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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 1247917" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>That is a yes and no answer. A ton is still a ton. But when it comes to lime not all tons are equal. A ton of lime that is in one single rock is not the same as a ton of finely ground lime. Lime works based on surface area. The finer your grind it the more surface area there is. The more surface area there is the less lime you need to effect the soil pH. So states developed a lime score by which lime is sold. One of the troubles is there is something like 36 different rules on lime score around the country. What equals a 100 lime score in one state might only be a 85 score in another state or a 120 in yet another state. The lime they are putting into liquid is extremely finely ground. So if you are putting on 30 gallons per acre that weighs 30 pounds per gallon that is 900 pounds. The 30 gallons of water weighs approximately 224 pounds. That means the 30 gallons contains 676 pounds of lime. Will 676 pounds of extremely finely ground lime raise your soil pH? Yes. The question is by how much? I have seen studies that were run using good science on this subject. The results are pretty interesting. It isn't all snake oil. I imagine that some people are marketing it in a snake oil manner. It is not the greatest thing since sliced bread. Nothing new there. But there is enough science behind it to show that it can be done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 1247917, member: 498"] That is a yes and no answer. A ton is still a ton. But when it comes to lime not all tons are equal. A ton of lime that is in one single rock is not the same as a ton of finely ground lime. Lime works based on surface area. The finer your grind it the more surface area there is. The more surface area there is the less lime you need to effect the soil pH. So states developed a lime score by which lime is sold. One of the troubles is there is something like 36 different rules on lime score around the country. What equals a 100 lime score in one state might only be a 85 score in another state or a 120 in yet another state. The lime they are putting into liquid is extremely finely ground. So if you are putting on 30 gallons per acre that weighs 30 pounds per gallon that is 900 pounds. The 30 gallons of water weighs approximately 224 pounds. That means the 30 gallons contains 676 pounds of lime. Will 676 pounds of extremely finely ground lime raise your soil pH? Yes. The question is by how much? I have seen studies that were run using good science on this subject. The results are pretty interesting. It isn't all snake oil. I imagine that some people are marketing it in a snake oil manner. It is not the greatest thing since sliced bread. Nothing new there. But there is enough science behind it to show that it can be done. [/QUOTE]
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