Liquid agricultural lime

[neilo]

Sorry just to ask though what you think of the price I was given. It was the beginning of last year so I assume would be higher now. I was quoted to do 18acres with mag lime, with 40 tonnes. £1800 plus vat. Is that what you would expect to pay. Thanks

Price is dependant on location/haulage distance. Your £1800 (£45/t) is about right for mid-Wales, unfortunately.

Whereabouts are you? Local guy here runs Unimogs with spreaders on, which would be better for access than tractor drawn spreaders, if access is your issue.

 

[soapsud]

Thanks, You are right I am not a farmer, I have alpacas and rescue animals. I just use fields for pasture and a neighbour farmer takes hay for us and we split it off 20 acres. I did do soil tests and it is the PH on the hay fields that are low and they do look like they are struggling. I think you are right and I will have to leave it till next year and decide if I can afford it. Thanks

If you have rescue animals try crowd sourcing for new leys, one field at a time. I've never done it but imagine your story will the idea. IME meadow grasses have poor uptake in minerals and are less nitrous for animals. We lime every year and are small scale commercial sheep.

 

[Kidds]

Get a 20 ton load and spread it by hand, do the other half next year.

 

[ollie989898]

Get a 20 ton load and spread it by hand, do the other half next year.

Come off it, it you're gonna do it 1870's style then surely the lime should be delivered in hundredweight bags as well?

 

[David1968]

Thanks, You are right I am not a farmer, I have alpacas and rescue animals. I just use fields for pasture and a neighbour farmer takes hay for us and we split it off 20 acres. I did do soil tests and it is the PH on the hay fields that are low and they do look like they are struggling. I think you are right and I will have to leave it till next year and decide if I can afford it. Thanks

Maybe spread the cost by putting 1t/acre on this year, and then again next year. Old grass that's acclimatised to low ph often doesn't appreciate it all in one hit anyway.

Does your neighbour use lime? If you can tie in with him you might get a better price for a bigger order.

Also find out what size lorries they're using. If you're having to get a part load to make up the tonnage you want, that will jack up the price. Again, a tie in with a neighbour might be useful.

 

[Wisconsonian]

"liquid calcium" is not liquid lime, it does not change soil pH one bit at the low rates used, it is calcium chloride which is used in very specific situations, foliar feeding in vegetable production etc. The "articles" you read were all false and misleading advertisements.

 

[ollie989898]

"liquid calcium" is not liquid lime, it does not change soil pH one bit at the low rates used, it is calcium chloride which is used in very specific situations, foliar feeding in vegetable production etc. The "articles" you read were all false and misleading advertisements.

Shame, I thought a bit of molten liquid calcium coming out of a sprayer would be fun to watch...

 

[roscoe erf]

Granular limes maybe the answer.

Do you own a fertiliser spreader?

It would be best to dissolve to use as liquid too I think.

When washing fert spreader after spreading Granular it quickly dissolves into a milky liquid.

He’d Be better off with granular lime

 

[steveR]

Granular limes maybe the answer.

Do you own a fertiliser spreader?

It would be best to dissolve to use as liquid too I think.

When washing fert spreader after spreading Granular it quickly dissolves into a milky liquid.

There used to be small "slug" and fert spreaders for a quad on eBay, that would be ok for applying some prilled or granular lime. I have done pony paddocks in the past with one. Usually on smaller patches, in semi urban areas

It is as other have said, a short term solution only, and a VERY expensive way to apply lime, but in some instances it is a good solution.