Spreading lime in the frost

kfk

Hi,
I want to spread some lime on the fields. Just wondering if its OK to spread it in the frost? I would like to get it out while the fields are dry

reilig

kfk wrote: »

Hi,
I want to spread some lime on the fields. Just wondering if its OK to spread it in the frost? I would like to get it out while the fields are dry

Yes, its fine. Good time to spread as the lime will be below grass level by the time cattle are going out.

cjpm

Am i right that you are not supposed to spread urea for a long time after lime??

reilig

cjpm wrote: »

Am i right that you are not supposed to spread urea for a long time after lime??

I understood that the purpose of spreading lime was to stabilise the ph level of the soil in order to allow the plants to retain more N from artificial manure or slurry. Was not aware that lime impacted negatively on urea. Haven't experience of it because i normally spread lime at the back end of the season.

leg wax

cjpm wrote: »

Am i right that you are not supposed to spread urea for a long time after lime??

yes you are not advised to use urea for 6 months after spreading lime

reilig

The response to urea can be very poor if it is applied within eight weeks of an application of lime. A reaction occurs between the urea and the freshly applied lime particles, which results in much of the urea being lost to the atmosphere as a gas (volatilization). As a general rule don't use urea if lime has been applied that Spring. If lime was applied in the previous back end it should be safe to use urea in the following Spring provided there was sufficient rainfall to wash the lime into the soil. Lime can be applied a week after an application of urea with no increased risk of losses as the urea will have been fixed in the soil and no reaction occurs between the urea and lime particles

www.glanbia.ie

I stand corrected. :pac:

snowman707

if you have lime deficient soil you should consider not spreading urea,

cheap source of N ok , but plays havoc with the ph of soil