MikePA
Super Moderator
I just spoke with my friendly Agway dealer concerning turning my new 3 acre parcel/lawn into horse pasture. The farmer finally harvested his corn last night with a huge JD harvester. Six lights on the front...looked like a Close Encounters of the Third Kind happening next door. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Whatever spreader I buy, I want it to spread fertilizer and seed on both the pasture and our lawn. Given our soil conditions, I'm going to be applying lime, probably 3 tons, every year. Of the three types of lime they sell (pelletized, granular, pulverized), he recommended;
1. Pelletized lime - $124.50/ton in 40 lb bags. Can be applied right before seeding. Total Cost: $373.50
2. Spreader - Tow behind spreader like the attached picture. Total Cost: $200.00
3. Seed - Horse mixture grass seed - 25 lb/acre - $52.99/25 lb bag. Total Cost: $158.97
Your thoughts about his recommendations?
Whatever spreader I buy, I want it to spread fertilizer and seed on both the pasture and our lawn. Given our soil conditions, I'm going to be applying lime, probably 3 tons, every year. Of the three types of lime they sell (pelletized, granular, pulverized), he recommended;
1. Pelletized lime - $124.50/ton in 40 lb bags. Can be applied right before seeding. Total Cost: $373.50
2. Spreader - Tow behind spreader like the attached picture. Total Cost: $200.00
3. Seed - Horse mixture grass seed - 25 lb/acre - $52.99/25 lb bag. Total Cost: $158.97
Your thoughts about his recommendations?