Tom Naumcheff
New Member
There is a product available from a reliable supplier that is a “balanced” fertilizer with micro nutrients added. From what I can tell this place caters to larger ag customers but has developed this product for smaller food plotters like me. It’s a 50# bag of 13-13-13 plus:
Iron at .72%
Sulfur at 4.2%
Manganese at .3%
Zinc at .28%
Boron at .12%
Copper at .12%
Plus Humic DG and lime but no % given
Cost is $22 or $23 per bag.
Question is, is something like this worth the extra cost? I can buy 12-12-12 down the street from Rural King for $11 for a 40# bag.
I did have a soil test done in 2018 and the only thing that was low was boron but I’ve not noticed anything that looks like boron deficiency in my plots. As long as my ph is 6+ the plot usually does okay but it can always do better. My plot is pretty much in for this year so I’m just thinking ahead to next year if adding the micro nutrients would help future plots or if it’s a waste of $$
Thanks
Iron at .72%
Sulfur at 4.2%
Manganese at .3%
Zinc at .28%
Boron at .12%
Copper at .12%
Plus Humic DG and lime but no % given
Cost is $22 or $23 per bag.
Question is, is something like this worth the extra cost? I can buy 12-12-12 down the street from Rural King for $11 for a 40# bag.
I did have a soil test done in 2018 and the only thing that was low was boron but I’ve not noticed anything that looks like boron deficiency in my plots. As long as my ph is 6+ the plot usually does okay but it can always do better. My plot is pretty much in for this year so I’m just thinking ahead to next year if adding the micro nutrients would help future plots or if it’s a waste of $$
Thanks