Lime question
08-03-2004, 02:22 PM
#3
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ohio
Posts: 75
RE: Lime question
Its not too late. Pelletized lime will work quicker and is easier to spread. It cost more than regular AG crushed lime - but this lime takes longer to affect the soil and can be much harder to spread.
You can spread the pelletized lime along with the Fertilizer when you plant your clover. The only thing you need to know is how much lime. Depending on the PH level (you need 6.5 to 7). If you don't know the PH level of your soil- just go with what Whitetail Inst recommends which I think is 2 tons per acre.
You can spread the pelletized lime along with the Fertilizer when you plant your clover. The only thing you need to know is how much lime. Depending on the PH level (you need 6.5 to 7). If you don't know the PH level of your soil- just go with what Whitetail Inst recommends which I think is 2 tons per acre.
08-04-2004, 08:13 AM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Posts: 119
RE: Lime question
TR you're right about about the lime but the 2 tons the Whitetail Institute recommends is a general recommendation. It's critical to soil test and determine, as you say, how much lime is necessary. It's so quick and easy to soil test. Don't try to guess when your hunting season may depend on it. By testing you can improve your chances of success by 75% or more if your soil is overly acidic.
If it requires lime and you're late in applying it. Add 30% more lime than the soil test calls for and throughly disk it in. Extra disking has seemed to be the difference for me. The more time I mix the lime the better the plot and the quicker the pH is corrected.
If it requires lime and you're late in applying it. Add 30% more lime than the soil test calls for and throughly disk it in. Extra disking has seemed to be the difference for me. The more time I mix the lime the better the plot and the quicker the pH is corrected.
