lime

[barticus73]

I am doing a 1 acre food plot this year and my soil sample says it needs 5000#/A of lime. How would you guys go about applying this lime to just one acre? My other fields I just had Agway bring a truck and do it but that is not feasible for only one acre? I'm just trying to find some other alternatives that I haven't been able to think of myself.

Thanx,

Jerry

 

[HayDR]

Agricultural lime take 6 months to start reacting with the soil so if you use this it will not be usable in the soil this year. You will need to use hydrated or burnt lime at the rate of 500 Lbs hydrated lime = 2000 Lbs of Ag. lime.
Hydrated lime works immediately to change the PH of the soil.
Consult your local county agent to verify this.

 

[cowboydoc]

You can just call the quarry and then call a trucking comp. to go and pick you up a load. They will deliver and dump it. Then just get a cone fert. spreader and have at it.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Lime can be, well - difficult - to spread with some cone spreaders. It likes to clump up or 'bridge' in the spreader, esp if you drive & bounce around very far without spreading. For one acre, probably the way to go tho. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Can be spread with a manure spreader - not a very even job tho, and do _not_ fill the spreader as it is much harder on the spreader chain than manure. Maybe a 1/2 load, at best.

Lime is best if it's worked into the ground after spreading.

--->Paul

 

[cowboydoc]

The newer spreaders have a mixer in the bottom so it's not that big of a problem with them.

 

[JoeR]

This is how I spread lime:

I know this may not be an option for you, but I paid someone to do it while I relaxed... Way too much work to spread 5,000 pounds per acre!

 

[Soundguy]

Yep.. I've found the hi-cal lime does its own thing. One thing though.. he needs to wear good goggles.. ones that seal around the eyes.. like BMX racing goggles... hi-cal lime can blind. An old timer bought a bag at the local last week seminoles, and while loading it into his pickup dropped the bag.. it burst and cloud engulfed him.

They washed his eyes and got him to the hospital. The doctor wasn't very hopefull about his eyes.. said it was 80/20 of whether he would be able to see when the gause comes off.

Also I reccomend a good dust mask.. or even one of the slightly more expensive throw away ones that provide more than just nuisance dust filtration.

be safe, have fun!

Soundguy

 

[micromike]

I've read about liquid lime used by the landscaping industry. Often used in hydroseeding new lawn installs. VERY concentrated. Just another option to look into if you have a sprayer or can rent one.

Mike

 

[Anonymous Poster]

#1,I doubt if you need to put that much lime on,put on some this year and put more on in a couple of years if what you plant does not want to grow well.#2,you should also add 5-10-10 or 10-10-10 as well, along with the lime,if you use yhe powder form of lime,go lightly and wear a dust mask.#3,unless you are disabled in some way,how about a bucket and your hand?#4,don't forget to mulch if you have tore up the ground much preparing it for planting.

 

[cowboydoc]

If the soil sample says it's needed that's the only way you're going to get it right. 5000#/acre is not a big amount. We've got hayfields that we've had to put up to 10k# per acre on.