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WHEN TO FERTILIZE?
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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 822886" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>P & K are "for the soil" as you put it. They stay pretty close to where they are applied and only move down very slowly and can be stored or "tied up" by the soil. P & K are necessary for growth but do not really give you that flush of rapid growth. They are more long term nutrients. P in particular gives you root growth.</p><p></p><p>N is what really accelerates the green growth. N is very soluble in water and moves quickly down with moisture, sometimes out of reach of the grass roots. Or N can volatize into the air, again lost and wasted for plant growth. The most common form of nitrogen fertilizer is a white granule called urea. This should be applied just ahead of a rain whenever possible. Or in a couple days it will start just going off into the air with an ammonia smell.</p><p></p><p>Green up is better with good soil conditions but the primary nutrient that gets more green growth growing is N.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 822886, member: 7509"] P & K are "for the soil" as you put it. They stay pretty close to where they are applied and only move down very slowly and can be stored or "tied up" by the soil. P & K are necessary for growth but do not really give you that flush of rapid growth. They are more long term nutrients. P in particular gives you root growth. N is what really accelerates the green growth. N is very soluble in water and moves quickly down with moisture, sometimes out of reach of the grass roots. Or N can volatize into the air, again lost and wasted for plant growth. The most common form of nitrogen fertilizer is a white granule called urea. This should be applied just ahead of a rain whenever possible. Or in a couple days it will start just going off into the air with an ammonia smell. Green up is better with good soil conditions but the primary nutrient that gets more green growth growing is N. Jim [/QUOTE]
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