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Lime for Food Plots

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deskjet

06-15-2003 17:12:01




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When someone says you need 1 ton of lime per acre to sweeten your soil. It means if I'm doing 1/4 acre plots it would only take 500pds. or 1/2acre plot only takes 1/2 ton? Does this sound right?




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pat

06-16-2003 04:53:55




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 Re: Lime for Food Plots in reply to deskjet, 06-15-2003 17:12:01  
Deskjet;
Your math is right, one ton per acre = 500 pounds per quarter acre. I had my soil tested by penn state, $6.00. pH was 5.4. They recommened 1 ton lime per acre to reach a pH of 6.5. Test your soil it is worth it. Remember it takes about six months for the lime to fully do its job. I test my soil every six months until the pH is right and then every two years.



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indy

06-15-2003 22:50:02




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 Re: Lime for Food Plots in reply to deskjet, 06-15-2003 17:12:01  
go to walmart/homedepot and get a cheap ph test kit..about$4.00. it will also test your nitrogen and potassium....most say the best pH range is 6 to 6.5..most soils need very little lime.in my hydroponics class we found plants do better with a lower pH than a high one.(5.9 vs 7 or 8 range)good luck..... indy



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bg

06-15-2003 20:11:39




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 Re: Lime for Food Plots in reply to deskjet, 06-15-2003 17:12:01  
Depends on who the someone is....if you had a soil test and it said you needed 2000 lbs/acre, then I'd believe it. If a neighbor said it, I'd have a soil test.



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R.M. In AL

06-15-2003 18:48:31




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 Re: Lime for Food Plots in reply to deskjet, 06-15-2003 17:12:01  
Sounds ok but maybe a little much for around here.Just to be sure, have it tested if you have not already.Its the only way to be sure.I think I used about 300 lbs here in this Alabama clay to each food plot...Good luck... R.M. In AL.



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Jerry (AL)

06-16-2003 12:41:39




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 Re: Re: Lime for Food Plots in reply to R.M. In AL, 06-15-2003 18:48:31  
I live in Cherokee, Al in NW corner of the state. I have tested several plots and all took over 2000 to the acre. I tested the back yard in preparation to try to grow grass back there and it said 3000. I have a lot of big oaks back there.

It makes all the difference in the world. I have two clover patches. One was limed and one wasn't. The clover grows twice the height in the limed one.



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Fast Ed Ohio

06-15-2003 22:32:16




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 Re: Re: Lime for Food Plots in reply to R.M. In AL, 06-15-2003 18:48:31  
It sounds a bit on the heavy side, soil condition, use of land in the past, crops planted all enter in to the amount of lime needed, a soil sample needs to be tested, You could do like I did last fall and guess at it ( because of 2 year low yield ) Added small amount of lime, let it set all winter, added small amount of lime in the spring, turned it under, things are looking better than ever, potatoes are going crazy and the corn is loving it. ( lots more rain then normal )

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