What happened to my dirt???
#1
What happened to my dirt???
I started my first food plot about 9 months ago. I got my ph near to 7 and fertilized and grew some very nice iron clay peas. A few months later hurricane Faye came through. It drowned my road and I had to replant with brown top millet. It did not grow well. so I retested it last weekend for ph. My ph is now a THREE. I guess Faye destryoed my dirt. So hereare my questions because I do not know how to do the numbers.
How much lime do I need to put down on half an acre to get it back up to 7?
How long will I need to wait for the lime to become intergrated into the soil before planting.
Thank you for your time.
How much lime do I need to put down on half an acre to get it back up to 7?
How long will I need to wait for the lime to become intergrated into the soil before planting.
Thank you for your time.
#3
RE: What happened to my dirt???
I thought that number was crazy also so I went to 8 or 9 other places on my lease that are within half a mile of my plot. ALL of them tested at three to three and a half for the ph. The entire area burned about 4 years ago and maybe that contributes to the low ph. I am not really sure.
#4
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RE: What happened to my dirt???
ORIGINAL: Snook384
I thought that number was crazy also so I went to 8 or 9 other places on my lease that are within half a mile of my plot. ALL of them tested at three to three and a half for the ph. The entire area burned about 4 years ago and maybe that contributes to the low ph. I am not really sure.
I thought that number was crazy also so I went to 8 or 9 other places on my lease that are within half a mile of my plot. ALL of them tested at three to three and a half for the ph. The entire area burned about 4 years ago and maybe that contributes to the low ph. I am not really sure.
#5
Typical Buck
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RE: What happened to my dirt???
ORIGINAL: Snook384
I started my first food plot about 9 months ago. I got my ph near to 7 and fertilized and grew some very nice iron clay peas. A few months later hurricane Faye came through. It drowned my road and I had to replant with brown top millet. It did not grow well. so I retested it last weekend for ph. My ph is now a THREE. I guess Faye destryoed my dirt. So hereare my questions because I do not know how to do the numbers.
How much lime do I need to put down on half an acre to get it back up to 7?
How long will I need to wait for the lime to become intergrated into the soil before planting.
Thank you for your time.
I started my first food plot about 9 months ago. I got my ph near to 7 and fertilized and grew some very nice iron clay peas. A few months later hurricane Faye came through. It drowned my road and I had to replant with brown top millet. It did not grow well. so I retested it last weekend for ph. My ph is now a THREE. I guess Faye destryoed my dirt. So hereare my questions because I do not know how to do the numbers.
How much lime do I need to put down on half an acre to get it back up to 7?
How long will I need to wait for the lime to become intergrated into the soil before planting.
Thank you for your time.
PH, (roughly translated as the power of Hydrogen), Is a 10 log function. If you have a PH of six, that is TEN times more acidic than a PH of 7. You need roughly 1 ton of lime per acre to raise the PH 1 point. So if you have a PH of 3, you would need four tons of Lime to bring the PH to 7 on 1 acre of soil. Iron clay peas actually like a PH ofabout 5. Be warned though, they need to get established and will not do well if the deer get in them before they get established.
#7
RE: What happened to my dirt???
I did use a probe tester. I agree that the number of 3.5 seems pretty extreme to me. I calibrated it against a known acid and base and it was pretty spot on. I know that the number is very low and I wonder can earth get that low of a ph?