How to Save Fertilizer in Winter?
Although in winter, fertilizer still will have the volatile physical reaction which will be slower than the speed in winter. Generally, the volatile speed in summer will be quick. Therefore, we should do some work to protect fertilizer from volatile at any time. more volatile when the summer will be some, so be sure to save fertilizer at any time. The ways to save the fertilizer in winter, here’s to introduce to you:
How to save fertilizer in winter
1, To choose a good quality packaging!
Experts: the best place for winter fertilizer storage is the warehouse but
not outside. The snow blowing outside and frozen frost will make the bag easily damaged. The general situation of our fertilizer packaging is two layers and outer packaging is affixed to a thin plastic film which the sealing will be better; however, the sealing some poor quality packaging may not be good, you should choose the packaging with good quality.
2, To prevent fire
Experts: Nowadays, there is less of ammonium nitrate on sales, and sometimes like urea, ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate may be used in some places. The raw materials of irrigation, water soluble fertilizer is combustion, so they should not be stored with kerosene, gasoline, sawdust, straw these flammable things. If there is a flammable substance in the fertilizer warehouse, it must be prevented from causing a fire.
What should we pay attention to when storing explosive fertilizer?
1, No metal impact!
Expert: the mixed ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate and copper, iron and other metals is easy to lead to explosion. Therefore, if there is agglomeration in fertilizer, please do not use metal, like a hammer or shovel to impact because the impact will cause an explosion.
2, Don’t put normal calcium and seeds together!
Expert: SSP is a kind of normal calcium, which has some free acid, it should not be stored with the seeds because it may have an influence on seeds germination.
3, Classification storage!
Expert: fertilizer can be divided into many kinds like chemical fertilizer, alkaline fertilizer and so on. Therefore, we should keep them in different places to prevent some volatile which will affect its efficiency.
Please do not think winter with low temperatures is nothing to worry about. In fact, in winter, the temperature is low, rainfall is reduced and soils are dry which is different with those of spring ,summer and autumn. Therefore, when we apply some fertilizer, we should choose specific fertilizer suit for our soils and adopt the correct method of fertilization to ensure cost-effective fertilization.
- Top dressing should select effective fertilizer.
In winter, the temperature is low, the activity of microorganism also is decreased, and in this time, we should apply topdressing fertilizer in soil. Ammonium bicarbonate to nitrogen fertilizer, superphosphate to phosphate fertilizer, potassium chloride to potassium can be used (potatoes, tomatoes and other avoid chlorine crop should use potassium sulfate in the late period of growth), the use of compound fertilizer can choose 45% ternary fertilizer, manure can choose the decomposed human urine. - Cruciferous crops should be applied with boron fertilizer. Winter crops, cruciferous crops account for a larger proportion, such as cabbage, cabbage, radish, rapeseed, etc. These crops are particularly sensitive to boron. At the same time, celery, wheat, carrots, etc. are also sensitive to boron. Boron deficiency is not only severely affect plant reproductive growth, but also affect nutrition increase. In addition, plant deficient boron, its anti-cold ability will decline so that lead to heart rot disease.
- Apply fertilizer in December.
Apply fertilizer in December can increase the ground temperature to 2-3 ℃, and can increase the potassium content of crop cells, thereby enhancing the cell’s water holding capacity, so that the cells are not easy to freeze at low temperatures and enhance cold resistance.
The above is the introduction of the method of winter fertilizer preservation. Winter is approaching, we can refer to the above methods, timely prepare for fertilizer keep.
The article is quoted from: https://www.fert.cn/news/2017/11/08/105320554286.shtml
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