Is a ton of lime worth putting on . What's the ph ?
I suppose things move on . The old way was stick two ton on and dont waste your time and money with less . What ph do you aim for . Would an extra ton do any harmI regularly put a ton/ac on mine, with a view to keeping it closer to my aim, rather than letting it drop, reducing production (& clover) and then putting twice as much on to try and rectify it. You just end up putting twice as much on, half as often.
ph is quite low and needs two tonne an acre, but my soil consultant says only put on one tonne an acre at a time so don't get huge swings in the ph. It costs £22 per tonne spread whether I put on one tonne or two tonne an acre, so it cost me no more to have it put on in two halves. Thank you all for your replies, I shall put urea on next week just before it rains. We have had no rain in Dorset and cows have been out by day for a week.Urea will only volatilise on alkaline bare soils at temperatures above 15 centigrade. So putting the lime on first is slightly risky. Put your Urea on first. As soon as you can't still see the granules/prills on the surface, give it an extra day then bang the lime on.
With due respect I think your consultant is an idiotph is quite low and needs two tonne an acre, but my soil consultant says only put on one tonne an acre at a time so don't get huge swings in the ph. It costs £22 per tonne spread whether I put on one tonne or two tonne an acre, so it cost me no more to have it put on in two halves. Thank you all for your replies, I shall put urea on next week just before it rains. We have had no rain in Dorset and cows have been out by day for a week.
With due respect I think your consultant is an idiot
If the ph is low you may as well pee on the field as put a ton on
Maybe that was when there was a 50% grant for lime application, and there was a minimum of 3t/acre (or was it 2t/acre?) to qualify for grant.I must be getting old .I would think nothing of putting 3 ton on . 3 ton over an acre can hardly be seem when its spread
Fields around here would be around 5.5 .how much would I need to get them to an acceptable level .I ain't playing around with a ton
Fields around here would be around 5.5 .how much would I need to get them to an acceptable level .I ain't playing around with a ton
Fields around here would be around 5.5 .how much would I need to get them to an acceptable level .I ain't playing around with a ton
Its losing around half a ton a year so I need to spread the whole farm every two years then ?Put a good 2t/ac on that, but aim to not let it get that low again.