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Old 10-03-2005, 08:49 PM
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Default RE: Did I lime it enough?

You made a good start - and it will be interesting to see if the Brassicas grow well.

Soybeans, Rape, corn, Turnips, and even some clover will grow in acidic soils of 5.0 - 6.0 - and pretty well at that.

Our soils are so HEAVY and ACIDIC that I would go broke trying to manage the soil for 7.0 on all of it. We plant the areas that test 5.5 -6.0 - and lime only the plots we put clover in. We cannot grow alfalfa at all.

The soil test we have done suggest 8 tons/acre lime (soil was avg. 5.0 -5.5Ph) - We've never put 1/2 that down - and had some really nice clover plots. Remember - most of the soil tests suggest the lime needed to get the soil to 7.0 ! You can get by with much less for most crops- just check it every couple years.

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