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Old 04-04-2007, 01:24 PM
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Default RE: Lime - Pellett vs. Powder

ORIGINAL: doughboysigep
As far as a ton of lime being equal to a ton of lime - that is not necessarily the case. Yes a ton is a ton, but there is a thing called %ENV, which simply is how "strong" the lime is. So if you get a ton of 50% ENV lime and a ton of 100% ENV lime, the 100% has twice as much effectiveness. To put it another way, if your soil result says you need a ton of lime/ac. and you get the 50% ENV variety, you will need to apply 2 ton/ac.
This is true, but you can buy pulverized lime that is just as strong as pelletized lime. Just because it is pulverized doesn't mean that it isn't as strong.
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