too late to lime?

tvo

Hi i have lime to spread and was wondering is it too late in the year to spread lime or does it matter

deise man

Makes no difference, spread away once ground conditions permit.

cjpm

Just remember that you shouldn't spread urea on land that has got lime in the last 6 months....

F.D

is there any problems spreading lime after slurry?
or how long should you wait if so

reilig

deise man wrote: »

Makes no difference, spread away once ground conditions permit.

Would leeching have a bearing on lime impact?
ie. If you got a lot of heavy rain after spreading the lime would the lime be washed down to the hard pan or could it be washed away into drains and rivers before it would have any impact on the soil???

jeff greene

cjpm wrote: »

Just remember that you shouldn't spread urea on land that has got lime in the last 6 months....

I think that applies to spring applied lime, spread in Autumn is fine with the average rainfall we get, to go out with urea in Feb again.

cjpm

jeff greene wrote: »

I think that applies to spring applied lime, spread in Autumn is fine with the average rainfall we get, to go out with urea in Feb again.

Not so sure... Why would one be spreading Urea on Sept 1st after lime on March 1st??

Not all the lime granules fully disolve over the winter, hence the 6 months rule.

jeff greene

cjpm wrote: »

Not so sure... Why would one be spreading Urea on Sept 1st after lime on March 1st??

Not all the lime granules fully disolve over the winter, hence the 6 months rule.

Taken from here

The response to urea can be very poor if it is applied within eight weeks of an application of lime. A reaction occurs between the urea and the freshly applied lime particles, which results in much of the urea being lost to the atmosphere as a gas (volatilization). As a general rule don't use urea if lime has been applied that Spring. If lime was applied in the previous back end it should be safe to use urea in the following Spring provided there was sufficient rainfall to wash the lime into the soil. Lime can be applied a week after an application of urea with no increased risk of losses as the urea will have been fixed in the soil and no reaction occurs between the urea and lime particles

cjpm

jeff greene wrote: »

Taken from here

Yeah, I suppose that makes sense. That's the reason why it's recommended to run a land leveller or harrow across a freshly limed ploughed field before spreading the fertilizer.... Or so i've been told.

I assume the size of the particles has a large bearing on it too. We have got lime like a fine sand sometimes.... other times it's like a dust, and the neighbours get a dash of it too;)

1chippy

Great timing of question just after getting home from an ifa meeting talking on this subject.
Answers were:
Most beneficial to spread lime in spring. Helps form new roots
best lime is fine limestone partical sizes less than 0.015 however not as economical as spreading ground limestone which has at least 35% particals of .015 or less. comparisons worked out at 25 per acre to 150 per acre
Basically spread slurry a week before spreading lime so that the lime doesnt kill the benefits of the slurry.
the urea being have to be spread 6-8mths after lime was a yes. but if you spread the urea before the lime it was ok. i think it was just a few days that you had to leave it. could be mistaken but i am fairly confident on these.

tvo

thanks for all the replies
i was planning on going out with lime in the next week or so and was going to reseed a couple of the paddocks in the spring. the plan is to go out with the lime now, chain harrow X2 in the spring (as soon as temps rise) broadcast with fertiliser spreader, roll, fertilize, could i get away without spraying