I went to Sothern States and bought several bags of fertilizer. When I got
home I notice it was not exectally what I thought I was getting. The bag
had numbers of 24-4-4 and the 40 lb bag said it covered 8500 sqft. It did
have some weed killer in it that another brand did not have , but the other
bag had the same 24-4-4 in it and covers 15000 sqft. Why would one cover
almost twice the footage as the other ? I could see it being in the weed
killer, but the nitrogen being a high number like 24 seems that it would
make that way too much.

"Ralph Mowery" wrote:
I went to Sothern States and bought several bags of fertilizer. When I
got home I notice it was not exectally what I thought I was getting. The
bag had numbers of 24-4-4 and the 40 lb bag said it covered 8500 sqft.
It did have some weed killer in it that another brand did not have , but
the other bag had the same 24-4-4 in it and covers 15000 sqft. Why
would one cover almost twice the footage as the other ? I could see it
being in the weed killer, but the nitrogen being a high number like 24
seems that it would make that way too much.

The herbicide carrier dilutes the amount of fertilizer per pound of
product.

On Mar 21, 5:15 pm, Steveo wrote:


The herbicide carrier dilutes the amount of fertilizer per pound of
product.

Where in the hell did you get an idea like that? 24-4-4 means a total
of 32 lbs of fertilizer, no matter who bags it or what else it
contains. USDA requires standard labeling on all fertilizer.

To give the OP an honest answer, I'd say the texture of the fertilizer
would be the difference. Coarse fertilizer would cover half the area
that a finer fertilizer would cover.
Bob

"Bob" wrote:
On Mar 21, 5:15 pm, Steveo wrote:


The herbicide carrier dilutes the amount of fertilizer per pound of
product.

Where in the hell did you get an idea like that?

Simple math, and I do mean simple.

24-0-0 will do 12,000 sq ft with a full pound of N in a 50 lb bag.

Is this your first year in lawncare, Bob?

Steveo wrote:
"Bob" wrote:
On Mar 21, 5:15 pm, Steveo wrote:


The herbicide carrier dilutes the amount of fertilizer per pound of
product.

Where in the hell did you get an idea like that?

Simple math, and I do mean simple.

24-0-0 will do 12,000 sq ft with a full pound of N in a 50 lb bag.

Is this your first year in lawncare, Bob?

Gotta mark this one in case you're stubby. (jackass)

24.214.115.37

Steveo wrote:

"Bob" wrote:

On Mar 21, 5:15 pm, Steveo wrote:


Simple math, and I do mean simple.

24-0-0 will do 12,000 sq ft with a full pound of N in a 50 lb bag.

A 50# bag of 24-0-0 will contain 12 lbs of nitrogen.

Lar

Lar wrote:
Steveo wrote:

"Bob" wrote:

On Mar 21, 5:15 pm, Steveo wrote:


Simple math, and I do mean simple.

24-0-0 will do 12,000 sq ft with a full pound of N in a 50 lb bag.

A 50# bag of 24-0-0 will contain 12 lbs of nitrogen.

Lar

You said what I said.

On Mar 22, 8:38 pm, Steveo wrote:
"Bob" wrote:
On Mar 21, 5:15 pm, Steveo wrote:

The herbicide carrier dilutes the amount of fertilizer per pound of
product.

Where in the hell did you get an idea like that?

Simple math, and I do mean simple.

24-0-0 will do 12,000 sq ft with a full pound of N in a 50 lb bag.

Is this your first year in lawncare, Bob?

I guess you're a politician since you doubletalk and dodge the issues.
You said the herbicide carrier dilutes the amount of fertilizer per
pound of product. It doesn't. There is just as much fertilizer in a
bag whether it has a herbicide or not. There is filler in every bag
and the herbicide uses up about 1/4lb of the filler, not the
fertilizer.
You said a full pound of N in a 50 lb bag will do will do 12k sq ft.
Since there's 12 pounds of N in a 24-0-0 bag, are you saying it'll do
144k sq ft?
And no, I have a hell of a lot of years of lawn & AG experience along
with a wall full of certificates from one of the top AG colleges in
the country. What do you base your lack of knowledge on?
Bob

"Bob" wrote:
On Mar 22, 8:38 pm, Steveo wrote:
"Bob" wrote:
On Mar 21, 5:15 pm, Steveo wrote:

The herbicide carrier dilutes the amount of fertilizer per pound of
product.

Where in the hell did you get an idea like that?

Simple math, and I do mean simple.

24-0-0 will do 12,000 sq ft with a full pound of N in a 50 lb bag.

Is this your first year in lawncare, Bob?

I guess you're a politician since you doubletalk and dodge the issues.
You said the herbicide carrier dilutes the amount of fertilizer per
pound of product. It doesn't. There is just as much fertilizer in a
bag whether it has a herbicide or not. There is filler in every bag
and the herbicide uses up about 1/4lb of the filler, not the
fertilizer.

Double speak and back-peddle. You know exactly what I mean.

You said a full pound of N in a 50 lb bag will do will do 12k sq ft.
Since there's 12 pounds of N in a 24-0-0 bag, are you saying it'll do
144k sq ft?

I've already told you how many sq ft it will do, read it again.

And no, I have a hell of a lot of years of lawn & AG experience along
with a wall full of certificates from one of the top AG colleges in
the country. What do you base your lack of knowledge on?
Bob

The company I own treats around fifty million sg ft per season.

Now please be ****ing off, Bob.

-plonk-

"Bob" wrote:
Coarse fertilizer would cover half the area
that a finer fertilizer would cover.
Bob

Is that you Stubby?