Just to get a baseline of my yard prior to urea apps. Want to keep track on how yard progresses. All I have done is one application of milo and frequent mowing https://i.postimg.cc/r0Tp8Y3r/20200604-143455.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/w3V1Bg6T/20200604-143554.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/cKwHGN9W/20200604-1...

Andy might shoot me, but ammonium sulfate (as bpgreen suggests) might-could be a better solution (pardon the pun) anyway. The reaction is more acidic than urea, and it's a lower concentration of nitrogen. Warranted, against a soil mass with a pH that's 8.4 and, undoubtedly, an enormous amount of ca...

Ken, if you truly cannot source urea locally (I would think Montana would be swimming in feed and grain stores), there are plenty of high-nitrogen fertilizer options on the market with no phosphorus and little potassium. One such example is Scotts Turf Builder 32-0-4. It's just silly to pay so much...

Just trying to learn. Thanks

Andy,

I'm having a heck of a time sourcing urea locally. Only place that has it sells only in bulk.

One concern is applying urea in the heat of summer, is this okay?

If I cant find urea, then will FAS work instead?

Thanks

So let's say a 50lb bag would cover 25000 sqft at 2lbs per k of actual product. 23lbs (46%) of actual nitrogen in same 50lb bag? Is this right?

Andy,

I'm a little nervous about putting 46% urea down and burning my lawn. So, can you help me understand the math behind 1lb per k, or 2lb of product per k. Slightly confused

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May 30th, 2020, 11:27 pm

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How is your testing going? Or is it too early to tell?

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May 30th, 2020, 10:23 pm

Ken2736,

Fellow Montanan here with very similar soil, calcareous with 8+ph. Milorganite works wonders for greening of my lawn.

Lonnie

Are you one of the ones trying the Andersons humic DG experiment?

Andy

You mentioned applying urea. Is the FAS better than applying urea? Can urea be applied at any time during the season?

Andy, should I still apply milo as a fertilizer or stick to FAS apps?

Thanks Andy for all your help

What does FAS applications mean? Not sure what FAS stands for

Here is the ammonium acetate test

Andy, I called logan labs and they're gonna run the ammonium acetate test at 8.2 ph. The older " hall of fame" test was only done on part of the yard. That's all the grass I had at the time

Andy, it's funny because a few years ago I did a Mason jar test of my soil. Everyone said why bother its heavy clay. After letting the soil sit in the jar for two weeks, it was about 40% clay and the rest was sand and silt. I heard that calcium and magnesium make the soil act "clay like". Is this tr...

The exception is called "calcareous soil", and it is generally marked with a very high Calcium component, sometimes in concert with a high Magnesium component too . I'm not sure what this means. So, it's possible that I have high magnesium and high calcium? What makes me nervous in your situation i...

Thanks Andy. I'm confused by all the jargon/terms you used to explain the soil test. As in the chemistry terms used to describe my soil. I have no idea what any of it means. I barely know what the numbers on a fertilizer bag mean. So yes, a complete newbie

So an ammonium acetate test? I do water using a well. It contains sulfur I believe

Now I'm really confused as if I wasn't already. I will call logan labs on monday morning.