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ag lime or dolomite?
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<blockquote data-quote="Limepro" data-source="post: 1312567" data-attributes="member: 17660"><p>Good chemistry definitely helps but ask whoever you are buying the lime from for its gradations. Most states look at the percent passing a 60 mesh screen. It's commonly accepted that whatever passes a 60 mesh screen will work in 4 years. Personally I could knock holes in this all day long but it's a good rule of thumb. Next look at the percent passing a 100 mesh screen, that's where lime really gets good. Clemson university has a chart showing anything passing a 100 mesh works in 2 weeks. The higher the percentage passing the 100 mesh the better and the more value the lime would have in my opinion. Finally your ph was in 4.7 range any lime you put out is going to work to some degree, you've got a lot of hydrogen to have a ph that low.</p><p> If your in south Florida I would probably try to find some lime made by North Florida Rock in Marianna it's Dolomite, it's descent and will work for what you need it to do. They are a lot closer to you than I am and freight from my place would eat your lunch (and your cows).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Limepro, post: 1312567, member: 17660"] Good chemistry definitely helps but ask whoever you are buying the lime from for its gradations. Most states look at the percent passing a 60 mesh screen. It's commonly accepted that whatever passes a 60 mesh screen will work in 4 years. Personally I could knock holes in this all day long but it's a good rule of thumb. Next look at the percent passing a 100 mesh screen, that's where lime really gets good. Clemson university has a chart showing anything passing a 100 mesh works in 2 weeks. The higher the percentage passing the 100 mesh the better and the more value the lime would have in my opinion. Finally your ph was in 4.7 range any lime you put out is going to work to some degree, you've got a lot of hydrogen to have a ph that low. If your in south Florida I would probably try to find some lime made by North Florida Rock in Marianna it's Dolomite, it's descent and will work for what you need it to do. They are a lot closer to you than I am and freight from my place would eat your lunch (and your cows). [/QUOTE]
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