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sarge40 09-22-2015 03:04 AM

UREA fertilizer
 
Does anyone use UREA? If so how do you apply it? I have rye, radishes, rape, oats, clover plots. my plots are 3 1/2 weeks old and over 6 inches now.

Oldtimr 09-22-2015 05:11 AM

Urea is nitrogen fertilizer which is essentially taking the place of ammonium nitrate. I only use it on bare soil before I plant and rake it in and water it down so I can't tell you how to use it on growing plants. However, your farm extension office will be able to help you if application rates are not on the bag. You have to be careful with it because it will kill plants if applied to heavily, kinda like the spots in your lawn where your dogs urinate, there is urea in urine.

BrushyPines 09-22-2015 06:09 AM

Did you throw any fertilizer out when you sowed your plots? Oldtimr is right, applying too much fertilizer will burn the seeds/plants up! Be very careful!

sarge40 09-22-2015 06:21 AM

I think your right in I should watch how much fertilizer to put down. yes I put 10-10-10 with lime when I seeded. and then 32-0-4 2 weeks later when the plot was sprouting. I am trying to get the most out of the plot but I don't wont to kill it. I planted aug 29th. which was probably a little late.

MudderChuck 09-22-2015 10:59 AM

Urea is high nitrogen, you already applied high Nitrogen. Nitrogen sucks up moisture, nitrogen is not something you want too much of especially if things aren't wet.

One reason to take it easy on fertilizing young plants, is you may get a growth spurt and they have trouble supporting their own weight, they can kind of grow up thin, fast and can flop over. Low light (shade) and high fertilizer can be a dual factor in plants growing up too quickly and flopping over.


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