Spreading lime

[Solo]

Today I had our fields limed.

 

[Mike_Kanzer]

Solo-
How much did you need to put per acre? Cost? - Mike

 

[RobJ]

Looks like you are in a skate board tube! How does anything stay up on those hills, looks like it would all run off.

 

[Flatheadyoungin]

i was talking to a fella yesterday that said he gave 26 per ton and that included spreading it.....

Solo-
How much did you need to put per acre? Cost? - Mike

 

[Solo]

Solo-
How much did you need to put per acre? Cost? - Mike

I never had a soil test done, so I went with 3 tons per acre. Southern States recommended 2 tons per acre without a soil test, the guy I had do it recommended 2.5 tons per acre. It was $23 per ton. That included lime and spreading it.

Solo

 

[Solo]

Looks like you are in a skate board tube! How does anything stay up on those hills, looks like it would all run off.

I'm hoping for a light soaking rain.
The guy that did said he has been on worse. Ours is relatively flat compared to some others I've seen and been on.

Solo

 

[EddieWalker]

I'm jealous. One of the things I really need to do is get some lime spread on my fields. Maybe I'll stop talking about it and actually do it this spring. LOL

Congrats, I'm sure it was money well spent.

Eddie

 

[scott_vt]

I'm hoping for a light soaking rain.
The guy that did said he has been on worse. Ours is relatively flat compared to some others I've seen and been on.

Solo

Good Mornin Solo,
Great idea ! My fields need that treatment also, especially along one side of my property that has a bunch of oak trees on it ! I have never done my fields since at this time Im not haying them , but on our lawn I have used both the powdered and pellitized lime. I allways felt that the pellitized was the way to go for two reasons. The first being, less gets blown away with the wind and secondly that you get a slower release rate into the soil and its also less likely to get washed away JMO.

Thanks for the pics !

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Good Mornin Solo,
Great idea ! My fields need that treatment also, especially along one side of my property that has a bunch of oak trees on it ! I have never done my fields since at this time Im not haying them , but on our lawn I have used both the powdered and pellitized lime. I allways felt that the pellitized was the way to go for two reasons. The first being, less gets blown away with the wind and secondly that you get a slower release rate into the soil and its also less likely to get washed away JMO.

Thanks for the pics !

Scott, around here pelletized lime is close to $100/ton where as pulverized lime is around $30/ton so pelleted lime doesn't get used very often.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I never had a soil test done, so I went with 3 tons per acre. Southern States recommended 2 tons per acre without a soil test, the guy I had do it recommended 2.5 tons per acre. It was $23 per ton. That included lime and spreading it.

Solo

I would not advise putting lime on without a soil test. Lime can have adverse affects if you put too much on. In a vineyard you should never put more then 2 ton per acre on in a year. You most likely will be fine but the soil test is a wise investment so you know exactly what your ground needs for your use.