Liquid fert.

[southside]

I'm looking at fertilising a large subdivision shortly,and was wondering if a<br>liquid fert might be a good option? It seems<br>to be faster to apply and no watering in.<br>Anyone tried this on a large scale?<p>Karl<br>

[John DiMartino]

I apply liquid fertilizer on our golf course,its the way to go,I use a homemade 42ft boom sprayer,I can do the whole course(60)acres in about an hour with a 150 gallon tank and a cushman truckster.the beauty of this is you can add any insecticides or adjuvents,and I always add 4oz per 1000 of Fe for a little extra green.I built my whole setup for about 1100 bucks,the most expensive part was the 5hp briggs/centrifical pump.It was 650 alone.It takes me longer to reload and tripple rinse than to actually apply the fertilizer.<p>----------<br>John D<br>

[Lazer]

How many times do you refill?<p><p>Liquid is a good way to go if:<br>1.) You don't need a slow-release fertilizer<br>2.) You have really &quot;chopped up&quot; areas to be fertilized.<br>3.) You have the right equipment as John does to apply to a huge area.<p>For most intermediate sites, granular is a time saver because it doesn't take any longer to apply and the material preparation/transportation/handling is simpler.

[southside]

Do you guys use a ready made liquid fert or<br>make your own up? Over here there are a few<br>contractors who make up their own.<br>If you make your own,what do you put in it?<p>Karl<br>

[HOMER]

Karl, you might oughta stick to the granular stuff! <p>Homer

[HOMER]

By the way, I have an Aussie customer and she said it was winter over/under there. Are you putting out a winter application or is it just mild? Their last name is Turton, over here for flight school, ever heard of them?<p>Homer<br>p.s. I like the way they talk!

[John DiMartino]

I use a 50%slow release liquid fertilizer,I use time release almost exclusively,I buy it by the 5 gallon can or 30 gallon drum,,it is 1 lb/1000 N at 4gallons/acre.If anyone wants Im going by work later Ill get the label and post all the ratios and pricing info,this is top quality stuff,we even use it on our greens,tees and collars.If memory serves me right,it costs around 290 for the 30 gallons and 50 for 5 gals<p>----------<br>John D<br>

[dhicks]

Hey John, I'm very interested in more info.

[southside]

Homer,<br> I'm doing a winter fert to just keep<br>the turf reasonably healthy and to resurect<br>some frost damaged areas. Just a light application for now. <br>Turton? Doesn't ring a bell. Pop. here is<br>around 20 million.<p>Karl<p><p><p>

[Lazer]

John, how much water to you apply with the fert? How do they control-release without an organic blend?

[richard2]

liquid methelene urea?

[John DiMartino]

The product I use is Green.T liquid fertilizer,it is the 12-3-12 formulation that I use.they are on the web at plantfoodco.com.I am wrong about the 4 gals to the acre being 1lb/1000.of N,it is .1lbper1000.My typing skills arent great.It uses Urea Triazone solution for the slow release of 50%.I am amazed at how well it took for being only .1 per 1000.<p>----------<br>John D<br>

[PLS]

Has anyone tried N-Sure, It's a liquid slow release fertilizer. Lesco sells a version of it that is 50% slow release and there is a 70% version but not avalible at Lesco.

[Guido]

Karl, try the LAWNSITE.COM brand liquid urea aplication!! ingredients can be found under post about peein in the bushes!<p>----------<br>&lt;a href=&quot;http://communities.msn.com/guidosequipmentpics/&quot;&gt;&quot;Guido&quot;&lt;/a&gt;<br>David M. Famiglietti