Not that is matters now, but...
Pelletized lime works FASTER than Ag lime. It seems counter intuitive, but that is how is works. Pelletized is limestone that is very finely ground into a powder and then bonded together into pellets. When the pellets get wet, they come apart and you are left with very finely ground limestone which can more quickly react with the soil. Ag lime is just crushed limestone and has a wide range of particle sizes. Ag lime takes longer to fully break down and therefore will "last" longer. You can get Ag lime with or without magnesium, depending on the type of limestone (dolomitic and calcitic limestone)
If you are putting pelletized down over existing fields, that works fine, but a good rain after application is beneficial.
We recently had a big lime spreader come in and do our food plot fields, right over the existing plants. I was surprised when they used a type of pelletized lime. 6 tons, delivered and spread, cost under $300.
Last edited by mman; 03/09/17 05:36 AM.
