Wooddust; Calcium is required by plants to form cell walls. A 1,000 lb. crop of alfalfa will remove 13.91 lb. of calcium and 3.55 lb. of magnesium. I admit that the majority of the lime in soils is tied up in acid-base reactions but plants still need a fair amount to grow.

I always just wanted to be a dirt farmer, now you' re telling me that I' d have to change my title to soil propagater.

Dan O.