Got my soil sample back , says I need 1 1/2 ton of lime 20 lb of nitrogen and 40lb. Of phosphorus pentoxide . I plan on doing the lime 6 months before I plant . Do I apply the other 2 then or when I plant ? Thanks

Wait until you plant.

I would not put the liming on a set date.I would do it as soon as it dries up enough and get on it.Dont wait on a set date and than it turn around and rain for 3 weeks straight and be to muddy to get in there.stuck tractors and muddy slopes make for miserable conditions.it takes a year for the lime to really work into the soil anyway.I would get on it ASAP

I'd put the lime out a week or two before planting. I'd put the fertilizer out at time of planting.

Yes, Lime about 6mo in advance and fertilizer when you plant. Your fertilizer should be good for about 120 days if I remember right

We are in the same area. Who did your soil samples? If I let the CoOp do them Results are 3 tons of lime per acre. The last results i got from Auburn said no lime. (go figure)

why 2 weeks?it takes lime Months to work into the soil to even be effective.I would lime it up now and throw down a cover crop that will be easy to grind up in the fall like sorgum.than by time he tills it up in the fall the soil will be perfect.If anything i would do a ton now and than a half ton before planting

Here are 2 articles about applying lime.It takes up to a year to make a measurable difference.The first dry spell we get i would put it down.Things are way easier on dry roads and dry plots.Do NOT wait till its to wet to deal with a 2 ton lime wagon and slippery roads and stuck buggys.Trust me been there done that.on dry roads what will take a day will take you a week in wet conditions.I have done hours of research on lime and AG versus pelletized.
here are 2 links to AG lime applications.

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We limed ours at that time and it worked very well. I would do it earlier if it were pelletized lime.

x2 on this.... Lime needs to go down now.... It won't even make a big difference until next year.... Now is better...

Are you using pelletized or pulverized lime? That will dictate when you need to put it out.

Auburn did my soil sample,right now the ph is 5.7 .I'll be using pulverized lime and renting a buggy.I wanna get the lime down next month because I'm planning on plant a summer plot in may.

We disked, then spread the lime out. Then we disked it in. We done ours a couple weeks before we planted. Ours turned out great. You should like your results.

they would have been twice as good if you limed in the spring.my fall plots smoked my spring plots planted right after we limed.huge difference.

What lime are you using? Pelletized or pulverized?

I'm a little confused. I always thought that lime needed to be put out as soon as possible to have time to work into the soil. Why are some of you waiting until you plant?

I've got several fields that need lime and I'm planning on putting the lime out as soon as it gets dry.

Am I missing something?

AG.Multiple studies have shown that pelleted lime has no quicker effect on the soil as claimed by the rip off company's that put it on the bag.In reality all lime will start to work immediately but to what percentage is the difference.AG lime will last 3 years in the soil pelleted Not.also pelleted is EXPENSIVE.anyone who uses it has more money than sense.The soulution is simple.get buggy from CO OP and get the amount your landscape and tractor can handle.set the desired number and spread it out as soon as possible.It will take up to a year to work into the soil.My plots this year will be even better than last year.

Pulverized, disked in lime has almost immediate results.

We did the CO-OP route. Why would anyone think the pelletize lime would act faster? The pulverized, disked in lime will, however, see almost immediate results.

Im planning on liming after turkey season. probably early may. you can pick up a buggy at Loxley, or Robertsdale, and be done and have the buggy returned in half a day or less.
My ph runs between 5.5 and 6 and I used to wait 3 years between liming.Im not far from summerdale. last few years I have been putting ~1-1.5 tons every other year. I think In our sandy soil and low ph it would be $ well spent to put out less but do it every year.
There are a few guys in the area who say use 10-10-10
because it has the trace elements, but you can have it blended into which ever fertilizer you want. as for the nitrogen, I think crimson clover looks good,it puts nitrogen into the soil, and the birds as well as the deer get some good after season goes out.