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    Leroy Mack posted an update 2 weeks ago

    Is there anyone who has experience using foliar applied urea? Looking for tips on the best way to go about melting the urea prills, problems to look out for and what mixes well with it to aid uptake/other nutrients

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    • I have never done anything like this but wonder if aeration would help or possibly grinding it. Another thought would be to use UAN 28%. I would think with both urea and uan it is going to burn the leaf because of the salt. I would also wonder if it is just going to evaporate into the air. Once again I have never tried this or have…

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      • The claim is that it is a very efficient form of nitrogen, it gets readily taken up by the plant and is quickly converted to protein in the plant because urea n is tied to carbon. It is supposed to not burn the leaf, but it is also commonly recommended to include humic/fulvic acids, sugars etc. So those things probably help buffer it as…

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