How long will fertilizer keep?

[davel]

I have some fertilizer in a large tote bag that is a couple years old. I had a custom mix made and didn't use it all. It has been stored inside but not air tight. Is any of this still good? Hate to waste it and would like to add it to some bagged fertilizer that I will put out this weekend. I have noticed some moisture coming out of it over time.
Thanks.

 

[Gbr5pb]

Should be ok

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Its going to be a brick but nothing wrong with it

 

[davel]

Its going to be a brick but nothing wrong withThanks Doom!

 

[elfiii]

Its going to be a brick but nothing wrong with it

Yep, what he said.^ I got two year old triple 13 stored in a ziploc that I used on my raised bed veggies this year. Worked bettern' a charm.

 

[davel]

Yep, what he said.^ I got two year old triple 13 stored in a ziploc that I used on my raised bed veggies this year. Worked bettern' a charm.

This is in a large tote bag that isn't sealed though. I was worried the nitrogen wouldn't be good.

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

This is in a large tote bag that isn't sealed though. I was worried the nitrogen wouldn't be good.

You'll lose some but it'll still be fine other than being a solid block

 

[davel]

You'll lose some but it'll still be fine other than being a solid block

Surprisingly, it's not that bad. I have a spreader with an agitator that I bought to spread ag lime. I really didn't want to use it for fertilizer but I think it will work much better than my 3pt cone spreader. It bridges bad if there is any humidity or moisture.

 

[davel]

I tend to over think things so I wanted to ask...I wanted to seed my plots then bushhog to let the dead vegetation help cover the seed. Since it's been so dry will the bushhog blow the seed around?

 

[B. White]

I've kept it in an insulated pole barn a couple of years, both opened and unopened. I did roll the tops down on anything that was opened and never could tell any difference between what I just opened. Storing under a shed in the open air would probably be a different story.

 

[fishfryer]

I've kept it in an insulated pole barn a couple of years, both opened and unopened. I did roll the tops down on anything that was opened and never could tell any difference between what I just opened. Storing under a shed in the open air would probably be a different story.

Yep

 

[Ihunt]

Congrats if it isnt a brick. It never works out for me. Turns to rock. I think it’s the nitrogen “melting”. I assume if there’s little to no nitrogen that it would be less likely to solidify.

 

[NCHillbilly]

As long as it doesn't get wet enough to leach the nutrients out, it'll keep for a long, long time, like almost indefinitely.

 

[specialk]

yep keep it dry, we almost have carry over every year....

 

[specialk]

my granddad made a wooden maul/hammer to bust up fert and lime that would get hard over night or a few days, they were good about keeping it dry though....

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Urea is pretty much the only thing that you will have issues with if you can keep it dry and cool

 

[elfiii]

You'll lose some but it'll still be fine other than being a solid block

I concur. Just go a little bit heavy on the application and you should be good to go.