Lime Costs

[Cab-over Pete]

Did you get any details as to what it is supposed to be?

 

[Oscar]

Bill just arrived , Castle Hill Quarry Limestone dust - £28.73 / ton delivered and spread. Quarry is 20 miles away . [West Somerset}

 

[case 5140]

How much would lime be to Pwllheli North Wales?,costs me about £22 a ton spread here in Derbyshire

 

[Jon 3085]

Did you get any details as to what it is supposed to be?

No,same lime what we have had for the last 25 years at least.

 

[Jon 3085]

Did you get any details as to what it is supposed to be?

No,same lime what we have had for the last 25 years at least.

 

[Werzle]

I was led to believe the white powder type lime was best but if a merchant could get away with it he would send you the yellow grit pictured in this thread!

 

[Jon 3085]

I was led to believe the white powder type lime was best but if a merchant could get away with it he would send you the yellow grit pictured in this thread!

Everyone uses the yellow grit around here,it doesn’t blow in the wind like the white powdered lime does.

 

[Chae1]

How long does it take for it to break down and be effective if its grit?
I always thought the fine stuff was available quickly.

Is yellow not mag lime and grey stuff calcium?

 

[bobk]

How long does it take for it to break down and be effective if its grit?
I always thought the fine stuff was available quickly.

Is yellow not mag lime and grey stuff calcium?

Hardcore

 

[lloyd]

I would be willing to bet a lot of money that the lime shown is not Huntsman Lime from Naunton Quarry.

If you were told it was @Jon 3085 then I would start asking some serious questions. I spread up to 16,000 tonnes per year from Huntsmans and I’ve never seen it that colour or that moist.

Plus, as far as I know, I am the only merchant they supply in the UK. That’s what they tell me anyway.

Happy to be proved wrong, but I have a sneaky feeling you’ve been sold something other than Naunton lime.

Loaded at Oathill Johnstons on my tickets
Same colour spread well .

 

[Hampton]

Mag lime seems cheaper than calcium lime and has the same NV - why doesn’t everyone use mag lime ?

Mag lime in our area is £33/t delivered and spread. That yellow line in the photo above (imagine it’s the same Cotswold quarry as it looks the same) is £26.
Also, recently the mag lime has started to look like boulders

 

[Hampton]

I would be willing to bet a lot of money that the lime shown is not Huntsman Lime from Naunton Quarry.

If you were told it was @Jon 3085 then I would start asking some serious questions. I spread up to 16,000 tonnes per year from Huntsmans and I’ve never seen it that colour or that moist.

Plus, as far as I know, I am the only merchant they supply in the UK. That’s what they tell me anyway.

Happy to be proved wrong, but I have a sneaky feeling you’ve been sold something other than Naunton lime.

How far west do you go?

 

[beaconsboy]

Yes

How do you find the Cotswold lime compared to nash kington. And how much will a ton shift the index. It's cheaper for us to buy it 85 mile away than the local quarry.

 

[Jon 3085]

How do you find the Cotswold lime compared to nash kington. And how much will a ton shift the index. It's cheaper for us to buy it 85 mile away than the local quarry.

I think it works the same as far as I know,usually use 2ton/acre.it spreads well and doesn’t blow around like the white lime does.works well here.

 

[beaconsboy]

I think it works the same as far as I know,usually use 2ton/acre.it spreads well and doesn’t blow around like the white lime does.works well here.

Thanks John. You don't know how much 2ton per acre Will rise the ph by

 

[David.]

That lime looks way too yellow compared to any Huntsmans or Burford Quarry that I have previously had.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

How far west do you go?

North Worcestershire


Lime will vary greatly in terms of colour, fineness, Neutralising Value and calcium/magnesium content.

Just buying a product because it looks the right colour doesn’t mean it’s good quality.

 

[chipchap]

I think it’s fair to say that if lime does not blow around in the wind it is not ground fine enough to be sold as agricultural lime. Lots of farmers are being sold limestone grit, which will probably take 100 years to work.

 

[Hampton]

North Worcestershire


Lime will vary greatly in terms of colour, fineness, Neutralising Value and calcium/magnesium content.

Just buying a product because it looks the right colour doesn’t mean it’s good quality.

South east Shropshire too far?

 

[Jon 3085]

That lime looks way too yellow compared to any Huntsmans or Burford Quarry that I have previously had.

Man who spread it said it came from Oathill he thought.