bumpercrop
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Has anyone used Grasshopper liquid fertilizer on wheat?
This is somewhat of a follow up to:
"fertilizer question" on 4/21/08
[I have 12 acres of Giant bermuda hayfields and 10 acres of Alfalfa here in hot and dry West Texas. I have to irrigate all the time which is no big deal and I don't mind paying for that but fertilizer prices have gotten way out of hand this year so I began looking for another company to buy from.]
Response:
[I read this thread earlier this summer regarding Grasshopper fertilizer and became interested. I later had it recommended to me by an Ag Teacher in East TX. Since then I have used it on a few fields.
I have used ammonium nitrate for decades and have also tried a number of liquid blends. Grasshopper seemed appealing because you will absorb and use 100% rather than the 20% with traditional fertilizers. A fertilizer that can be absorbed without rain and could be mixed with herbicide seemed worth a try.
The actual weight of the dry mix per acre was 12-13 lbs. It seemed light at first compared to 250lbs of dry commercial fertilizer. Then again, this 12-13lbs was going directly into my grass vs the 250lbs of commercial going into my soil. I was advised that applying more at one time would burn my grass. The grass greened up within 2 days and within 21 days - I was cutting hay. I have since used it on Coastal Bermuda, Bahai, and mixed grass pastures.
My horse hay has maintained its quality 17-18%. Although I have not yet tested my soil to see its effect. From what I understand, soil should maintain its mineral levels. With grass being fed directly with a foliar fertilizer, less nutritional demand is placed on the soil.
It may not be as stout as Ammonium Nitrate - but this year I will be able to sell my hay for less and have a larger profit margin.]
This is somewhat of a follow up to:
"fertilizer question" on 4/21/08
[I have 12 acres of Giant bermuda hayfields and 10 acres of Alfalfa here in hot and dry West Texas. I have to irrigate all the time which is no big deal and I don't mind paying for that but fertilizer prices have gotten way out of hand this year so I began looking for another company to buy from.]
Response:
[I read this thread earlier this summer regarding Grasshopper fertilizer and became interested. I later had it recommended to me by an Ag Teacher in East TX. Since then I have used it on a few fields.
I have used ammonium nitrate for decades and have also tried a number of liquid blends. Grasshopper seemed appealing because you will absorb and use 100% rather than the 20% with traditional fertilizers. A fertilizer that can be absorbed without rain and could be mixed with herbicide seemed worth a try.
The actual weight of the dry mix per acre was 12-13 lbs. It seemed light at first compared to 250lbs of dry commercial fertilizer. Then again, this 12-13lbs was going directly into my grass vs the 250lbs of commercial going into my soil. I was advised that applying more at one time would burn my grass. The grass greened up within 2 days and within 21 days - I was cutting hay. I have since used it on Coastal Bermuda, Bahai, and mixed grass pastures.
My horse hay has maintained its quality 17-18%. Although I have not yet tested my soil to see its effect. From what I understand, soil should maintain its mineral levels. With grass being fed directly with a foliar fertilizer, less nutritional demand is placed on the soil.
It may not be as stout as Ammonium Nitrate - but this year I will be able to sell my hay for less and have a larger profit margin.]
