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Granular lime

  • 14-07-2010 8:36pm
    #1
    reilig
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    Anyone use it?

    Is it as effective as ordinary lime?

    What time of year do you apply it?

    How much does it cost per ton?


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  • #2
    morning delight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 154 ✭✭morning delight


    reilig wrote: »
    Anyone use it?

    Is it as effective as ordinary lime?

    What time of year do you apply it?

    How much does it cost per ton?

    Dept deem it to be 3 times more effective so only need 1 ton for every 3 ton of ground limestone.... but.... ground lime delivered and spread costs €20/ton, the gran lime costs €190/ton and you still have to spread it. That ended my research on it;)


  • #3
    John_F
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 663 ✭✭✭John_F


    discussion on this a few times before if its any help

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055852478

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055785952

    what is growing in the field now. interesting thread on last week about lime and silage ground if you didn't read it


  • #4
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,754 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    As alredy said way too expensive for what it is, If you spread CAN 27.5%N what do you think is in the other 72.5%?

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #5
    snowman707
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    morning delight wrote: »
    Dept deem it to be 3 times more effective so only need 1 ton for every 3 ton of ground limestone.... but.... ground lime delivered and spread costs €20/ton, the gran lime costs €190/ton and you still have to spread it. That ended my research on it;)

    gran lime is available @ € 130 per ton for 6 ton order

    it has it's uses but needs to be applied annually and need to be spread early spring


  • #6
    morning delight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 154 ✭✭morning delight


    snowman707 wrote: »
    gran lime is available @ € 130 per ton for 6 ton order

    it has it's uses but needs to be applied annually and need to be spread early spring

    Now that is a good bit cheaper than €190 per ton.

    One handy use I can for it is broadcasting it with seed when reseeding wet land. One or two 50kg bags to the acre rather than 1 ton of ground limestone shouldn't boil up the land too much. That's just a hunch and have no evidence to back that up.


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  • #7
    massey woman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 296 ✭✭massey woman


    Granulated lime is a high cost short term fix
    High cost €200/tonne and lasts 1 year in the soil
    Grolime or ground limestone manufactured to Dept of Agriculture standards costs approx €20/tonne spread and lasts 5 years in the soil
    Thats what Teagasc advisors tell me


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