Spreading Nitrogen in frosty weather?

Bleating Lamb · 2019-04-10 13:16:55

Intend on putting out 18:6:12 this evening,we had a hard enough frost last night,windscreen frozen on car,would that type of frost again tonight work against nitrogen?.....or would it be ok to work away. Appreciate any thoughts ASAP.

10-04-2019 02:16PM

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Intend on putting out 18:6:12 this evening,we had a hard enough frost last night,windscreen frozen on car,would that type of frost again tonight work against nitrogen?.....or would it be ok to work away.

Appreciate any thoughts ASAP.

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#2 10-04-2019 02:59PM

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Work away, the fact there's frost on the ground means there's moisture in the ground to dissolve the fert granules. It'll be warm enough in a day or two for the fert to start working.

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#3 10-04-2019 04:28PM

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Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Intend on putting out 18:6:12 this evening,we had a hard enough frost last night,windscreen frozen on car,would that type of frost again tonight work against nitrogen?.....or would it be ok to work away.

Appreciate any thoughts ASAP.

Think about all the frost it gets in the bag in the store before it comes out.

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