Posted by redforlife on May 12, 2022 at 08:34:06 from (174.210.161.9):
In Reply to: Spreading fertilizer posted by ztw2009 on May 12, 2022 at 07:10:50:
How did the rain fall over that 24 hr. period? A continuous lite rain for 24 hours? (THAT, - - would of mostly all soaked in on sod here, it's so dry.) Or did you get a 2 1/2 inch gusher all within 1 hour, and a sprinkle after that for 23 hours, and added up to the other inch? Consisting of a lot of run off due to the initial down pore that happened so fast.
Amount of run off is the deciding factor here. Along with, when the run off happened (at the beginning, or end of the 24 hr period).
Did it have a chance to dissolve and soak in before the run off? It don't take long, or much moisture to soak it into the ground on a slow and easy rain (at the beginning). But an immediate heavy down pore at the beginning, obviously is gonna take some of that opportunity away.
So, I'm thinking most of it probably went into the ground, if it actually had that opportunity. Less of it did, if it didn't.
Bottom line, there really isn't a way to calculate how much washed away in the run off. About the only thing you could do on that, is conduct another soil test, and compare that, to a previous soil test taken before it was spread. I am kind of doubting you did any soil testing, (IF) you just have a yearly rate you put on every year.
You know that some of it had to of atleast made it into the ground. It didn't 100 percent, just all wash away. If it were me, I'd just go with it. And not put any more on. Take my chances so to speak. Not a good year (input costs) to be second guessing things, and re-doing stuff. Especially by just merely guessing.
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