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Main event makes humic powder and a double carbon powder. Fund them on no coast turf. 50$ a bag for humic 3lb. 28$ double carbon 3lb bag

 

I don't think any of that powdered liquid stuff is going to increase CEC by any measurable amount.
$78 for only 6 lbs of material isn't going to do much of anything.

Pretty sure you'd be better off adding compost (and biochar) to increase CEC of your sandy soil.
You can buy bagged biochar/compost blend for $10 for a 30# bag. That will increase your CEC faster than any liquid, but it's not going to be cheap.

Best option is a large supply of cheap (homemade) compost and regular topdressing.

 

Agreed. Just really trying to avoid top dressing an entire acre with anything but sand to level it. I just requested a quote for command topdressing material so we’ll see. I already spent close to 20k on the fill dirt and leveling the yard before sod. I think I’m gonna go for the humichar at 4lbs per 1k, and monthly fertilizer apps. Working on soil test now. We’re not even in the house yet and the neighbors already think I’m crazy.

‘Diamond R fertilizer plant is close to me and I found decent deals on the 16-4-8

Found this relatively close to me. COMAND | Take COMAND of Your Soil Health

 

UF has sort of proven that in Florida the best thing you can do is till in compost prior to the finish grade. If it's too late for that, top dressing may be the best return on investment. You could do a test area this year and see if you want to go "whole hog" next year.

 

Ya, too late for that but I do like the idea of a test area.

My prob with the humic and biochar is the cost vs constant feeding. I can feed 200lb/acre Diamond R 16-4-8 monthly for 4 months vs the cost for one application of 4lb/1k Humichar , just not sure the data is there to support its benefit at that rate. Fed monthly, the clippings will accumulate and begin to build some organic material and recycle what they took in. The labor involved in topdressing is gonna be absurd, it’s my least fav option. Guess I’ll be buying that ecolawn or turfco top dresser sooner than later.

I can also get Lesco 60% poly plus 16-0-8 for around 25 bucks/50lb, and add 5lb triple super phosphate per 50lb. I’ll wait for soil test to come up with a plan.

 

I would be inclined to pay somebody to topdress rather than buying equipment for it and I would use Humic DG at 1 or 2 lbs per k, applied once a year for a few years. The Humic DG is perfectly fine unless you really feel you need the extra carbon to support microbial life... I personally think it's unnecessary.

 

If you're getting regular rain or have irrigation, I think you'd get better results from weekly spoonfeeding and get the root cycle going. Just the top one inch of 1K of sand is what, about 8000 lbs? Hard to see 4 lbs of biochar making much of an impact.

Go Gators.

 

Bulk compost would be your best value option. Mushroom compost, for ex, goes for about $50/cy versus $30/cf for HumiChar and the like.