I Tested the World’s CHEAPEST Liquid Fertilizer
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- In this video, we will show you the BEST kept Secret in Lawn Care and it ONLY costs $6 per gallon!
We will be applying a rather unusual product to our lawn today called Diesel Exhaust Fluid. Not many people know that Diesel Exhaust Fluid can be used as a lawn fertilizer as it only contains 2 simple ingredients: Urea and Water.
Urea is the main source of nitrogen in diesel exhaust fluid and it is found in nearly every liquid and granular fertilizer on the market. Nitrogen is the single most important nutrient to add to a lawn. Nitrogen allows grass to grow new green foliage which is then used by the plant to photosynthesize, generating energy for sustained root growth and disease prevention. Urea contains 46% Nitrogen and is a very concentrated form of Nitrogen making diesel exhaust fluid a very effective source of nitrogen.
➡️ Products used:
DEF: amzn.to/44XmEy4
Sprayer: amzn.to/3AFLOp1
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Application Rates (Mixed with 1 gallon of water per 1k sqft):
Low Rate (0.10 lbs of N) : 9.5 oz
Medium Rate (0.15 lbs of N): 14.25 oz
High Rate (0.20 lbs of N): 19 oz
*BE SURE TO MIX WITH 1 GALLON OF WATER PER 1K SQFT AND WATER IN AFTER APPLICATION
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Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00
Best Kept Secret in Lawn Care: 0:35
What is Diesel Exhaust Fluid?: 01:02
Fertilizer Test: 01:45
Application Rates: 02:49
RESULTS: 03:47
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🔵 Application Rates Per 1k sqft:
(Mixed w 1 gallon of water per 1ksqft)
Low Rate (0.10 lbs of N) : 9.5 oz per 1k sqft
Medium Rate (0.15 lbs of N): 14.25 oz per 1k sqft
High Rate (0.20 lbs of N): 19 oz per 1k sqft
*BE SURE TO MIX WITH 1 GALLON OF WATER PER 1K SQFT AND WATER IN AFTER APPLICATION.
Hey Princess Cut! We sent you an email last week, just wondering if you received it or not. Please let us know. Thanks in advance!!!
What about oz to gallons for the sprayer?
I sprayer several customers yards and wonder what would be just general how many oz per gallon?
So if I have a 3 gallon sprayer how many oz would I use?
FYI: for the results I mentioned earlier, I used your numbers from the video 3.5oz for 250 square feet but I have three sections of yard that are right at 2500 sq ft so I did 350z in a 5 gal Strom battery backpack sprayer for each section and on the high flow setting and regular walking pace, had just enough to cover the area back and forth and side to side.
So 2.4 oz per gallon of water for the medium? I have about 3 acres to do and plan to do prior to rain on Tuesday. Will it hurt landscaping flowers ect if wind oversprays?
Wow had no idea about DEF
No explanation needed, I saw your New Balance shoes and trust you with my lawn.
😂
I have owned a pair of new balance shoes that I had bought at the good feet store.
@@ronp1018Very interesting!
Finally a good use for DEF
😂💯
FYI, you can buy the DEF fluid cheaper at the pump at truckstops then you can pre-bottled in the store
Yep, this is a fact.
Well... I knew it was only a matter of time that someone else would find this out and make it public for all to see!
As a diesel mechanic and lawn care freak it didn't take me long to put two and two together! Been doing this for the past 7 years.
How much did you spill when you discovered it ?
@@ralanham76 too much.
@@jayh9635
@@jayh9635lmao happens to us all
Been doing it over 8 years...
Been gardening professionally my whole life and never knew about this. Until you mentioned the chemical breakdown of DEF I honestly thought this was a prank video. Glad I found your channel, you just got yourself another subscriber.
I figured this out on my own last week and now ran across this video after testing on my lawn. Luckily I get this stuff for free from wrecked semi trucks I have to replace the tanks on
Love your channel dude! I’ve been in lawn service for almost 10 years now and your channel is one of the best there is on lawn service my man.
I appreciate that!
love it, ive always looked at it on the shelf and wondered, but never tested it. thanks for curing my curiosity George!
No problem dude! hows your season going??
Like I’ve been saying George. I’m following your instructions and recommendations and your testimony. I love experiments. Thank you and I wish you blessings and success.
Thank you so much Jon! Ive been seeing all your comments, thank you so much for the support!
Now the price of DEF is going to start increasing! Thanks George…. (LOL) 😂😉
haha would not be surprised at all!
same thing happened with my amazon rake video and glyphosate video, they both increased 300 percent in price!
This might be my favorite video you’ve done. But before everyone goes out buying up all the DEF fluid, understand that 34-0-0 granular is still going to be ~3X cheaper source of N than buying 2.5 gallon jugs of DEF.
It already will. Russia and China produce most of the worlds Urea. They stopped exporting. Which is why fert prices are rising. Semi trucks will be hurting because of it too.
Haha
Dude I never even looked at Def fluid since I don’t own a diesel what make you look at the product? Great idea. I would be nervous some products may contain other additives so I guess you should be sure to read the label well as always lol
First of all, your daughter Sofia, is so cute. This is another video of yours that I’ve learned so much. You’re so informative, you explain things so well, you’re easy to understand and of course, I save money, time and no failures through trial and errors. 👍
I'm going to delete my lawn 😂😂.
Godamn that’s hilarious
*EPA has entered the chat*
Come here you little shit!!
😂😂😂😂
This made my day 😂
"Delete" a few prick politicians who thought using cattle piss in a diesel was a good idea while you're at it!
Great content, Short and sweet with compare and contrast examples. Great channel George!
Appreciate that Mike! Means a lot!
Love the content and that you did not sell out by pushing other expensive liquid fertilizer
Great info, George! I never would have thought of trying the DEF!
Fantastic video. We'll spoken, clear, concise and filled with great information.
Keep up the great work and you have a beautiful daughter. I love spending time with my daughter.
Seriously great editing and filming. Thanks for the great info!
Thanks you so much!
Nice man, this is way better than spending a ton on other liquid stuff
Hey George! This is a very interesting video. I plant a lot of food plots for deer on our hunting lease, and the wheat, oats, rye, and brassicas I plant typically require 100 pounds per acre of granular 34-0-0 about 3-4 weeks after germination when planting in the fall. I may have to give this a try on one of the smaller food plots to test it out this year as I am currently in the process of planting for this hunting season. If it works on yard grass, then it should work equally well on grain-producing grass.
Nice family. Thanks for the lawn advice. I'm going to tell my son about your RUclips site.
Good stuff, George. I really enjoy your channel.
Seeing a lot of the math questions here, I understand why you didn't go into the details about how you worked it out, but just presented clear, concise instructions at 3 typical application rates. Since I'm thinking about using DEF for a fall nitrogen blitz, I decided to go through the math - so I thought I'd share it here. I'll explain the calculations, but probably won't answer a lot of questions. I'm not here to do remedial math tutoring.
Firstly, the analysis of 15-0-0 is because the DEF is 32.5% urea and urea is 46% nitrogen (46% of 32.5 is 14.95, rounded to 15).
Now for the rest:
A gallon of DEF weighs about 9, 9.1, or 9.2 pounds, depending on source, at least that's what my internet searches have shown. I'll use the medium value of 9.1. Our 15-0-0 analysis tells us that DEF is 15% nitrogen by weight, so:
-- a gallon of DEF contains 9.1 x .15 = 1.365 pounds of nitrogen.
-- and a fluid ounce of DEF contains 1.365 / 128 = 0.0106640625 pound of nitrogen. (There are 128 fluid ounces in a gallon.)
And that comports with the rates George shows above.
Low rate: 9.5 x 0.0106640625 = .10 (and some change)
Medium rate: 14.25 x 0.0106640625 = .15 (and some change)
High rate: 19 x 0.0106640625 = .20 (and some change)
So if anyone else is thinking about using DEF for their fall nitrogen blitz, we may as well do the calculations for that magic 0.5 pound we're looking for. 0.5 / 0.0106640625 = about 47. (For the math alert, you might have also noticed you could approximate that by taking the above low rate x 5 or the high rate x 2.5). So that's 47 fluid ounces of DEF per 1,000 square feet in however much water you need to spray it to evenly cover 1,000 square feet (George stipulates a gallon) to get your 0.5 pound.
And if you're wondering what a fall nitrogen blitz is, I would direct you here: ruclips.net/video/sZmkulMEcg0/видео.html
As always - thanks, George. 😄
Finally a good way to use DEF thank you EPA for the discount on my lawn care 😘
this works great on my lawn since last Fall, thx for sharing !
My man! Happy to hear 😃
George you are the best. You give a hope to others to take care of their lawn easily.
appreciate that sir!
This is exactly the type of hack i look for! Awesome discovery.
Finally somebody found a use for DEF
New here in July 2022. Love this guy! Blue Def, what an intriguing concept!
Tried this today and cant wait to see the results 🙌🏴
First time on your channel. I was completely impressed throughout this video. Thanks for this DIY Lawn hack. And thanks for another opportunity to say "Dang, I've been on YT for an hour again!?!"
Subscribing now after perusing your library of videos and thanks again.
Appreciate it Michael!
After watching your video, I did some quick internet research and found a paper that talked about the benefits of adding urea to herbicides to increase effectiveness (weed and feed in my words) and so I plan to add DEF with my herbicide application to give the lawn and herbicide a boost. Thanks for the pro tip!
oh yes, weeds always die faster when they are activy growing so when fert is applying at the same time it accelerates the rate of absorption into the plant, i usually use ammonium sulfate nitrogen when spraying herbicides because its absorbs faster than urea, will be making a video soon about it
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Waiting on this video!
@@tminust7369 just released it here:
ruclips.net/video/akIV-zAt7VQ/видео.html
@@PrincessCutLawnCare thanks man! Excellent content as always! Also can you mix ammonia with tenacity/speed zone
Thanks for the information going to try it today I'm always in the Lawn should have started with this question can you use it on Kentucky blue grass.
This is awesome! Love thinking outside the box!
Super impressive!! I am very pleased and look forward to watching your home improvement/lawn care. Absolutely Love every aspect of your videos, keep up the amazing work.
Hey George,
I was a golf course superintendent for 35 years! I use to "spoon feed" liquid nitrogen on my greens!
I found this extremely interesting!
I think I'll try this on my Bermuda front yard!
Thanks for the info!
Blessings to you and your family,
Kevin Barron
I am going to try this. But I have a Ortho dial in Sprayer and a 6gl hose end sprayer. So whats the ratio an how to mix? Thx.
Well. How did it work?
@bobbarone7327 Hey George,
I haven't tried it yet! Once the Bermuda comes out of dormancy (around mid May) I'll give it a try!
I'll let you know how it works.
Blessings,
Kevin Barron
The sight of him watering the yard with a gas pump nozzle has me rolling!!!!
💀
Thanks I knew one of you guys would do I asked all the lawn people I'm subscribed to and you were the only one
was that you? i remember someone mentioning it
@@PrincessCutLawnCare it was and thank you for figuring out the rate the test plot looked really good 👍
Thats is awesome learned something new today. Definitly will try this.
BIG DAWG!!! I have been hunting Urea for the past two weeks and hadn't pulled the trigger. In fact, I just sprayed some a baby shampoo/dishwashing liquid/Ammonia/Epson Salt cocktail a part of my yard today about two weeks after putting down a bag of Anderson's PGF complete. This is just what I was looking for to ride out the rest of the summer and can now invest the money that I didn't spend on the urea into some more humic and RGS. My man!!
great to hear!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Found it at Tractor Supply for $12.99. Put it out yesterday about three hours before a good soaking thunderstorm. Back out today and when I pulled up from work around 4pm... man, when I say green up, I mean GREEN UP!! And this coming from someone who use chelated liquid iron from SiteOne and had just put down a round of Anderson's PGF complete at the beginning of the month. But this stuff surprised even me!
@@TroyShields Happy to hear bro!!
Cool video George. I’ve been using household ammonia as liquid fert for the last two seasons with great success. 1/2 a cup per 1,000 sq ft works well.
Thanks dude! thanks for sharing your app rate, i always wondered how much ammonium was need as jerry baker never says the exact app rates, appreciate you sharing!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare your channel has great content. Lawn care enthusiasts have to help each other out. I add it to my hose end sprayer when I apply my bio stimulants. Not sure about the environmental impact, but you can’t beat the price.
How long does this last after spraying the yard and how often can this be applied? I use a pull behind sprayer, takes 25 gallons to cover my yard...
1/2 cup per 1000 ft is what amount per gallon of water?
@@greggilbert9403 I put it in a two gallon sprayer and apply it over 1,000 square feet. It needs watered in after applying. I usually put down 1/4 of an inch of water after application. Your mileage may vary.
Great knowledge to have thanks!
I just bought some at TSC today.
no problem boss!
Nice quick informational vid. Great job!
Thanks Carl!
I started using this last year and it my goto now. This year in Houston I added it for all this super hot weather and I have the only green lawn in my section. Works great!
Great to hear boss!
Thankls for sharing your experience!
Do you add water
Yes, I added 4oz to 1 gal of water.@@blackknight6066
Thanks the the info, I never knew I can use DEF on my lawn. Menards sells an off brand for $11. I happened to buy one to use on my Sprinter.
save big money at menards 😉
Plus 11% back!
As a DIYer with a bad back, I always look at how other DIYers do things. When I saw you bending down using that spray can, I had to say, "Not with my back." I bought a very cheap tool that allows me to stand up and roll the device on its wheel. I just push the trigger when I'm ready to spray. When I fill up my sprayer, I always add a blue dye to the mixture. When spraying, the dye shows me where I have sprayed and any areas I missed.
Blue marker dye is amazing
@@robertlevy4613 Thanks for replying. Oh, did if forget to mention that the dye is hard to wash off. I believe this was covered in the movie Marked for Death.
@@outlet6989 bleach takes it off concrete fairly easily. Sunshine and water naturally break it down in the grass
I've been doing this to my lawn for a few months now thanks to this video and thought I'd share that its greener and better than ever.
Great to hear Ben! Thanks for the update 😃
How often are you applying it?
How often are you applying it?
perfect solution for the expired DEF I wont put in the truck. Thanks mate. Cheerio.
There you go!
Awesome, can't wait to try soon.
Been waiting for some one to test this out. Had this idea a few years ago as I work in the automotive field. Awesome results.
What kind of grass is an automotive field?
@@m4inline Bentley Grass, obviously
@@dilbertgilbert must be a tyring job
Great stuff George. Jerry is probably turning over in his flowerbeds right now. 🤣
thanks Keith!
Thanks George! Good advice!
no problem! appreciate you stopping by!
George!!!!! I’m losing it over here! Amazing yet hysterical video! Heading to Walmart tomorrow
Sweeet!
Wow I never would have thought about using this. With the cost of everything going up these days this has an awesome value prop!
You're the best at this.
thank you!
Jorge, I just had an idea! So I thru down some def couple of days ago! I had sowed seed last month, And my grass spouted quite quickly! My question is? Could you do an experiment and soak seed in a bucket and add def to it to see if it sprouts much sooner then the 21 days for fescue! I know you showed the bucket method before but adding def just might significantly reduce, even that wait time and save tons of water.
Thank you I will by trying this immediately
Very interesting George. I would have never knew about this - where did you learn about this? Great video!
Thanks dude! learned about it on the lawn forum here-> thelawnforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=5097
Good content once again! I’ve been using Worm Castings this year and I think it’s worked good for the garden. I’m going to try a test plot on some grass and see how it turns out
Tomato Plants , pepper Plants ?
Nice find! Thanks for posting
No problem!
I always wondered if this would work, but was too afraid to try.
Thanks for being the guinea pig
No prob!
Lol I'm just waiting for the next bizarre yet awesome tidbit George will teach us. Milorgnaite is priced similarly for me in my area but I am curious to try this. Thank you as well Sensei George!
no problem boss!
How much nitrogen do you think milo has?
Milorganite is dried human waste and chemicals from water treatment plants, right?
@@dicksavage88 Yes it is! and made in Mil waukee ! which is why it is named Mil organite!
Really enjoyed your post. Any ideas on mix ratio, etc. using a hose-end sprayer rather than a pump/wand sprayer? Thanks!
The exact same ratio as he listed above in his pinned comment. It doesn't matter HOW you put the product down, but it does matter HOW MUCH. Just follow the application rate instructions above.
I was thinking of same method myself , thanks for asking 😊
Dude George this is blowing my mind!!! I have a ton of that stuff laying around.
sweet! thrower down! haha
@@PrincessCutLawnCare haha yeah now I know I can! Great video
Informative and well presented, kudos!
Thank you kindly!
I never knew two of my passions would come together like this. Lawns and Trucks! Great video.
thanks !
This video just came up in my suggestions list. Great video! Good content! Just subbed 👍 What if a person were to put a mixer type of unit on a sprinkler system, water the yard, then introduce the DEF into the sprinkler system at a certain rate for a certain period of time. Shut the mixer off and finish watering the lawn long enough to get the fertilizer to the ground. Just an idea.
Thanks for the sub Ed! means a lot 😀
and yes the DEF would be perfect to add to a fertigation schedule.
ive been meaning to get one of those units but havent pulled the trigger just yet
A hose-end sprayer would also work.
What would the rate be with a hose-end sprayer?
I learned something here. Had no idea that was even a fertilizer. Holy cow man. Appreciate the info.
You bet!
Great vid. Thanks for doing this.
Thanks dude
ive been using this stuff for the lawn since DEF came out. I buy it in 55 gal drums for $250.00. And yes I do use it in my fleet trucks also....lol
nice! you got the extra low hook up!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare fleet farm does i dont
I’ll give you credit, my truck ran out of DEF last year luckily just as I reached my destination, but I certainly would have thought it was a petro-chemical based ingredient not just straight nitrogen, good to know for the apocalypse, lol. Human urine diluted in water is also a cheap nitrogen hit.
I have a 5 gallon bucket that I put a slitted pool noodle around the edge (cheapo toilet seat) when I go camping as a "pee" bucket. I was just thinking a few days about using it to collect homemade urea for the compost pile. Hmmm.
Synthetic Urea is absolutely a petrochemical industry product.
Everywhere I piss nothing grows
Thank you so very much George 👍🙏💯
No problem Walt!
WOW, great video!!!
Thanks for sharing
No problem!
This is great information, thanks! I had no idea that DEF was just nitrogen and water. I'll definitely try on my own lawn!
Thanks and no problem!
An old diesel mechanic friend always said it was just “horse piss”….
Which is pretty correct.
@@choccolocco pig piss
@@choccolocco pig urine to be exact. Delicious
@@choccolocco I use fresh human pee. It contains urea and is cheap and plentiful ... and my lawn is doing great!
I paint lines in lawn a lot. Quick Tip: To paint a straight line on the ground focus on one point that you are going to, don't look down, stay focused on that point.
Great tip!
I will be heading to Walmart tomorrow morning! Thank you sir…
1st off I love ❤️ my man George! Always answering a question I didn’t know I had.
2nd it hasn’t been a full 24 hrs and I’m seeing the results.
Excited to try some more George approved hacks!
That’s great to hear boss! Give it another couple days and your lawn will be POPPIN
you can get the price down to around $4.00 a gallon if you buy the store brand and it's the identical ingredients/percentages
sweeeeeet! thanks for sharing!
Or you buy from pump at trk stop
My wife's previous car was a diesel and needed DEF... She has since switched to a new car and I have a couple of containers of DEF left... I'm going to have to give this a try...
Nice! That’s a win
Thanx. I’ve been wondering about this. Good research!
No problem!
That was great always great info thanks again brother
No problem AL appreciate you!
Dude you an absolute genius! Such an awesome video!!!
haha i learn from the best 😉
Thank you for this information. I'd like to tell anybody who's in Canada right now, Princess Auto has an ongoing deal for Shell Rotella DEF. 2.5 gallon (9.7Liters) is 17.77+tax until August 27th. I got one and wanted to inform anybody interested :D
Thanks for sharing!
I just picked up 2.5 gallons at walmart, on sale, for us$9. On the shelf it was about $18.
Awesome video! Thanks!
The lawn care nut has serious competition! Thanks George
Haha Allyn is a good dude! He was our number one inspiration for starting our channel, love that guy!
Whoa! You just took the works of Jerry Baker to the next level. Cool stuff George.
That’s great stuff, George!! Many thanks for posting. As a prof, I appreciate and love the scientific approach. (My wife wonders why I don’t mow or fertilize our entire yard every time). Still looking forward to buying you a beer the next time I’m in Chicago!
P.S. I bought a reel mower. Only two mows so far. Love it!
Im gonna hold you to that! 🍻
Been doing this for years. Glad you got on board
Nice!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare much cheaper this way and pure
Dude, what a gem. Great content!!
Thanks bro!
Great video! Hopefully us lawn care nuts don't take away the supply for those that need Blue Def for their trucks.
LOL watch DEF spike to 100 dollars now 😂
Fun Fact: Pilot truck stop is the biggest user of DEF. They sell it and dispense just like fuel from a pump.
I'll DEFInitely give it a try.
I write all my own material
I'll be here all week
bahahahahha
Awesome content and spot on calculations. I flunked math😂
any prep work on the lawn before spraying? any specific time to spray? so spray then water the lawn? as always great videos
no prep, spray in evening and water in for at least 5 min afterward
@@PrincessCutLawnCare easy peasy. Too easy. Thanks
Neat experiment, something I've thought of before, because I work at the fertilizer plant that makes all that stuff. The DEF is actually very expensive fertilizer compared to buying straight urea prills or UAN liquid.
Thanks! how much is UAN fert?
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Of course these are wholesale prices, but we sell UAN currently around $300/ton. That's about $1.65/gallon. The real savings is being able to use anhydrous ammonia, currently about $500/ton or $1.30/gallon. Only the anhydrous is about double the nitrogen as the UAN. It ends up being half the price, but riskier to apply and harder to handle. Most farmers in corn country use anhydrous for the price. But a lot are switching to UAN for the convenience. DEF is starting to be sold at the gas stations, I've seen local pumps selling for $3.59/gallon, bring your own container.
Is this fine for crops
@@charliedaniel718 depends what crop, most veggies require a balanced fertilizer with equal parts NP and K
@@PrincessCutLawnCare thanks for the quick response!
Good stuff! You with the gas nozzle prop reminded me of that gas station scene in Zoolander. 😂
This is certainly out of the box thinking!
The fact that we are burning fertilizer in diesel trucks and tractors is why fertilizer prices are so expensive.
Wait until they start pulling hydrogen for fuel out of NH3. Then the prices should really shoot up!!
They don't "burn" it. Its reacts with the SCR to create ammonia to react with NOx to form Harmless emissions.
@@user-qo3yy9nv1uIt's absolutely stupid. A 1990 dodge 12 valve Cummins got 27 mpg if you babied it. A one ton with 902,000 miles and counting. My father bought the truck new it's never had a thing done to it. My new truck with the same 8 foot Reading utility bed. It gets about 12mpg. If you think that is better for the environment you are crazy. The ignorance of our American people is simply astounding.
DEF is Urea, Urea is ammonia.
It's cattle piss, NOT fertilizer. Jeesh dude, research before making such comments. Then again, thanks for giving me a great laugh and yet more proof that "Idiocracy" really was a documentary!
Lol this is awesome! I recently started spraying urea at .2 lb N / 1k and the results are fantastic! I usually do it late in the evening and water it in the morning.
nice that is the proper way to do it, im just afraid if i say that than people will apply a high rate and forget to water in later and then come back screaming at me that they burned their lawn 😂
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Where can I get this?
so 20 ounces of def in one gallon of water for 1k sft lawn?
Definitely gonna try this. Thanks.
just found you like your thinking and honest approach
thanks mark! nice to meet ya!
Great info George.
Thanks David!
Maybe now you should get some 46-0-0 Urea and make your own DEF !! 😇
i have enough def to last me years haha