Anyone know where I can buy ........

[warhammer]

Anyone know where I can buy bagged 25-25-0 fertilizer in the Austin area in Texas?

All I can find is bulk and it would be much easier if I could put it out with a 3 point spreader.

Warhammer

 

[Patriotic Stabilist]

Lawn center, Home Depot, Lowes, feed store.

 

[kenstrac]

I don't know how much you need and if you have access to another tractor with loader when I needed a smaller amount to top dress I would get the 1000LB bags it worked well with the 3pt spreader and was cheaper than 80LB bags and they mix anything you want

 

[warhammer]

Looking on the websites it looks like they carry horticultural fertilzer as opposed to Ag types.
I am trying to establish a pasture on a 5 acre field. My soil test has come back saying that I need nitrogen and phosphorous only and that everything else is towards or above the high side after decades of row cropping.

Warhammer

Lawn center, Home Depot, Lowes, feed store.

 

[Western]

Why don't you use their spreaders? usually if they sell bulk they have spreaders to use.

Another idea is get a plastic 55 gal drum with a lid and fill that.

 

[warhammer]

They have 5 ton spreaders. I drive a Jeep these days and don't have a truck that will pull it.
Also the field is still soft from the rain we had a week or so ago and with tractor tires its soft in spots much less with a street vehicle.
I have attached a pic from one end of the field where I cleaned out a lane to the drain. The top inch of the field is dry. Below that is still very wet. Just right for sprigging I am told.
So I went and bought a spreader at TSC today and managed to find a feed store with 50 pound bags of 16-20-0. They had 900 pounds on hand and according to my soil test I need 1200-1500 pounds.
Depending on when the sprigger wants to do the field I will either wait til next Wednesday to buy the rest of the fertilizer when they have stock or will apply the balance in 6 weeks or so after the sprigs have rooted.

Warhammer

Why don't you use their spreaders? usually if they sell bulk they have spreaders to use.

Another idea is get a plastic 55 gal drum with a lid and fill that.

 

[Western]

Cool, new toy..lol..I have one like that, 300# hopper I use on the small areas. I like that its quick to attach. do all my food plots with it.

You probably already know, rinse the snot out of it after you fert.

 

[warhammer]

Yup, I am planning on hauling it back to the house for a cleaning after putting the fert down as there is no running water at the farm. I'd rather not buy another one of these for many years.
The sprigger wants to do the job tomorrow and there is an 80% chance of rain on Sunday. Keeping the fingers crossed....

Warhammer

Cool, new toy..lol..I have one like that, 300# hopper I use on the small areas. I like that its quick to attach. do all my food plots with it.

You probably already know, rinse the snot out of it after you fert.