and the boom spreaders are higher and more even but they have to be set and operated correctly. I know of no problems spreading dry materials as far as compatibility, liquids is where that can happen but it is rare, also. For Boron, I prefer SoluBor over GranuBor for a liquid to dry coomparison of a brand name Boron product from U. S. Borax, especially on crops like alfalfa, but dry is cheaper and just as effective in the long run, just takes longer to get there, so farmers have to start a little earlier. I would recommend every reader pull some tissue tests this summer and learn what is actually getting into your crop nutrient-wise. Also. there are excellent writings linked on the Internet if someone wants to post them. I will if I find the time.
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11/ 5/2005 - 8:31 am
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Ed Winkle
Joe,
I wonder what you decided to do and how did it work out?
Ed Winkle
I wonder what you decided to do and how did it work out?
Ed Winkle
