Prilled Granulated Lime options

[steveR]

Before any of the illustrious Spreaders of fine Lime Products start, I am not wanting to spread the stuff!!

I am out of anything in the shed, now and am looking at what can go down the pipe with for countering some of the acidity issues when DD seed into killed off grassy seedbeds. I have a few ac to do this Spring, and more next Autumn

What is the best priced suitable product now...? I was a little gobsmacked at the last 3-4 bags 600kg I bought from BCW, at that price, I anticipated gold dust mixed in....

 

[Bury the Trash]

If it needs lime why not spread by contractor before drilling or spray off well before drilling or spray after drilling as them are all ways around the problem .
Also in Dry times its not so much of an issue as I understand it .

 

[Chae1]

Before any of the illustrious Spreaders of fine Lime Products start, I am not wanting to spread the stuff!!

I am out of anything in the shed, now and am looking at what can go down the pipe with for countering some of the acidity issues when DD seed into killed off grassy seedbeds. I have a few ac to do this Spring, and more next Autumn

What is the best priced suitable product now...? I was a little gobsmacked at the last 3-4 bags 600kg I bought from BCW, at that price, I anticipated gold dust mixed in....

Lorry loads £120/t

 

[Simon Chiles]

Before any of the illustrious Spreaders of fine Lime Products start, I am not wanting to spread the stuff!!

I am out of anything in the shed, now and am looking at what can go down the pipe with for countering some of the acidity issues when DD seed into killed off grassy seedbeds. I have a few ac to do this Spring, and more next Autumn

What is the best priced suitable product now...? I was a little gobsmacked at the last 3-4 bags 600kg I bought from BCW, at that price, I anticipated gold dust mixed in....

Lorry loads £120/t

At the dose rate of 500kg/ha needed to counter the acids it works out at £24.28/acre, cheaper than redrilling and even if it isn’t necessary it’s hardly wasted IMO.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Can you put it down the spout with seed

 

[steveR]

Can you put it down the spout with seed

Yes. 500kg might be a stretch mind...

 

[bobk]

Before any of the illustrious Spreaders of fine Lime Products start, I am not wanting to spread the stuff!!

I am out of anything in the shed, now and am looking at what can go down the pipe with for countering some of the acidity issues when DD seed into killed off grassy seedbeds. I have a few ac to do this Spring, and more next Autumn

What is the best priced suitable product now...? I was a little gobsmacked at the last 3-4 bags 600kg I bought from BCW, at that price, I anticipated gold dust mixed in....

There's gold in most BCW products ime

 

[steveR]

If it needs lime why not spread by contractor before drilling or spray off well before drilling or spray after drilling as them are all ways around the problem .
Also in Dry times its not so much of an issue as I understand it .

Location...!!

 

[steveR]

There's gold in most BCW products ime

You too hey...?? Quality .. at a price...

 

[bobk]

You too hey...?? Quality .. at a price...

Frontier took them over but didn't give them new price lists .....

 

[steveR]

Frontier took them over but didn't give them new price lists .....

Kinda sad to see another independent get swallowed up. Been dealing with them since the David Nunn era...

 

[bobk]

Kinda sad to see another independent get swallowed up. Been dealing with them since the David Nunn era...

That name sent a shiver up me

 

[Bury the Trash]

Location...!!

Are there No lime/quarries /suppliers /spreaders in Salop ?

 

[steveR]

Are there No lime/quarries /suppliers /spreaders in Salop ?

Indeed there are... I was alluding to the VERY close proximity of the field to a property...

 

[ploughman1963]

Can you put it down the spout with seed

We have put calcifert down the spout with seed on many occasions with our duncan drill - suggested by our NZ contributors. I think we have successfully used around 100kg/ha as its a temporary fix and very localised to the seed to avoid that acid environment that inhibits germination caused by rotting root mass on old swards that have been sprayed out. Works well with brassicas. Its usually where we get a call to drill and theres no time to get bulk lime sorted.

 

[TBradbury]

We have put calcifert down the spout with seed on many occasions with our duncan drill - suggested by our NZ contributors. I think we have successfully used around 100kg/ha as its a temporary fix and very localised to the seed to avoid that acid environment that inhibits germination caused by rotting root mass on old swards that have been sprayed out. Works well with brassicas. Its usually where we get a call to drill and theres no time to get bulk lime sorted.

Is that deeper than the seed or in the see slot itself?

 

[steveR]

Is that deeper than the seed or in the see slot itself?

Usual is to mix seed and calcifert and calibrate accordingly

 

[Clive]

we use Calcifert - fine through a drill

paid £110/t this spring iirc

 

[Clive]

interestingly when we did a trial in osr it seemed to help with CSFB

 

[ploughman1963]

Is that deeper than the seed or in the see slot itself?

As Steve said, mix with seed and calibrated accordingly.