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Ag Lime vs. Pellet Lime Question
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01/29/24 09:03 AM
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So I have a field that calls for 1.5 tons of lime per acre. My question is, does it take 1.5 tons of pelletized lime to equal 1.5 tons of ag lime? I've heard conflicting information,so thought I would ask here. Thanks in advance.
Last edited by HHSyelper; 01/29/24 09:03 AM.
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Re: Ag Lime vs. Pellet Lime Question
[Re: HHSyelper]
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01/29/24 12:26 PM
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Yes, but the pelletized lime acts much faster to correct Ph.
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Re: Ag Lime vs. Pellet Lime Question
[Re: HHSyelper]
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01/29/24 12:36 PM
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jacannon
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From what I read 1500# of pell lime = 1 ton of ag lime.
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Re: Ag Lime vs. Pellet Lime Question
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01/29/24 02:59 PM
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Yes, but the pelletized lime acts much faster to correct Ph. Not necessarily. All depends on what you get. Coating thickness and how finely the incorporated particles are ground are the real determining factors. Good stuff will be faster than Ag lime but it really is surface area contact with soil that drives the ph correction. Smaller the particles the quicker it will react. Negatives on pellet are cost and the manual handling. Positives are that it can be spread where you cannot get a buggy or lime truck and it generally reacts slightly quicker than Ag lime. Negatives on Ag are you have to have equipment to handle and spread it. Positives are that it last longer due to the multiple particle sizes breaking down and reacting with the soil over a longer period of time, and of course, cost of Ag lime is 4x to 5x cheaper than pelletized.
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Re: Ag Lime vs. Pellet Lime Question
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01/29/24 04:27 PM
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k bush
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Another cheap but long term solution is to apply 400-600 lbs of pelletized per acre each year when you plant your plots, it will add about $60-90 to your costs. Once your get things balanced you can back off of it.
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Re: Ag Lime vs. Pellet Lime Question
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01/29/24 05:19 PM
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Excuse me. I meant to add that it works quicker when disced in
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Re: Ag Lime vs. Pellet Lime Question
[Re: HHSyelper]
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01/30/24 09:03 AM
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Thanks guys. I had a member offer for me to borrow his spreader, so I'll haul and spread myself. This will save me a lot of money. I'm going to go with ag lime due to cost.
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Re: Ag Lime vs. Pellet Lime Question
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01/30/24 09:33 AM
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Thanks guys. I had a member offer for me to borrow his spreader, so I'll haul and spread myself. This will save me a lot of money. I'm going to go with ag lime due to cost. Unless he has a lime spreader, you’re going to catch hell trying to use bulk ag lime. Even the spreaders with the extended auger in them are a fight with bulk lime.
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Re: Ag Lime vs. Pellet Lime Question
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01/30/24 11:56 AM
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Thanks guys. I had a member offer for me to borrow his spreader, so I'll haul and spread myself. This will save me a lot of money. I'm going to go with ag lime due to cost. Unless he has a lime spreader, you’re going to catch hell trying to use bulk ag lime. Even the spreaders with the extended auger in them are a fight with bulk lime. Especially as wet as it has been lately.
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Re: Ag Lime vs. Pellet Lime Question
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02/05/24 11:10 AM
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Spreader worked great, put out a little over 7 ton saturday morning.
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Re: Ag Lime vs. Pellet Lime Question
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03/28/24 09:09 PM
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Liming did great for me this past season
May do my main 2 fields again this year and hit my new turkey field too
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