Urea is a form of Nitrogen, it is in sweat and urine, it is a good fert in cool damp times, but if it is very dry, very bright or if there is free lime on the ground it is very easy to lose some of it.I know it’s probably a stupid question but what kind of fertiliser is urea and when is it used? Is it better to be used for grazing or mowing?
I dont believe it's as bad as they make out for volatilisationUrea is a form of Nitrogen, it is in sweat and urine, it is a good fert in cool damp times, but if it is very dry, very bright or if there is free lime on the ground it is very easy to lose some of it.
There is now a protectant that makes Urea much more reliable and simpler to get best out of.
Urea - Wikipedia
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Need rain within 48 hours max in my opinion for max effectiveness. I wouldn't like to be depending on dew.How dry is too dry for spreading non protected urea? Will a night of heavy dew melt it into useable product for grass?
how many mm is needed so ,eg 2mm etc or more would you thinkNeed rain within 48 hours max in my opinion for max effectiveness. I wouldn't like to be depending on dew.
id wait till a rain forcastHow dry is too dry for spreading non protected urea? Will a night of heavy dew melt it into useable product for grass?
It will still work to an extent with the bit of heavy dew, but with the price of it then I'd expect most will be looking to get the most out of it, so you'd want a good bit of rain in my opinion, more than 2mm for certain I think, otherwise some of the good of it will be lost in the air. I thought ye were never short of rain in Leitrim anyways?!how many mm is needed so ,eg 2mm etc or more would you think
We get really heavy dew here. I wonder if it is enough without rain to remove risk of volitisation?It rains every other day here so I’ve never had to bother about volitisation,a decent dew will melt it.
Its a very different sub climate though. Ground is still relatively wet around here. If you walk through meadow here before 11am you'll be soaked to the skin from the dew.I wouldn't dream of even opening a bag of non protected urea this time of yr.
I wouldn't dream of opening a bag of protected urea anyday of the year. 😀I wouldn't dream of even opening a bag of non protected urea this time of yr.
I'd still be weary if it be enough doh to remove some of the risk. You getting much sun?Its a very different sub climate though. Ground is still relatively wet around here. If you walk through meadow here before 11am you'll be soaked to the skin from the dew.
today is an absolute cracker of a hay making day, wind heat and sun,just the soil is to damp to make hay on with the moisture rising,a month of this would be lovely,but I going to get it for a week now anywaysI'd still be weary if it be enough doh to remove some of the risk. You getting much sun?
Was always told and even in collage if spreading urea to spread on cloudy misty conditions almost. I know we get a dew and ground be still damp but it the sun will do the harm to ittoday is an absolute cracker of a hay making day, wind heat and sun,just the soil is to damp to make hay on with the moisture rising,a month of this would be lovely,but I going to get it for a week now anyways
I’ve never bothered in the past,you can see the colour change in the grass so it must have worked.We get really heavy dew here. I wonder if it is enough without rain to remove risk of volitisation?
if you had a light cover of grass,eg after slurry and it had greened over ,will the sun have as much an effect on say compared to say on bare ground,baking hot sun wouldn't do any fertiliser much good on bare ground probablyWas always told and even in collage if spreading urea to spread on cloudy misty conditions almost. I know we get a dew and ground be still damp but it the sun will do the harm to it
We get really heavy dew here. I wonder if it is enough without rain to remove risk of volitisation?
What do they use in Australia?....I’ve never bothered in the past,you can see the colour change in the grass so it must have worked.
Volatisation is nowhere near as bad as made out,mainly bullshit started by opposition manufacturers.
Have never tried it tbh. We pull the plug with urea late Feb early march.if you had a light cover of grass,eg after slurry and it had greened over ,will the sun have as much an effect on say compared to say on bare ground,baking hot sun wouldn't do any fertiliser much good on bare ground probably