Cheapest Fertilizer For Your Lawn + Back Yard Update!
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- In this video I discuss the cheapest fertilizer you can buy for your lawn, which is Urea. I also give you an update on my back yard that is currently recovering from being scalped at 0.5 inches, so I can maintain it at 1 inch this year. I will be reel mowing the backyard with a manual reel.
Skip to 4:29 to hear about this fertilizer.
Not only do I discuss the pros and cons of Urea, I also breakdown how you can dissolve your Urea into a liquid so it can be applied with a foliar application in small amounts. I also show how you apply that Urea with a backpack sprayer. This is also known as Spoon Feeding your grass.
I also compare Urea to Milorganite. Giving the pros and cons of each fertilizer.
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I wanted to say thank you for this video.
Doing 1/4lb a week since August has made a huge improvement on my lawn. So much so that a few underperforming areas on my lawn look dramatically better - and now I know why.
When I was going my granular route, my subconscious cheapness intersected with my coverage game - and I believe I was under fertilizing areas of my lawn just to get a bag to stretch. 46-0-0 melted and sprayed weekly is the way to go.
Thanks for explaining why you add citric acid to the mix. I’ve seen other American channels also adding citric acid but they never explained why they were adding it. It’s interesting that your town water's pH is so high. I understand the utility companies often raise the water pH to avoid their metal pipes corroding over time, if it were to be even slightly acidic, but 9 is pretty high. Where I live in Australia, our town water is very close to a pH of 7. Looking forward to your videos as your growing season starts… while our growing season here in Australia is coming to an end. March 20 was our Autumn equinox. Cheers! 🇦🇺
Man, so glad I found your channel. Appreciate how you take the time & explain things. A lot of the other lawn RUclipsrs just whip right though all that. I've learned more from watching 2 videos in your channel than watching some of theirs in 6 months.
Thanks for all the kind words man. I know how it is starting out and not knowing what the hell you're really doing so I try to explain it as simple as possible without missing too much information. Let me know if there's any topics you want me to make a video for and I'll try to make it happen!
Greenest lawn in my neighborhood in northern Ohio.. It stayed green all winter. I attribute this to the 46-0-0 I put down in the fall. Thanks for this video!
Hell yes! Glad to hear it. Was it this video or the "Do not overseed, there's a cheaper way" video?" Just curious.
@LAWN LIFE Exactly that 💯.. im a lawn freak and know quite a bit but never really dove into the straight urea. Great channel man.. wish I could share a pic on here.
@@shiftycarmack8019 thanks brother, I appreciate it! Send me an email with the pics, I'd love to see it! lawnlifewithjesse@gmail.com
I want to try Blu Def how much do you think per 1000 sq ft?
My goodness, the beginning sounds and looks like a movie was about to begin. It match also what I usually see on the discovery channel. Dude you got skills I give you that. Great camera visual, your voice flowing smoothly along, the angles are just perfect.👌👌👌👌
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"Whatever you let annoy you is just going to annoy you" How true is that statement! You've got a sub from me, your presentation is at Ryan Knorr levels of excellence. Hope you got far with this channel.
Thanks man! I really appreciate you subbing. Hopefully I can give you some useful information going forward. Thanks for noticing the production quality!
Thank you for putting this video out. I mixed 2.17 pounds/1000ft first time around. Luckily no burning as I spread in the evening and it rained all day the next day. The math isn’t hard but the instructions for spraying are non existent. So thanks again for sharing the knowledge.
Accurate cost info, good N comparison between products, reasonable N rates, decent mixing explanation. Well done! 👍🏻
Thank you! Not gonna lie, when I saw your name on the comment I figured I ended up on an episode Turf Truth somehow 😂 thanks for stopping by
My dog does the same thing to my yard I agree with you 100%.
First Aussie 😁. Your videos are well put together, you would give Ryan Knorr a run for his money with your videos. 😎👍👍
Jesse, I see the 1600 is laying down some Great StripeAction like my guy Ron Henry would say. I kinda soured on the 1000 because my heart is all in with a 1600 purchase. Thanks for entertaining all of my inquiries regarding the sell of your 1000. Keep up the excellent content young man
Go with your gut Cedrick. I have no complaints with the 1600 so far! Let me know when you grab one!
Great video and great info still a little confused with the numbers
I’m new to the yard community. I do want to start spoonfeeding and I did purchase some urea 46-0-0 and feature. my yard is 4000 ft.². My question is for me to want to spoonfeed every two weeks/biweekly
How many ounces per gallon do I need to apply of both product per thousand in my 4 gallon tank?
THANKS
Good advice about bugging
How soon after and how much water do you apply after an application of urea at that .2/1000 sq ft ? I want to tey to spoon feed some areas of my lawn this year. Great video. Subscribed.
how much Milorganite would i put in 2 gallons of water thanx again for great video
thanks so much for the explain how to use it.
Thanks for the vid. Going to try the same thing this year.
Awesome! Let me know if you have any issues or have any questions about anything. I'd love to see some before and afters if you get a chance!
What time of day do you apply? And what months do you apply? Is it 0.2lb every two weeks, even in summer? Thanks.
I saw a video of someone using DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) added to water. DEF is urea and water. He watered the lawn immediately afterwards so as to not burn the lawn. It seemed to work.
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I have owned two male Golden Retrievers. Both did like to tinkle after eating dinner.
However, 2+ Mike walks go a long way in keep many litres of dog urine off an owner's grass.
Just about to get my first package of urea..im up near Toronto Canada..how often should i spray my lawn forbthe last 8 weeks of summer?..or what the best process starting now with it?
This is a great video.
Excellent job 👍
My understanding is that if you turn granular synthetic fert into liquid you need to let granules sit in the water for 24 hours. Is the urea that you use different in some way? Thanks for vid btw
How often do you apply urea to your lawn ?
Every 10 yrs
Great video. Can you touch on carrier volume/1k and also irrigation requirements following application? Love your channel brother.
what do you think about using ez-flo to dispense this liquid through your irrigation system
im having trouble with my small lawn since thyre under 1000 square feet . do i just round down to 500 square feet it its 300 ?
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The Lawn & Oest Ginja channel says that a certain fungus in his area of Utah is resoonsibke firva fungmgus that will not alliw Kentucky Bkuegrass to flourish.
Def. Cheap way to go
cool vid, good info, don't supose you know the calculation using the metric system for a lawn area of 60 square meters, I'm in the uk so only got a bit of lawn
Big Jesse, how often do you spray the urea? Once per month? Twice per month? Every 3 weejs??
what do you think about ammonium sulfate as a fert? It is 21 percent N. How much would you use of that per 1000? 1 lb or so?
After you scalped your backyard did you keep cutting it at that height for a few weeks or just let it recover?
0:05 no sun at all 😮 sounds like a vampire
My dog has mild pee that leaves the green spot without burning. However moles are my nightmare. Thanks to my dog, she loves to hunt the moles for me.
Thank you for the information. However, I am confused. The problem is that you are not saying how many gallons of water per your application. It looks like you have about 4/5 gallons of water. So, are you spraying one gallon per 1000 square feet and therefore 0.4348 lb of urea per 1000 sqft? Thank you
Yes, you are exactly right. Sorry that I did not include that info and confused you.
Jesse good video! How often are you spraying N on your lawn? Is there a slow release nitrogen that you could spray that would keep you from spraying as often?
Can I use this fert / nitrogen rate after a fall overseed?
What about a Surfactant? Should that be used when doing this type of foliar application?
How much water did you use to dissolve the Urea?
1 gallon per 1000 sq ft that you're covering
@@LAWNLIFE Thanks.
Great video super helpful. My knowledge of Urea, comes from the Diesel engine particulate platforms most commercial tractors and consumer pick up trucks have to use the def (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) additions with there diesel fuel consumption. Looking at it I remembered that basically def fluid is mostly liquid nitrogen, which I believe at Walmart goes for around 15.00 per gallon. Would this be a suitable sub for a cheap alternative of liquid nitrogen ? Thx so much Steve
Yes. It works great actually. Here's a video of my buddy reviewing DEF on his lawn if you haven't seen this yet.
ruclips.net/video/FGCCNB2Pr0Y/видео.html
@@LAWNLIFE thx bud. Enjoy your content. Keep up the great work ❤️👍
new subscriber here! so this year is gonna be my first year at foliar fertilizing... i got a 15 gallon tow behind sprayer and my yard is about 1 whole acre, am I correct that I'm gonna need roughly 17 lbs of urea per application? it'd be 40X0.4348 = 17.39... also how often would you do such a application?
Just curious can I use my Scott’s lawn fertilizer granular spreader application into a spray form?
Hey Jesse I'm just starting to do liquid fertilizer on my lawn. Coming from Montreal Canada , we don't have what you guys have access to like different fert and boi-stimulant product. I found 20-20-20 general powdered fertilizer and trying to follow your way of doing fert bit I'm having difficulty calculating since the labeled one stated 5milliter/1liter of water? Im Guessing it 20% nitrogen how to dilute and is it 1000 sqf?
1 pound of the powder will give you 0.2 lbs of N per K
great job, 1st time fan, where do i find that at hd or lowes only has expensive scotts?send link
I replied to your question in your other comment
Where can I order the urea you are using? I am trying to find it
Awesome! Try to find a place to test your water Buffer pH. This way you won't guess anymore how much CA you need to get it to pH 7. And second, spraying normally goes in the middle of your previous pass, you point the wand at the last 'water' mark your previous pass did. Along edges I tilt my nozzle 45 degrees. This is the only place where overlapping does not naturally occur. Love the video quality! And your voice...you are sure you don't work at a radio station?
I should just start running my videos by you before hand 😂 a lot of people tell me I should've went into radio!
I took out old lawn, but before put down new sod, what should I put under it?
Should I add the 46-0-0 urea on my newly sodded yard. It’s October 6th in MN and my yard is 5 weeks old?
You're gonna have a tough time getting that to establish no matter what if it was just put down. I'd be furious with whatever company thought that was a good idea
The yellow urine spots can be fixed if you pour water immediately on the affected area. It will dilute the concentration.
Thanks! Yeah I mention I do that for my front yard. I'm not gonna chase him around everytime he pees in the back though.
Video cut out because of the noise from the bag at 8:00. What is the acid you used to adjust water PH? Thanks!
Citric acid. Sorry about that!
How do you know the concentration of soluble nitrogen / 1000sq feet. ? Granular is 1 lb / 1000aq ft..
Does water ph matter for the urea? Or just for the iron?
I honestly don't think it does, but I do it just to be safe.
Is your go to source of n ammonium sulphate or urea now adays? Ty
Ammonium sulfate because my ph is a little high. I was use urea if it was low
@@LAWNLIFE thank you Jessy
Where in the world can I buy this stuff locally? I'm in Atlanta.
A local co-op or feed store. Email me if you're having trouble finding it.
@@LAWNLIFE zip code 78641...let me know where to find the cheap urea, great channel!
@@mml1224 I'm guessing this place has it www.hillcountryfeedandsupply.com/ call them and ask before you go. Doesn't say specifically on their website
My kbg was hunter green in January
I've used the southern ag liquid iron and everytime I use it....the lawn looks blackish and good amount of grass dies off....I go on the low rate even though the label say 1 pint per 1k sqft....I usually do half dose and still..🤷
Lesco GREEN turf paint might help with the pee spots
So your a little under a half pound dry per thousand for .2 nitrogen per 1,000. You apply this biweekly and don’t water it in ?
Correct 0.43 lbs of actual urea equal 0.2lbs of N. I do not water it in but I wouldn't go over 0.2 lbs without watering it in. Just make sure you're applying it evenly.
First four minutes = dog spots don't bother me. 😂
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Urea granular fertilizer at $30 for 50lb bag $1.30 per lb of Nitrogen
DEF supertech at $9.98 for 2.5 gal is $1.54 per lb of nitrogen.
Cheapest price for def i found.
Conclusion: granular urea is cheapest nitrogen source.
Let me know if calculations are off
Yes DEF is the way go 6oz per gal.
What are you using for your P and K?
I use Sulfate of Potash for my K. I don't need any more P in my lawn, so I stay away from it.
How much water?
Cuantos gramos de Urea por litro de agua utilizas?
Dude I really missed a critical part in College Chemistry.
Bro I hated chemistry in school. Look at me now 🤣
Jesse can you help me..im a math idiot...i want to spoon feed some nitro, i have 50 pound bag of eura..i want to throw about .3 or .4 every week and a half (just traditional, not through a sprayer).. my yard is 4000 square feet...can you help me bro? how many pounds per 1000 do i need...thank you bro
Use calcium sulfate heavy on the urine spots
diesel DEF is 37% urea and the rest water. Currently less than $5 a gallon.
Get a pee post and put it further from the deck. Still will get spots but not right off the deck.
We have a dog (male also) and I let him pee on my lawn all the time. I have never had a single burn spot and zero damage from him doing this. It is a non issue for me. I have a couple friends who are constantly battling damage from their dogs. Some say female dogs have a higher alkaline/acidic content in their urine and others say it’s a myth and there is no difference between m/f urine. I don’t get it . I’m not doing anything different, unless it has something to do with each dogs diet. 🤷♂️
Weird. Yeah I'm not sure either. Maybe just different genetics/diet when it comes to the urine. I would be pretty happy if my dogs pee didn't burn like yours does though!
Bitches make a puddle.
How much urea per acre
Add lawn rocks to his water bowl! No more pee spots
Urea price has gone up up and away !
Hey you know what I let irritate me? Your neighbors siding at the rim joist isn’t attached as well as above and below ( in osb I hoist so it didn’t hold) they should use screws. So every house like this, has a big bubble at each floor joist area where the siding isn’t as tight to the wall as the siding that’s hitting studs above and below.
Now you’ll all notice it and it will make you mad too!!!
Why you cutting bluegrass so short
Cuz it looks good!
What do you think of ammonium sulfate?
It's a great fertilizer
@@LAWNLIFE Great video. I used this when I found some urea 46 at Rural King. It worked Great They don’t handle the urea 46 any more but have some s-sul sprayable ammonia sulphate. I bough two 51 lb bags at a great price but Don’t know how much to use.on my 10,000 Bermuda. I have a 15 gallon spray rig with a 5’ -4 sprayer boom. Any advice on the ammonium sulphate would be great
Nice video, but too expensive. I've used fresh pee for many years and it works great. Pee contains both urea and ammonia, so you also get a shot of nitrogen. I actually formulate the Jerry Baker recipes, but I switch the ammonia for pee.
You do you man. I'm not spraying piss and getting it all over myself 😂
@@LAWNLIFE Google it ... plenty of articles on using urine on lawns. It's so heavily diluted, there is no smell or danger. Less toxic on most lawn fertilizers.
$30 for a 50 pound bag or urea????? where? I'm seeing prices 3-4X that.
You can use lawn paint on those spots where the dog pees
Isn't there urea in dog (or all) pee?
Yes, that's why around pee spots the grass looks so good. The dog just puts down too much urea (fertilizer burn) in the middle. When you put down the correct amount of urea, your grass will thrive instead of die.
@@LAWNLIFE ah! I see thanks
Bruh I just spent $44 on a 50lbs bag
just mix some lawn dye... fixed.
This guy doesn't answer all questions. He just wants likes and views
People get busy. You can’t answer everybody’s requests.
Wrong! Yes you can…and should!
No way man ... You invest so much time on your lawn life to accept those massive dog spots.
wabi sabi. It's a thing.
DEF
Came hereto learn which organic item to buy but instead GOT LECTURED ON HIS DOG AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE PEE , JUST LET THE DOG RUIN LAWNS. Then he gave a lecture on nitrogen and how to spread the nitrogen combo mix! I stopped halfway because the other half will be a waste of my precious life ! Sum people are complete Gas and hot air.
The cheapest fertilizer you can get for your lawn are the lawn clippings themselves. Your type of grass would not benefit from the clippings staying behind, but everyone else should leave their clippings on the lawn which provide 75% of the fertilizer that lawn needs. Never collect clippings if you have larger varieties of grass. Urea now costs 30 bucks for a 50 lb bag and it can't be sitting around too long or you'll see the bag start to inflate with the Nitrogen that is getting out of the pellets, so it starts losing N right away.
There's definitely a cheaper option than urea...
Listen you want rid of your dog spot? by changing his food you can eliminate it. Look into it.
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Good video but terrible two sided mentality. Hope the spots fill in. For the viewers satisfaction.
Two sided mentality when it comes to the pee spots? My front lawn is way more manicured and taken care of then my back yard. I will have way more content with my front yard going forward. You'll be a lot more satisfied with that I think.