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Lime; Lime
Topic Started: Nov 27 2014, 08:20 AM (318 Views)
Donnie7
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Just a quick question on lime. We need lime in our plot and likely a lot of it, our magensium was already high so we need Calcitic lime I believe. My question is can I get a dump truck load to dump in a pile now, and then spread in the spring? The trail into plot is a little muddy in spring so I would have to wait until almost July before a dump truck would get in there. Would it be okay over the winter or would it get wet and compress making it almost impossible to spread come spring?

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Donnie
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In my experience, I would think that whatever lime doesn't dissolve and enter into the soil where it is piled, will be hard as a rock come spring. Best to spread it in the fall and let the fall rains/spring melt incorporate it into the soil.
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Nickyskidoo
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I would get it in when the ground is good and firm, dump it on a tarp and cover with one as well.
Take lots of time securing it and roll up the bottom first. Lots of truck drivers will not risk getting buried in the spring...
Edited by Nickyskidoo, Nov 28 2014, 08:19 AM.
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Friggs
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Donnie,
I have spread both powdered and pelletized lime on my plots and prefer the pelletized because its easier to spread but costs a lot more than powdered at around $5.00-6.00 for a 40kg. bag, if your lucky.
http://www.alltreat.com/product.php?cat_id=6&p=all
It was hard work spreading the powdered lime but you can't beat the price at $30.00 a metric ton, not including the trucking. So, last year i bought an old 10ft. drop spreader and I'm in the process of re-building the bearings and paint job. I hope to have her done by fall 2015 and try it out with a 1000lbs of powdered dolomite lime.
Not me in the photo, but I have the same spreader.
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To answer your question.... I never have applied lime in late fall and in my opinion if you lay it on top of bare ground and you get rain or snow soon after applying it should be OK, that being said wind can blow the lime everywhere. I guess you have two choices apply it now or wait till summer/fall and plow/disc it in.
The choice is yours....Friggs
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Donnie7
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Just got back from camp, the ground is frozen. Probably not far down but we disc with ATV attachment so likely would be hard to disc it in. I am liking the idea of the tarp on the ground dump and cover with another tarp and weight it down big time. Hmmm have me thinking now.

I know that I need something in order to get some growth out of the plot. It grew this year but no where near where others grew to, I know that our soil sample from a year ago called for lime, so that is where we are going i guess.

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Donnie
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