[Apple-Crop] nitrogen in early spray

[maurice tougas]

Rates I've seen to assist with litter decomposition are 50# urea per acre.
Using 25# cal nit makes my leaf/fruit samples test way too high N. Adding
50# urea/acre will blow the Universities testing machinery off the planet!

Mo Tougas

On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 11:07 AM, Daniel Cooley <dcooley at umass.edu> wrote:

> If you’re not chopping leaves, do that first. Then worry about the extra
> urea.
>
> Dan
>
>
> On Mar 21, 2017, at 10:30 AM, Jon Clements <jmcextman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I really question whether the urea will do much extra good given the cool
> spring ambient and soil temperatures?
>
> Good luck.
>
> Jon
>
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 2:24 PM, David Doud <david_doud at me.com> wrote:
>
>> So - I applied urea in a spray last november, but I am not impressed with
>> the breakdown of the apple leaf litter - I just ordered oil and copper for
>> the first spray this spring and I wonder about adding urea into the mix in
>> hopes of accelerating decomposition - - any reason not too?
>>
>> David Doud - grower IN - almost green tip on early blooming varieties -
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