Posted by paul on February 15, 2009 at 18:59:00 from (66.44.132.127):
In Reply to: Fertilizers posted by fatbob50 on February 15, 2009 at 18:47:11:
I bought 2008 fertilizer in the end of 2007 - they told me it was high, but I paid in full 'cause I felt it was going up....
That is some of the cheapest fertilizer I ever bought, looking back. :) Wow did it go up.
Now in the end of 2008 and early 2009, it sure is expensive. Many people have put off buying it, and while prices are dropping a bit, we may run into supply problems. Come spring, folks will want it anyhow, but it might not be there.... I did not buy much at all either - yet. Not sure what will happen. My corn will want a lot of N & I have none booked; I took care of 2/3 of my P&K, but still have the starter to buy.
A difficult situation.
I would suggest, this year is a _great_ oppertunity to take some soil samples & find out what you have, so you only have to add what is needed, instead of guessing & utting on stuff you never needed. There is no such formula as 3-1-3 that always works all the time - your soils might have enough of the P or K, but is crying for some of the other. Or you are low in ph and your N-P-K really isn't helping.....
Soil tests are sometimes only a little more accurate than guessing, but it is something to start out with at least. Gives you a direction of where to head, and in a terribly expensive fert year like this one, could save you a lot of money.
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