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I have several plots that I plant each fall with a mix of Oats,Wheat, Elbon Rye,Triticale, Crimson, Durano, Rape, and Turnips. My white clover has been a strong grower in the spring and summer providing a good summer to fall crop. I need to add another ton and a half of lime to each acre this year. How is the best way to accomplish this without dicsing everything up and losing my clover for the summer?
Last edited by CaptGator; 02/27/16 09:35 PM.
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Put it on top of the clover. You'll be OK as long as it's not on a hill where it can wash it off in a thunderstorm. Hayfields, yards, etc. it is a common practice to lime on top. I would probably go ahead with 2 tons/acre in case of a little loss.
I understand the clover in the spring and summer but sometimes you just have to look at the long term. While there is nothing wrong with putting it on top, I prefer mine on disked soil and then disked in lightly. Just me.
Now, your seed mix: For soil building is a pretty good mix. By letting it grow, did you know that (or what I've been told anyway) that the roots of the rape and turnips will help loosen soil compaction. Probably won't help with the hard pan though, it should be a little deeper. Clover helps with the N.
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What kind of soil do you have? If its a heavier clay then you may want to give a light disking. If its sandy soil though then you'll be fine to just broadcast it.
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Most discs are adjustable, just straighten them out so you're cutting grooves in the soil where the lime can get down around the roots. The clover should rebound fine.
"When there was no fowl, we ate crawdad, when there was no crawdad, we ate sand."
"YOU ATE SAND!" - Raising Arizona
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The soil is a mix of clay and sand. I may wait until the end of turkey season to lime and then straighten the disc and hope for the best.
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Lime over the top of the clover, it'll be fine.
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Just curious couldn't you just use lime pellets and it will seep into the soil with rain.
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