liqiud lime?

[jaypz4]

has anyone ever tried this stuff or is it just a gimmick? i've been reading up on this stuff and i believe it works!

 

[Chaneylake]

the big farmers who farm for a living in my area laugh at the stuff, i originally thought it was a good idea until i talked to some of them, do not remember their reason for saying why it was no good in their opinion

 

[jaypz4]

thats what i thought! i will not try this!!!!!

 

[Chaneylake]

seems like the application was more uniform and cheaper to apply and that was their main selling gemick, best i can remember

 

[SALTMAN]

We tried it on a couple of plots last year. Benefit is you can get into small places you cant otherwise get to , plus its quickly absorbed into the soil. Daryl copied one made from big pvc with about 15 valves that fit on the back of 4 wheeler. BUT you have to reapply with every planting plus its kinda expensive, even getting it at wholesale price.
We are trying a new approach this spring.
Co-op truck in all plots that they can get to , then have them drop some bulk also. Northern tools sells a small pull behind spreader that holds about 150-175 lbs bulk. Their info says its not for fertilizer but in reading the reviews several people had done it and it worked. Only problem I read is it has cheap tires that will need replacing if you use it much.
Our problem is , no one makes a good inbetween spreader at a reasonable cost, we are going to try this one ($179) and see what happens.

 

[BSK]

...do not remember their reason for saying why it was no good in their opinion

Cost versus effectiveness. It doesn't add up.

 

[Chaneylake]

the main reason for farmers not using liquid lime is the cost of the product, liquid lime is higher in our area than conventional lime, the liquid is harder to handle because of tanker trucks involved, in some applications it works faster than conventional lime.

sorry for any incorrect info i might have posted

 

[rooney]

We tried it on a couple of plots last year. Benefit is you can get into small places you cant otherwise get to , plus its quickly absorbed into the soil. Daryl copied one made from big pvc with about 15 valves that fit on the back of 4 wheeler. BUT you have to reapply with every planting plus its kinda expensive, even getting it at wholesale price.
We are trying a new approach this spring.
Co-op truck in all plots that they can get to , then have them drop some bulk also. Northern tools sells a small pull behind spreader that holds about 150-175 lbs bulk. Their info says its not for fertilizer but in reading the reviews several people had done it and it worked. Only problem I read is it has cheap tires that will need replacing if you use it much.
Our problem is , no one makes a good inbetween spreader at a reasonable cost, we are going to try this one ($179) and see what happens.

A neighbor of ours has one made by King Kutter. It works great and holds 350lbs. I've been wanting one myself until I checked the price ($719.00)!

 

[Boone 58]

For non turkey hunters take my approach, i use the spring of the year to put the lime out, then this gives me almost a full 6 months before fall planting.....lime takes approx 6 months to work......Voila!....It is my hobby! Lime in spring, plant in fall. Takes the stress off of trying to or having to do tooooo much work in a short period of time in sept/oct.

 

[gil1]

For non turkey hunters take my approach, i use the spring of the year to put the lime out, then this gives me almost a full 6 months before fall planting.....lime takes approx 6 months to work......Voila!....It is my hobby! Lime in spring, plant in fall. Takes the stress off of trying to or having to do tooooo much work in a short period of time in sept/oct.

You hit on something that confuses me. If I plant both spring and fall, I need to lime and fertilize both plots 6 months before. Correct?
So lime/fert. in April to plant in Oct. and lime/fertilize in October to plant in April. Is that correct?

 

[hard county]

Its actually liquid calcium, not liquid lime. And it does work great for some situations.
Situation 1: you cant get equipment into an areea
Situation 2: you have to plant something and you dont have an area that hasnt been limed.
I used it last year on a plot that met both of these requirements and had great success.
It raised the PH in my soil from 6.0 to 6.8 in five days.

 

[BSK]

For non turkey hunters take my approach, i use the spring of the year to put the lime out, then this gives me almost a full 6 months before fall planting.....lime takes approx 6 months to work......Voila!....It is my hobby! Lime in spring, plant in fall. Takes the stress off of trying to or having to do tooooo much work in a short period of time in sept/oct.

You hit on something that confuses me. If I plant both spring and fall, I need to lime and fertilize both plots 6 months before. Correct?
So lime/fert. in April to plant in Oct. and lime/fertilize in October to plant in April. Is that correct?

That depends on what type of lime you are using. Normal ag. lime takes about 6 months to break down enough in the soil to be active. But fast-acting limes like quick lime or liquid lime work so fast that they are basically "done" after 6 months. Fast-acting lime is designed to be applied at planting, as it's usefulness is rapidly depleted.

 

[SALTMAN]

Rooney , can you find out where your neighbor got that one ? Will do a google for king cutter and see if I can find it that way ? Ones we have found ( 1000 lbs ) were in the $2000/2500 range. Thanks Joe

 

[DWM]

It is correct that ag lime doesn't need to be put out every year but does take at least 6 months to start working. The only way you will ever know really what you need to do is soil sample every year. You might find that you need lime every 3 years or you might not need it for 6 years but samples will definitely improve your plots and probably save some money. Also I would not recommend putting out fertilizer 6 months early with lime because it will be gone when you plant. Other plants will use it up and any water we get can wash it out.

 

[gil1]

For non turkey hunters take my approach, i use the spring of the year to put the lime out, then this gives me almost a full 6 months before fall planting.....lime takes approx 6 months to work......Voila!....It is my hobby! Lime in spring, plant in fall. Takes the stress off of trying to or having to do tooooo much work in a short period of time in sept/oct.

You hit on something that confuses me. If I plant both spring and fall, I need to lime and fertilize both plots 6 months before. Correct?
So lime/fert. in April to plant in Oct. and lime/fertilize in October to plant in April. Is that correct?

That depends on what type of lime you are using. Normal ag. lime takes about 6 months to break down enough in the soil to be active. But fast-acting limes like quick lime or liquid lime work so fast that they are basically "done" after 6 months. Fast-acting lime is designed to be applied at planting, as it's usefulness is rapidly depleted.

I don't know what the heyall I'm doing. I've got a dude putting out pelletized lime. Is that normal or fast-acting? The link I found on this site says they're about the same. See below.

"Based on research from several states, it appears that the pelletized lime reacts no faster to raise the soil pH than good quality ag lime applied at recommended rates. In fact, incubation studies at Michigan State University found the pelletized lime to have a slower rate of reaction. Field research from other states indicate the rate of reaction is about equal to ag lime."

Pelletized Lime Link

 

[BSK]

Correct, pelletized lime (as long as it isn't the BioLogic form) is no faster acting than regular ag. lime. The only advantage to pelletized lime is that it can be spread with a normal seed/fertilizer spreader while ag. lime cannot.

 

[8 POINTS OR BETTER]

Usually the finer the lime is ground the faster it will act. Pelletized lime is usually finer than ag lime, but it still must break down from the pellet.