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<blockquote data-quote="Mounty" data-source="post: 7912791" data-attributes="member: 674"><p>Just when I was starting to relax since finishing for Christmas. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p>Not sure it's clever advertising when you're just slagging off the competing product saying yours is better in every way. Also annoys me because we supply a lot of ground and screened chalk which is a much softer product than limestone, therefore their argument is further flawed. Most chalk is so soft, its very readily available. We do supply a bit of granular and about a month ago (for a cost comparison) it had gone up about £25/tonne.</p><p></p><p>As for the surface area argument, that's a new angle on me. I really can't see how that is true. If a prill lands and dissolves, it doesn't spread itself about all over the soil.</p><p>One thing to remember when you're liming soil is...........1 acre of soil to a depth of approx 6" is approx 1600 tonnes. If this 6" profile is all sub optimal pH, how many tonnes would you think it takes to neutralise it?</p><p></p><p>Pic shows bulk being applied at 3.7t/ha. It was a windy day so not a perfect job but pretty certain you wouldn't see the coverage of any prills from a drone?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1006649[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mounty, post: 7912791, member: 674"] Just when I was starting to relax since finishing for Christmas. :rolleyes: Not sure it's clever advertising when you're just slagging off the competing product saying yours is better in every way. Also annoys me because we supply a lot of ground and screened chalk which is a much softer product than limestone, therefore their argument is further flawed. Most chalk is so soft, its very readily available. We do supply a bit of granular and about a month ago (for a cost comparison) it had gone up about £25/tonne. As for the surface area argument, that's a new angle on me. I really can't see how that is true. If a prill lands and dissolves, it doesn't spread itself about all over the soil. One thing to remember when you're liming soil is...........1 acre of soil to a depth of approx 6" is approx 1600 tonnes. If this 6" profile is all sub optimal pH, how many tonnes would you think it takes to neutralise it? Pic shows bulk being applied at 3.7t/ha. It was a windy day so not a perfect job but pretty certain you wouldn't see the coverage of any prills from a drone? [ATTACH type="full" alt="E2EC67B7-2E18-4884-B990-DD8E93D36769.jpeg"]1006649[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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