Fertilizer for the year!
- MorpheusPA
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
That is one big pile of crap.
You are going to need a bigger...truck.
You are going to need a bigger...truck.
- PSU4ME
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
Haha I said the same. Maxed out what the trailer and truck “says” it can handle in terms of weight so I’ll be set for the year considering I do urea in the fall. Lawn is in its 4th year so I’m really hoping for some good fill in and resistance to disease/drought
- MorpheusPA
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
You can use that on the new grapes, too. It's been kilned at 1200 C, it's perfectly safe. But I understand the squick factor if you'd rather not.PSU4ME wrote: ↑March 17th, 2021, 5:47 pmHaha I said the same. Maxed out what the trailer and truck “says” it can handle in terms of weight so I’ll be set for the year considering I do urea in the fall. Lawn is in its 4th year so I’m really hoping for some good fill in and resistance to disease/drought
And yes, by year 4 you should be seeing major increases in resistance and drought. Although that's always a little...disappointing...in terms of drought for all of us. Alas.
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
If I remember correctly last year they did not sell to individuals, just stores right? Happy to see you got some! Was there a minimum?
- PSU4ME
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
I bought winter of 2019 so I didn’t get any for the 2020 season but I know there were “issues”. This year, I’ve been asking Carl since Nov about when he’d have stock, just now they have it back. Minimum is a pallet and you gotta pay for it online before you go. Above a pallet you can do less (I did 50+20). I like to buy in the off-season so I do to have to worry about stock.
- MorpheusPA
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
How much do they feed Carl to get him to produce all that? Is he like Amberlynn Reid?
(There's a hole in the Internet you don't want to go down, trust me).
(There's a hole in the Internet you don't want to go down, trust me).
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
Haha this is awesome, nice haul!
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
Agreed!! Guess as the saying goes "you are full of crap" Going to get my Oceangro in a couple of weeks. (not that much though!!)MorpheusPA wrote: ↑March 17th, 2021, 5:29 pmThat is one big pile of crap.
You are going to need a bigger...truck.
- ken-n-nancy
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
Thanks for sharing the news regarding the Bay State Fertilizer. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the 50-bag minimum. We no longer have our Ford Expedition, in which I could put 50 bags of BSF by folding down the rear seats and putting a half-dozen in the front passenger seat. I don't even think we have sufficient capacity between both of our vehicles (a Ford Escape and a Ford Focus) to carry 2000# of cargo if we drive both of our vehicles down to make a pickup. I was hoping that smaller orders would be a possibility this year, but it sounds like not...
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
I am in the same boat, I have a pickup and used to get around around 25 bags, which included family and a few neighbors, but 50 bags is crazy.
Two guys from work who I told about this meet at Quincy last year and just loaded up the 50 bags into two trucks.
Maybe we have to start doing a Quincy meet ups to get around the 50 bag limit. I don't see why they would care how many vehicles the ballot is getting loaded into.
Two guys from work who I told about this meet at Quincy last year and just loaded up the 50 bags into two trucks.
Maybe we have to start doing a Quincy meet ups to get around the 50 bag limit. I don't see why they would care how many vehicles the ballot is getting loaded into.
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
I would be very interested in a group split...
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
I am all set for this year, the guys from work gave me 8 bags for a finders fee :-)
They were using milo from Walmart before I told them about BSF and were overjoyed when they reopened after the COVID closure.
My family ended up buying locally for about $10 a bag, which isn't horrible if you only use two bags a month.
Next year I am going to have to arrange something with some people with pickups and split a pallet.
They were using milo from Walmart before I told them about BSF and were overjoyed when they reopened after the COVID closure.
My family ended up buying locally for about $10 a bag, which isn't horrible if you only use two bags a month.
Next year I am going to have to arrange something with some people with pickups and split a pallet.
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
Is the savings big enough to rent a bigger truck, step van, etc from uhaul?
Or maybe a flatbed trailer?
Or maybe a flatbed trailer?
- PSU4ME
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
I mean $3.50 a bag is quite the savings if you use a lot through the year so it all depends on what the cost of the truck is.
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
I'm in NH just outside of Concord if you are interested in a road trip to split a pallet!ken-n-nancy wrote: ↑March 26th, 2021, 9:50 amThanks for sharing the news regarding the Bay State Fertilizer. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the 50-bag minimum. We no longer have our Ford Expedition, in which I could put 50 bags of BSF by folding down the rear seats and putting a half-dozen in the front passenger seat. I don't even think we have sufficient capacity between both of our vehicles (a Ford Escape and a Ford Focus) to carry 2000# of cargo if we drive both of our vehicles down to make a pickup. I was hoping that smaller orders would be a possibility this year, but it sounds like not...
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
I can get a pallet in my Silverado. Prior to departure from the plant, I break down the pallet and spread it out in the bed. Last year I did not make the trek from Maine for obvious reasons.
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
I just email looking to get 62 bags and find out how they were scheduling pickups and was told they are currently sold out.
How did scheduling a pickup work for those of you who have gone this year?
How did scheduling a pickup work for those of you who have gone this year?
- PSU4ME
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Re: Fertilizer for the year!
I text Carl to make sure he’s got stock then you pay for it through their new, mildly shady, website.
I “assume” that they earmark paid for pallets. Show up (I also let Carl know I’m coming), call the number, give your receipt number and load up!
I “assume” that they earmark paid for pallets. Show up (I also let Carl know I’m coming), call the number, give your receipt number and load up!
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