liquid fertiliser

[Devil's advocate]

Just reading the Yara website, interesting specilist fertilisers in liquid form for potatoes, veg etc.

What is delivery like? do they always use artics or is it like diseal smaller trucks with split tanks?

 

[Kidds]

Isn't it better to buy it in powdered form and add your own water rather than pay them to do the same thing?

 

[Devil's advocate]

Isn't it better to buy it in powdered form and add your own water rather than pay them to do the same thing?

That would be great if possible. I know urea 46 can be converted to liquid form, not sure that calcium nitrate can be.

Liquid appeals to me, in a wet summer my land does not hold nutrients so prefer to top dress with calcium nitrate. Trouble is on raised beds the prills bounce & fall into the valley between beds. Even worse we are growing more crops under netting which is difficult with solids.

Been able to add Boron & Sulphur a bonus. Although with Calcium nitrate, I have usually added a very small amount of slug pellets.

 

[Kidds]

I spray my apples with calcium nitrate and that comes in bags

 

[Devil's advocate]

I spray my apples with calcium nitrate and that comes in bags

Thanks

How do you mix it? Pre mix or straight in induction hopper.

I presume not the same prill as I buy in 600kg bags? That lasts for ages on the surface, but I'm told the calcium nitrate has gone.

Think I'm a different product Calcium Ammonium Nitrate. Made by pouring nitric acid on finly ground limestone & then prilled.

Would prefer yours of course, guessing 50kg bags?

 

[Kidds]

I tip it straight in the filler/filter as I fill the sprayer. It isn't a very concentrated mix but there is no issue with dissolving it. Same as urea at a guess so can't see why you couldn't do what you suggest.
Comes in 25kg bags labelled as Calcinit and is a Yara product.

YaraTera CALCINIT | Soluble calcium nitrate fertiliser for fertigation | Yara UK

YaraTera CALCINIT (15.5% N + 26.3% CaO) is a fully water soluble nitrogen and calcium fertiliser for use in fertigation systems.

www.yara.co.uk