Pelleted Lime Information

[farmin68]

Before you spend extra money on pelleted lime, you might want to read this article.

http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Agronomy/Extensio ... svl189.htm

 

[Worm]

I have it mixed in with fertilizer every year and dont over do the amount due to $. So far it is keeping my ph up around 6.2 to 6.4 at the beginning of each planting year.

 

[8 POINTS OR BETTER]

thanks for the info.

 

[gil1]

Interesting. So about how long does it take lime to sink in and change the ph? Someone had said 6 months. Last year, we disked, pelletized limed, fertilized, and did the whole nine yards only a week before we planted in October. I assume that means the lime wouldn't have had time to help at all.
Sorry to change the subject slightly.

 

[thejedi]

Good info.

 

[Swampster]

I'm too skeered of limes disease to touch the stuff.

 

[tnjimbo]

So how long before we plant do we need to lime? For gardens or food plots!
jimbo

 

[Mike Belt]

Ag lime should be applied at least 6 months in advance of planting. According to this article, pelletized lime reacts no quicker. I was always under the assumption it was.

 

[jaypz4]

dude at the co-op told me that pell lime acts faster but won't last as long! ag lime takes awile for it to get into the soil which means it would last longer!

 

[Chaneylake]

one can never put down to much lime, if too late for this year, you will still get benefits from it in the future, you will get tired of putting down any type of lime before you get too much down. thats what the farmers in my area are alway telling me. doing something is always better than doing nothing.

 

[Worm]

I put down too much lime once upon a time. It was a new plot and sample called for 2 tons so I had the truck put down about 5 tons. Dried the plot out for quite a while and after it did rain nothing grew all year but a few weeds. BSK told me too much lime was the cause and used some big words that I dont remember.

 

[Greg .]

one can never put down to much lime, if too late for this year, you will still get benefits from it in the future, you will get tired of putting down any type of lime before you get too much down. thats what the farmers in my area are alway telling me. doing something is always better than doing nothing.

That's not exactly true, you CAN put down too much lime with a truck. However, for folks who tote and spread it themselves, it is, FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES, true. Not many folks are up for spreading more than a ton or two of lime per acre.

 

[Chaneylake]

Greg, what you stated is exactly true, i guess i make to many statements thinking that everyone has some common sense.

my 2 farms get soil tested every year. they have not needed any lime the past 4 years, the last time they were limed, they got anywhere from the 1-2 tons like the soil test required.