Which Lime to spread?

lanod2407

Anyone got an opinion on which sort of lime to spread - the "powder" stuff or the granules that come in a bag and can be spread by a standard fertiliser spreader?

I leaning towards the granules on the basis of ease of spreading, but would appreciate any inputs.

Sam Kade

lanod2407 wrote: »

Anyone got an opinion on which sort of lime to spread - the "powder" stuff or the granules that come in a bag and can be spread by a standard fertiliser spreader?

I leaning towards the granules on the basis of ease of spreading, but would appreciate any inputs.

The granular lime is normally used for a crops on rented land that will get a years supply. I always use traditional lime for longer lasting results on owned land.

reilig

Sam Kade wrote: »

The granular lime is normally used for a crops on rented land that will get a years supply. I always use traditional lime for longer lasting results on owned land.

I agree. Traditional lime elements remain in the ground for 5 to 7 years. Also, it is significantly cheaper than the granular lime.

Dan

snowman707

reilig wrote: »

I agree. Traditional lime elements remain in the ground for 5 to 7 years. Also, it is significantly cheaper than the granular lime.

Dan

It depends of your soil type, here we have some 'light' soil, & i do believe groundlimestone will not last for 5 years especially in high rain fall.

In my situation spreading 75kg per ac. of granular lime (€220 per ton) per year works out the same cost as spreading 3 ton per ac. ground limestone (€26 per ton) every five years . We think although we could be wrong that we have noticed a small rise in milk yield since switching to granular a few years ago. soil tests last year showed that all our fields were normal ph. when we using g/l we have had some fields which for one reason or another were missed (too wet, not grazed out etc).

massey woman

Great results from Cloghrennan lime thats high in Magnesium dont know if they deliver that far or any a the Roadstone quarries locally
Lasts 5/7 years in the ground unlike the granulated stuff thats gone in a few months eventhough its handy for spreading

The sugar company quarries have great lime too
Careful some a the cowboy operators give you a mixture a 'GRIT' and 'Dust' which is useless.
Buy from a reliable source
Good luck with it

The_Conductor

If its the sort of acid soil that needs the addition of lime, its highly probable that phosphates in the soil may be bound- and it may very well benefit from the addition of Unground Mineral Phosphate (UMP). Tends to be a single application (depending on the site- and subsequent testing).

S.