Time to Lime

Got a late start to soil samples this year, but just got mine back and for 4 food plots my soil ph is averaging 4.8-5.1 ph. Going to do the reccomended lime/acre with pelletized lime. Hoping to bushog tomorrow afternoon, and get the pelletized lime spreaded and disced in before this rain at the beginning of the week. How deep do you disc the lime in? I understand this isn't a one time thing and i will have to put out more lime after this season but what would you do after lime to help the soil provide more nutrients for a better quality plot?

Average root depth of what you plant is how deep the lime needs to go.

I've never seen any firm data on how deep to disc it in. You don't want it too deep. If your lime goes deeper than the plant roots will go, it's of no benefit. I'd say the top few inches of soil is where you need the lime. That's where the plant roots will be. You don't necessarily have to disc it in. I would certainly disc it in if the plot had a lot of slope to it. You don't want all your lime washing away. If the plot is flat and the lime is not likely to wash away, I'd just scratch the surface to allow some lime to get down a few inches deep.

Thanks guys.

How many acres of plots do you have ?At those Ph levels you will be needing 2 tons/acre prolly and that is gonna get expensive fast with pelletized.

one 4 acre plot, (3) 1/2 acre plots. Not expensive when it's a billed as a business expense

Don't tempt the audit demons. LOL.

Man wish I had a business!

Them demons come around too often here at the quarry. Them and MSHA can kiss my a$$