Bogweevil
Member
Meter tend to be unreliable - simple kits from garden centres are the real thing in miniature and good enough for most practical purposes - £2-£3 each generally.
Simple pH test
- Thread starter shumungus
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Meter tend to be unreliable - simple kits from garden centres are the real thing in miniature and good enough for most practical purposes - £2-£3 each generally.
ollie989898
Member
Just take some more and send them in the post, get results by email within 2-3 days. I would not trust a pH meter, they need to be perfectly cleaned and calibrated before each use anyway and I'd be loathe to plant or fertilise a crop without knowing the P or K indices as just as much as I'd be loathe to do the same without knowing the pH. There really are no shortcuts in this sort of thing.
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Especially now with the cost of fert
- Location
- Ballyclare Northern Ireland
Yes I understand that but the N, P, and K levels can be addressed as we go along but the pH correction with Lime has to be done now if the pH is even within range of the proposed crop. As I said at the start of the thread, was wanting to find out pH to let me away, labs are up to a two week turn around at the minute with covid staff issues and work load.
- Location
- Mid Ulster
Will you be able to get new samples taken that will give a representative level of P&K, because I'd bet there's a good coat of hen dung on by now
i have sampled some ground here the last few years, results through yara i think via local meal firm, ground is getting worse for ph was 5.6 last year and now 5.4, got egg shells. Found with gran lime that i noticed no difference but will test both again next year. lab results seem to vary alot no matter whaat you do so im going with a 3 test average. one place done three times and no lime spread has been 5.4, 6 and 5.8.
can anyone explain
can anyone explain
- Location
- Ballyclare Northern Ireland
No hen dung on yet, grazed off and sprayed down, ploughman booked for next week. Will take samples tomorrow and send away before dung.
- Location
- Ceredigion
Quarry price on Lime is up £5 ton on last year, is that representative. ?
Cab-over Pete
Member
- Location
- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Just the ex quarry price? No haulage?
Cab-over Pete
Member
- Location
- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
I could explain why the granular lime didn’t work, but I don’t want to go on about it!
The slight variations in pH over time could be because the soil samples were taken from slightly different places. There will always be variations even within a few yards of each other.
- Location
- Ceredigion
Yes but Haulage is up a fair bit , probs £10 ton with lime and haulage
- Location
- Ceredigion
At those levels you may as well pee on said soil as put granular on , it needs a big hit not a slap
I’m guessing you’re talking about Terramap? We had some fields done last autumn, very interesting seeing the results. Huge potential for varying rates of all sorts of inputs, but I wanted to start with it because I’ve never had much faith in taking conventional soil samples can give you a proper idea of your fields, it’s very much lick finger and stick it in the air in comparison. Pleasantly surprised at ph of our fields as we haven’t used much lime historically.
fieldfarmer
Member
Not gone up here, same price as last year, probably around 20 miles from quarry though.
Oh I don't think I will be gran lime much. Hence why I tried egg shells but I will sample the patches in a next year too.I could explain why the granular lime didn’t work, but I don’t want to go on about it!
The slight variations in pH over time could be because the soil samples were taken from slightly different places. There will always be variations even within a few yards of each other.
deleted user 436632456
Member
What were your overall thoughts on the egg shells? Was there much smell? I'm assuming you got them from Eco Egg?
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Be up higher after April 1st
Cab-over Pete
Member
- Location
- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Which quarry is that from?
ollie989898
Member
Small differences like those quoted I wouldn't make too much noise about- could be down to your sampling alone. Granular lime is a complete waste of time in your scenario- get and buy actual ground lime and put on 2 tonne/acre. pH 5.4 is chuffing low.
Restivted by close by houses but looking into the band type auger spreaders. Just need enough of small fields or a group of local farmers maybe to leave it worth while for the contractor
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