Lime

[Barley]

After advice spread a far bit of lime this summer after harvest and sumo trio cultivation it in. It was course lime, soil type is iron stone and some clay. Will much be lost with this heavy rain? Many thanks.

 

[davidroberts30]

no

 

[David.]

I hope not.
10ac of fresh liming has been under 9" of flood water twice this week.
I'm just glad it all went on last week before the wet.
Actually, it wanted a drop of rain to wash it off the grass, where it had stuck to the dew.

 

[Bogweevil]

After advice spread a far bit of lime this summer after harvest and sumo trio cultivation it in. It was course lime, soil type is iron stone and some clay. Will much be lost with this heavy rain? Many thanks.

Lime stays put until it is dissolved which often takes at least a year for significant solubilisation. Check pH again in three years to assess effectiveness.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

After advice spread a far bit of lime this summer after harvest and sumo trio cultivation it in. It was course lime, soil type is iron stone and some clay. Will much be lost with this heavy rain? Many thanks.

It’ll be fine.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I hope not.
10ac of fresh liming has been under 9" of flood water twice this week.
I'm just glad it all went on last week before the wet.
Actually, it wanted a drop of rain to wash it off the grass, where it had stuck to the dew.

That’s a bit of a bugger David. Is it rise and fall standing flood water or is it flowing flood? If you see what I mean.

Hopefully you had enough rain before the flooding to take it down a bit into the soil.

 

[David.]

That’s a bit of a bugger David. Is it rise and fall standing flood water or is it flowing flood? If you see what I mean.

Hopefully you had enough rain before the flooding to take it down a bit into the soil.

Bit of both, the running channel wouldn't be huge.
Not unduly concerned.

 

[Brisel]

After advice spread a far bit of lime this summer after harvest and sumo trio cultivation it in. It was course lime, soil type is iron stone and some clay. Will much be lost with this heavy rain? Many thanks.

It will be fine, unless you've had a torrent of very fast moving flood water washing it away, though if already incorporated and coarse material you have nothing to worry about.

 

[Yale]

Might even help take it down through fissures through the profile…….maybe!