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Is there any rule of thumb on the amount of lime needed on a 1 acre food plot. Plan on planting a mix of grains, rape, clover. I do not have a soil sample. Would you suggest lime in the fall or spring. Any suggestions would help. I did not use any lime last season. Food plots where average considering no rain. If I use lime this year it will have to be the pellet type. Which I know nothing about.
 
I asked the guy at Co-op this weekend, but can't remember. I think he said 100# per 10,000 s.f.

But I may be way off. I should have paid more attention, but I am planning on getting some pelletized lime this next weekend so I plan to ask again.
 
LA Man: I think that is close to the estimate I received.

10,000 s.f. is approximately 1/4 of an acre, and I was assuming 50# bags. So that works out to around 400# per acre.

If you are using 50# bags that makes for 500# an acre.
 
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Would you use the same amount with the pellet lime? I was thinking I read on here once that with pellet lime you did not use the same amount as the powder . It may be all the same as I said I know nothing about it. Thanks for the info so far.
 
I put down some pellet lime this weekend and there was recomendations on the back of the bag (#/1,000 sqft). I don't have it with me now, so I aint much more help then to tell you to check the bag.
 
I put out a 100 pounds of seed I put out 200 pounds of lime and 200 pounds of fertilizer. That is just a rule of thumb that I have used for years.
 
turkeyhunter said:
Would you use the same amount with the pellet lime? I was thinking I read on here once that with pellet lime you did not use the same amount as the powder . It may be all the same as I said I know nothing about it. Thanks for the info so far.
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Its basically about the same as powdered lime, there is a little difference but I doubt you'd notice any difference.
 
Here's my advice,.. do what you can afford to do. If you have a soil test and it calls for 3 ton of lime per acre,.. you need 3 ton of ag lime or pellet lime. Pellet lime is much more costly,.. but the only way some of us can get it in to our plots. SO,.. do what you can!! What i do is buy by the pallet. 60 bags on a pallet at 40 lbs each,.. 2400 lbs. If your soil test called for 3 ton,.. your applying around 1/3 the recommendation. If the ph value of your soil was 5.5 ,.. then 3 ton will get you at neutral,..7.0. By applying 1/3 the lime recommendation you raise the ph value up by 1/3,.. which would be around 6.0. You now know what ever seed you put in the ground should work in soil with a oph value of 6.0 give or take .20. At 6.0,.. you can produce a nice plot if you use the correct seed with the right amount of fertilizer,..BUT,.. your goal should be to get the soil at 7.0 as time and money allows.

Hope that helped!!
 
thanks again for all inputs. Deerchaser you are right about the lime. We have to use the pellet type lime, and I know we cant afford what our soil calls for. But maybe we can add enough to help plots.
 
Why do you have to use the pelletized lime? If you can get a tractor to it the co-op can get a truck to it. You will be better off and cheaper to to put powdered lime. By the way, you mentioned not being able to afford it, I dont believe that for one second. One teacher, one mason, and two electricians equals money to burn! Call the co-op, I think you will be surprised.
 
We burned our money paying for the lease. Thats was a big wad of money for the lowest paid teacher in the state. Third lowest sorry. Did I mention my wife loves shoes shopping etc.. lol
 
Pelletized lime will give you a little quicker results but you still need about the same about as ag lime(powder). The difference is pellet lime cost about $125/ton where as the ag lime can be bought for about $15 - $25/ton spread on the ground. Problem is where i hunt i cant get a lime truck in there so i had to use a regular buggy and your only option there is pelletized lime. Best thing to do is take a soil sample and see where you are on ph and soil nutrients in the soil.
 

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