I bought 2.5 gallons of DEF for $8 at Farm & Fleet. It did a fantastic job greening up my lawn. And a bonus is it doesn’t burn it up. I have 3/4 acre of grass and fertilized my front yard twice and my back yard once. I am very pleased and so is my wallet. Still have a half a jug left (1 1/4 gal).

@DIYfoodplotpro

8 күн бұрын

Patrick that’s great news, and you got a good deal on the def! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the very timely information Wes ! I was curious about trying Def but you answered all my questions.

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Mark, I’m glad you found the video helpful! I sure appreciate you watching!

Well done. I wondered and you confirmed my suspicions on it! Thanks Wes!

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the info wes. Lowes had a clearance on some for $3.24 a jug so now I know how much to spray on my Egyptian wheat. Thanks as always for your channel

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Wow that is pretty cheap! Glad you found the video helpful! Thanks for watching

I have used it to green up my lawn and give it a boost

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Northern will sure give most grasses and food plots a good jump and turn them dark green! Thanks for watching

@tdawgcj7

Ай бұрын

Forgot to mention, I don’t use Blue, I use cheaper brand from TSC. At least half the price of what you mentioned in the video

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Nice! I didn’t to to much shopping around for it, just went to the auto parts stores and grabbed one. I’m not use to def since my truck doesn’t require it.

That was a good one. Thanks

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Thank you sir, glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

Thanks Wes hope your feeling better

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Thank you sir! I am feeling better this week….hopefully a full recovery soon! Thanks for watching

I use it on my Lawn to maintain the color about every 3 weeks. I mix 5oz of DEF, 2oz of Magnesium Sulfate, and 2oz of Chelated Iron per Gallon of water. I have 1.5 acres of Lawn area and this the most economical and easiest for me to do with a 25 Gallon Tow behind tank sprayer compared to Granular Fertilizers.

@DIYfoodplotpro

25 күн бұрын

Sounds like you have a good system down for maintaining the lawn! Good luck and thanks for watching

Thanks for breaking it down

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Yes sir!! Hope you enjoyed the video and found it helpful! Thanks for watching

Just for those that dont know, if you go to a fuel stop for tractor trailers, def is on a rack for $3ish dollars a gallon vs the 11-13 you pay per gallon in the jugs.

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

That’s great information to pass along, thanks for sharing! I bought this at an auto parts store. Thanks for watching!

Good info. Thx

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

You’re welcome, glad you found the video helpful! Thanks for watching

Wes.....thanks for the detail analysis. I think we will stay with broadcasting Urea. Bob

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Bob, that is what I’m sticking with as well! I appreciate you watching!

Great info brother

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video!

I sprayed 5 gallons of DEF mixed into 2 20 gallons tanks of water per acre as a foliar fertilizer last year in sunflowers with no other fertilizer and had an amazing head of sunflowers

@KadenLaxson20

Ай бұрын

I used Walmart brand DEF fluid and get it for $6.90 per 2.5 gallons. Tractor supply travelers brand 5 gallon buckets are also $14

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience! What part of the country are you located in? Thanks for watching!

@KadenLaxson20

Ай бұрын

@@DIYfoodplotpro north Texas along the red river

Using the DEF would be a good way to apply Nitrogen to started plants using the wand from a UTV sprayer, unless it’s possible to purchase a liquid Urea?

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Yea you could use it for that. They do have 32% and 28% liquid nitrogen that is more nitrogen per gallon than def….farmers use it all the time to put nitrogen on corn and wheat. Worst part about spraying any nitrogen is it’s highly corrosive, sticky, and generally not a lot of fun to work with. When applying liquid nitrogen 32% or 28% special nozzles are used that stream the product out rather than spraying it. Thanks for watching.

What I would like to know is Can you spray the def on corn Or Brassica plants post emerge without hurting them?

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

James I’ve never done it, but I suspect it would burn corn and brassicas a little…with young corn or brassicas I doubt it would burn bad enough to actually hurt anything. If I was going to do that and I was worried about the potential burn I’d just apply it right before a rain event. Thanks for watching and great question.

Great breakdown. Too bad seed didn't come coated in Nitrogen. It seems to me that if nitrogen broadcast around on the ground gets watered down enough to acually benefit plants like corn that can be 3 feet apart, then some nitrogen directly over the seed would put the nitrogen right where you need it.

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Yes sir, actually with the newest corn planters they put a shot of fertilizer directly below the seed where the roots tap into in first thing. Great thoughts! Thanks for watching

The first Def was farmasuitical grade ureia. And was mainly used to fight fungus. If u work on semi trucks and spill it on concrete it crystallizes like a salt.which there are many different kinds of salts in soil.

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Robert thanks for sharing, I was not aware of that.

If I use an ortho sprayer, which is adjustable what setting do I set it on? Do I set it on ounce per gallon or higher? Thank you for your answer.

@DIYfoodplotpro

4 күн бұрын

Frank I have never used a ortho sprayer so I am not sure I understand what you’re asking. Thanks for watching

Just curious... I have a mushroom factory near me that sells compost from mushrooms. What would happen and would it benifit a deer food plot.???

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

I can’t speak specific on mushroom compost, but compost is a good for soil amending and also a small amount of fertility. It likely would help the food plot, but would also be needed in large quantities b4 replacing fertilizers

@bafishing8796

Ай бұрын

@@DIYfoodplotpro ok. Thank you for responding

@robertl.5753

Ай бұрын

The Amish in delaware get it from PA and sell it for gardens

Smokeless gunpowder is also a good form of nitrogen but also a lot more expensive than Urea Nitrate or Ammonium Nitrate.

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

I didn’t know that Caroll! Thanks for sharing! I appreciate you watching

@carrollsanders9376

Ай бұрын

@@DIYfoodplotpro All Modern Nitrogen Fertilizers come from an accidental discovery made by Scientists trying to create explosive using Nitrogen. Explosives like TNT, RDX, and Ammonium Nitrate. Both Nitrocellulose and Nitroglycerin are Nitrogen compounds.

Dang Plot Professor, didn't know I was going to get a math lesson. (although I never liked learning math), But now you have me wondering if I PEE in a 2 1/2 gal jug how much of it is UREA instead of URINE? Got any way to figure that out?? lmbo

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Hahahaha I never liked math either, but never minded doing farm math!! Thanks for watching

@karma8001

Ай бұрын

Garden like a Viking shows u how to dilute the urine. Search it here and it will blow your mind how good it works. I use it. Also go to a old tree in your woods get the white leaf mold and make fish emulsion Garden Like a Viking will also tell you how to break it down. It works amazing also just make sure you put a hole in the lid because it makes pressure. The best nitrogen to make is soak nettles in water and leaf mold. Check out Korean natural farming

@karma8001

Ай бұрын

He shows u how to make potash from wood ashes. That u can use right away urine also but the nettles and fish emulsion takes longer fish emulsion a couple months and it will be broken down in a black bucket in the heat. The nettles I fill garbage cans now and will use it next year

The Walmart brand is $9 here. So its now bad

@DIYfoodplotpro

11 күн бұрын

Not to bad of a deal at that price! Thanks for watching

If I added a jug of def to my 25 gallon sprayer with the rest water would it be to strong for my 1 acre food plot and could I also spray my screening I have a trucking company and I have def in 50 gallon drums so if it works why not

@DIYfoodplotpro

4 күн бұрын

What is in the plot? And what is in the screening? Most screenings are some for of large grasses, so if that’s case then yes, they typically require large amounts of nitrogen. At that rate on the screen I doubt you will see any nitrogen burn, and even if you did it will grow out of it. Depending on what’s in the plot I may or may not use that in the plot.

@Avrageoutdoorguy

4 күн бұрын

@@DIYfoodplotpro I am doing the plot this coming weekend it’s a few different seeds from domaine no bs smack down and come back kid

@Avrageoutdoorguy

4 күн бұрын

@@DIYfoodplotpro my screening is already about 21/2 ft tall it’s from domain as well

@DIYfoodplotpro

4 күн бұрын

Im not sure what is in the mixes, if it’s clover you wont need any nitrogen. Not sure where you located at but planting middle of summer can be difficult to achieve good results with high temperatures and lack of rainfall. Early fall is a great time to establish a wide variety of plots, so is early spring.

TSC just had traveler brand for $7

@DIYfoodplotpro

Ай бұрын

Nice! Sounds like I overpaid according to several of the comments. Thanks for watching