Lime

[rost495]

Went to the feed store. Found out that the only way to get lime applied is to buy 25 tons. Thats a bit excessive.

Then asked about granular in a bag to apply on my own. 8 bucks for a 40 pound bag. Thats excessive also.

I suspect I'll have to suck it up on the bags for my small openings. But on the 1+ acre plot that will kill me dollar wise.

I still need to do a soil test for sure, but any thoughts in advance because I'm sure I'm around 7.5 PH according to all the neigbors samples.

Thanks, Jeff

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[timbercruiser]

Soil test your own area, the test is cheap. Wal-Mart has grandulated lime a lot cheaper if you need it.

[rost495]

As usual thank you! Its about backwards of what I was told. Though I was told something else about that feed store which I ignored. But it was a start.

Now I'm happy and will do a test. And hopefully the only place to lime will take a few bags in the pine trees....

Jeff

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[RonM]

I buy lime at Walmart or Lowes and it has been $1.40 of 40# bags

[psandhu]

I buy bulk ag lime from a quarry here in Kansas. There is a quarry about every 30 miles in every direction. It is $6 per ton. I use a small pickup and just tell the guy to give me a couple dollars worth of lime in the back, I get about half a ton and it's put in there with a f.e.l. Then I give the guy a few bucks and I'm on my way.

The most efficient way for me to spread it is with a leaf blower. One person drives the vehicle and another blows lime out the back wih the leaf blower. Mind you, I'm doing several acres. If you have a 1/4 acre or less plot it would probably be easier to just used bagged lime.

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[RonM]

We pay $6. a ton for the farm, but the freight drives the cost up, we use several thousand tons a year,

[RonM]

At Lowes 1-14-05 Limestone $1.40 40# bag Pelleted lime $2.77 40# #50 lime $1.89 and 10-10-10 Fert. 40# $4.41