Low pH soil spring/summer food plots

[doomtrpr_z71]

Are you saying that The particles of lime within the pellets is smaller than the particles in powdered lime ?

It's smaller than the ones in ag lime, ag lime is all over the place, actual powdered lime is the same particle size as pelletized, it just has a binder agent.

 

[Canuck5]

If you look at the top of the page, you'' see the different "mesh" size in typical pelletized lime. Like doomtrpr says AG lime is just ground up limestone and you'll get bigger particles, which, makes the AG lime hang around a while longer.

Pelletized lime will work it's best after moisture hits it, to dissolve the "binder".

 

[Milkman]

Ag lime doesn’t work well with cone spreaders IIRC. Belt spreaders or drop spreaders work best with it.

 

[Canuck5]

Yup .... wished it would work well in a cone spreader, but alas .....

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Well if you have flood tips I actually have found a liquid lime that works.....

 

[b8hickman]

Well if you have flood tips I actually have found a liquid lime that works.....

Whatcha got? I do have a sprayer

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Top flow ca it's highly processed limestone that's extremely fine particle size, it's 12 gallons of the product to the acre but it's like toothpaste so it has to be cut with water to make a 30-40gpa solution, but it has to be applied with flood tips and a roller pump or centrifugal pump

 

[SRShunter]

Let's all agree that whether you put out 1lb or 2 tons is still better than nothing guys

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Let's all agree that whether you put out 1lb or 2 tons is still better than nothing guys

A deer tastes the same whether he was dropped on 4.8 pH soil or 6.8 pH soil.

 

[Milkman]

A deer tastes the same wether he was dropped on 4.8 pH soil or 6.8 pH soil.

But it’s more humane to cushion their drop with plush greenery.

 

[b8hickman]

Well I didn't do anything with my food plot but I did get a stand up at one of the spots that I am going to plant. One step at a time.

 

[Stroker]

We use to use a product called "basic slag" on tobacco fields in TN when we needed to raise the ph a full point or two quickly. Supposedly had alot of micro nutrients as well. It was supposed to raise the ph a full point in 30 days. It was a few $ more per ton than ag lime. Split a soy bean field in 1/2, 1/2 got the slag, other 1/2 ag lime, same application rate. You could see a definite line across the field, the slag side was a darker green, taller, and yielded more at harvest. Believe it came from the TVA coal plant scrubbers. Never seen or heard of it down here.

 

[mallardsx2]

Plant you some radishes and turnips. They will grow in those conditions.

 

[SRShunter]

We use to use a product called "basic slag" on tobacco fields in TN when we needed to raise the ph a full point or two quickly. Supposedly had alot of micro nutrients as well. It was supposed to raise the ph a full point in 30 days. It was a few $ more per ton than ag lime. Split a soy bean field in 1/2, 1/2 got the slag, other 1/2 ag lime, same application rate. You could see a definite line across the field, the slag side was a darker green, taller, and yielded more at harvest. Believe it came from the TVA coal plant scrubbers. Never seen or heard of it down here.

That has me curious. I've worked in a coal fire power plant for 17 years now. Never heard of the stuff. We have wet scrubbers. I know some have dry scrubbers. Personally I wouldn't put anything in the soil from that place. Lol most is acidic and way too many chemicals injected along the way. We do have some bigger deer around our plant Than most places. I Personally believe that is from more bdays

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Thats gypsum from the TVA scrubbers, it won't change pH but it does provide calcium and sulfur, the sulfur will make it dark green, and it would help reduce aluminum toxicity.

 

[SRShunter]

Thats gypsum from the TVA scrubbers, it won't change pH but it does provide calcium and sulfur, the sulfur will make it dark green, and it would help reduce aluminum toxicity.

Now I've heard of that in the coal industry. We use the limestone to scrub the so2 gas. Add a couple more things you have gypsum, couple more processes and you have drywall for homes?

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Now I've heard of that in the coal industry. We use the limestone to scrub the so2 gas. Add a couple more things you have gypsum, couple more processes and you have drywall for homes?

A lot of it gets spread on peanuts, wet scrubbing yields 98% pure gypsum as a byproduct. Farmers used to get sulfur for free now they have to pay for it to be added to fertilizer.