Is it too late for lime?
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kenny thomas
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Its never to late for lime. Lime works over a period of months to a year or more. Here the limiting factor is the ground is too wet all winter for the big trucks to get over the fields.
Ouachita
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I need to get me one of them soul test, mainly to be sure I've still got one. Was it an on-line affair, or did you have to go to church?
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AmandaQ
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I tried to write soil! Blasted autocorrect!
My soul, like my soil, needs work!
kenny thomas
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You would probably fail the test.
Ouachita
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Results would say "Not Applicable"!
Mrcopier
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Ya when I first read that I was thinking of getting my soul tested as well. What Kenny said
simme
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I heard that the test was similar to the rabies test for animals.
BC
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Think of liming soils as taking a Tums or Roll-Aid when you have a sour stomach. The sooner you take it the sooner it can go to work.
WFfarm
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We usually apply lime in the late fall. This gives it a few months to work down into the soil and has had the most affect when we go to apply fertilizer in the spring.
Mark Reynolds
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@AmandaQ, how much lime is needed on your pastures? The reason I ask is that you do not want to apply more than 2 tons per acre at a time, of physical material. Also remember you need to look at 'equivalents' in terms of effectiveness of the product you are applying. In other words, you need to realize that not all lime products are equal.
Ouachita
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I was just funnin' with you
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AmandaQ
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I’m getting 6 tons spread at the end of next week. But it led me to a new question. Will adding lime to my pasture affect my well water?
kenny thomas
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No not at all. But its a buffer thats used to filter bad water so it would be great if it did. Your well is probably 100 to 500ft deep so no danger.
Mark Reynolds
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It shouldn't. Just don't pour it down your well.
No, it won't.
That said, avoid lime that comes from a water treatment plant as that could have the potential to be contaminated. The lime itself is safe though. The contaminants from the treatment plant would be my concern.
Mark Reynolds
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You have about 4.5 acres, correct? Which is ok for the 6 tons.
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AmandaQ
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I’m applying 1.9 tons per acre. The phosphorus is low (24L7 but everything else seemed fine. I’m going to wait until April to add some Potassium fertilizer.
Mark Reynolds
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Sounds good. I'd be curious to see new soil tests taken in March, just before fertilization, to see what, if any effect, the lime had over winter.
I will help speed up the buffering process if you disk it in after it is spread.
Unrelated, but we had a member that was going to try some of the liquid lime stuff and see if that sped things up. Sadly, he passed before he ever told us his results.
