Fertilizer,Feed Etc Storage

Hi. In my shed I have opened boxes like you buy in Wilko of B.F.Bone,Bonemeal,Fuchsia Food etc. Although it seems dry in shed it must get damp because the boxes seem to absorb moisture and the contents normally go into one big lump.
Last year my wifey vacuum sealed them all up and they stayed perfect. The only problem being if you open the bag you have to reseal it if contents not used up.

I was thinking of perhaps those freezer food storage boxes available in almost any store. I do not know if anyone uses them to store feed and fertilizer to stop getting damp over winter or do you have another method of storage?? Thanks

 

I now buy 25kg of fertillizer every year and i put it into the 10kg/12kg plastic buckets that you buy chicken pellets and bonemeal in and it's been ok
I used to buy 25kg of N,P and PK by it's self ie: 75kg total and mix it myself and that was storaged only in open plastic bags and had no problems but the N is what will draw in the moisture so i would stir that a few times and it would be up off the floor

 

Sealable plastic containers are the way forward. I use an assortment of cereal containers/old ice cream tubs/ recycled milk bottles.

 

I need to go to plastic tubs as well . The cardboard boxes do tend to absorb moisture from the air. I presume the Gromore and BFB are still OK for use ?

 

Yes, I would break up the lumps and use them, myself. I guess they may not be as effective?

 

Thanks for all your input, Sealable plastic containers it is then.

 

Some fertilisers are Hygroscopic, they absorb moisture readily from the atmosphere, a bit like your hands always feel damp when they have been in sea water, its down to the salt.

I store, over winter, any of those types of fertiliser in the house in a dry cool room.
I find you dont tend to use them overwinter anyway so they are best moved indoors even if in airtight containers as some moisture always seems to find it's way in.

 

Garden fertiliser `waste of money'