Where to buy lime?

Derick

Member
Location
Lincolnshire
Rather then buying lime and requiring a contractor to come and spread it. why not get abit of "Calcifert" (granulated lime). You can then spread that with your fertiliser spreader. :)
 

Farmer Wally

Member
Location
Lincolnshire
Rather then buying lime and requiring a contractor to come and spread it. why not get abit of "Calcifert" (granulated lime). You can then spread that with your fertiliser spreader. :)

Can't believe you mentioned the C word on here..it's like a witch hunt to anyone who dares to mention an alternative product to the norm..!
I would mention I put that C word stuff on some land which had a PH of 4.9 and now it's above 6 but no one would believe me and I'd have the klu klax klan of lime spreader contractors and all there worshippers after me..!
Must go now I think I hear footsteps..!!
 

neilo

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
Can't believe you mentioned the C word on here..it's like a witch hunt to anyone who dares to mention an alternative product to the norm..!
I would mention I put that C word stuff on some land which had a PH of 4.9 and now it's above 6 but no one would believe me and I'd have the klu klax klan of lime spreader contractors and all there worshippers after me..!
Must go now I think I hear footsteps..!!

For balance, I've just dug out some soil test results. I also used Calcifert on a 60ac block of PP last year, where had access issues for a lime spreader. In April, it varied between pH 5.4 & 5.7 I spread 4cwt/ac of Calcifert in July, and it was retested by a different company in October (when it should have had some effect, being so 'quick acting' :whistle:). In October one field had gone up to 5.8, whilst the others had all stayed about the same, or dropped (to 5.2). I haven't applied any more, but had slag based fert (Bettergrass Extra)applied in late March. Soil tests were taken a couple of days ago, so it will be interesting to see if that had more effect.
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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