Best time of year to spread lime

[PROFarms]

Apologies if this has been asked on here before but seems to be lots of conflicting answers from what I can find!

Was wondering when the best time of year to spread lime on grass is? Only about 6 acres to spread for new land I’ve taken on and been recommended to spread 2t an acre on it just not sure when the best time to spread is? Should I do now before it gets wet or wait until the spring?

 

[Sharpy]

ASAP.

 

[neilo]

Whenever it will travel.

 

[Agrivator]

If you are using a lime-spreading contractor, it might need to fit in with a nearby job. And you might have to trust the contractor to deliver and spread approx. 12 tonnes.

 

[Farma Parma]

when you make the least about of wheelings doing so.... on stubbles is my perfered way but the die harders will be dead against that likely
yes i know you should apply it on cultivated land then work it in

 

[steveR]

Apologies if this has been asked on here before but seems to be lots of conflicting answers from what I can find!

Was wondering when the best time of year to spread lime on grass is? Only about 6 acres to spread for new land I’ve taken on and been recommended to spread 2t an acre on it just not sure when the best time to spread is? Should I do now before it gets wet or wait until the spring?

When it's dry...... so crack on...

Good frost??

 

[davidroberts30]

when you make the least about of wheelings doing so.... on stubbles is my perfered way but the die harders will be dead against that likely
yes i know you should apply it on cultivated land then work it in

Its grass....
Get it on as soon as possible as said

 

[Farma Parma]

Its grass....
Get it on as soon as possible as said

oh heck yeah grass as long as its not really wet id say.

 

[Fergieman]

Just spread 12 loads on grassland and some stubbles over the last 3 weeks. Crack on when conditions are right.

 

[Old Tip]

Wet, wet, wet here, usually try and spread in summer so don’t get to much drop in the sheep but as you say needs to be when it works for you

 

[Dkb]

I usually go with just as grass paddocks are being closed if the land can be driven on. If not it goes on just after silage cutting or just as we’re spraying off fields to reseed them.

 

[milkloss]

Apologies if this has been asked on here before but seems to be lots of conflicting answers from what I can find!

Was wondering when the best time of year to spread lime on grass is? Only about 6 acres to spread for new land I’ve taken on and been recommended to spread 2t an acre on it just not sure when the best time to spread is? Should I do now before it gets wet or wait until the spring?

if you're going to reseed it then throw it on the seed bed to help the seeds get started. Other then that, whenever you can.

 

[upnortheast]

Just spread 12 loads on grassland and some stubbles over the last 3 weeks. Crack on when conditions are right.

Which quarry is that lime from @Fergieman ?

 

[Fergieman]

Which quarry is that lime from @Fergieman ?

not sure of the name but somewhere near York.

 

[Kevtherev]

Anytime it’s dry enough
Spring time is fine but I never like spreading on long grass (trampling grass)
Not that it bothers some folk.

 

[Stw88]

Never long grass here in may or June tbh!

 

[Kiwi Pete]

"Any time suits with lime"

Avoiding the period around calving/lambing if you're applying a decent rate will minimise stock issues, most of our grassland maintenance work is during summer for obvious reasons - we fall off the hills when it's wet.

For flat country, a decent dew will help keep the fines "stuck" which is rather ideal as the fine lime works fastest, less effective if half is over at the neighbours'....