Spreading lime

The part time boy

Got my glas nurtien plan today. Only hit me now 2 fields are very low in lime.

When is best time to spread and when can't u ?

tanko

The part time boy wrote: »

Got my glas nurtien plan today. Only hit me now 2 fields are very low in lime.

When is best time to spread and when can't u ?

You can spread anytime ground conditions allow it, if spreading ground lime on silage fields leave at least six months between spreading and cutting silage so late summer or early autumn is best for this.

The part time boy

How long would u need to leave it before grazing ?

freedominacup

The part time boy wrote: »

How long would u need to leave it before grazing ?

20 mins after it started raining.

ganmo

freedominacup wrote: »

20 mins after it started raining.

or sooner
need a drop to wash in stuff that got spread this week

The part time boy

Ah prefect lads . Did not know u could graze that quick .

On another note . What the most you could spread in one year ?

Edit : I need 5 ton to get ph of 7 and 3 ton to get ph of 6.5

longgonesilver

fields should be fairly bare to get away with grazing soon after spreading. Saw cows getting very scoury here after they went into a field that was still white after spreading.

Who2

The part time boy wrote: »

Ah prefect lads . Did not know u could graze that quick .

On another note . What the most you could spread in one year ?

Edit : I need 5 ton to get ph of 7 and 3 ton to get ph of 6.5

2 ton anually is what's recommended.

The part time boy

Cheers.

Is 7 ph the thing to aim for ?

Who2

The part time boy wrote: »

Cheers.

Is 7 ph the thing to aim for ?

I think it depends on the soil type 6.3-6.5 is what I try to keep it at. I'm lucky enough it was one thing my father was fond of using.

patsy_mccabe

The part time boy wrote: »

..... On another note . What the most you could spread in one year ?

if you need a lot of lime (like 7 T/acre) then it's ok to put out up to 3T/acre, according to Teagasc. 2T is the normal limit though.

Hard Knocks

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

if you need a lot of lime (like 7 T/acre) then it's ok to put out up to 3T/acre, according to Teagasc. 2T is the normal limit though.

If you need the 7T/Ac and spread 3T/Ac in year 1, would you spread again in Yr2 or Yr3?

patsy_mccabe

Hard Knocks wrote: »

If you need the 7T/Ac and spread 3T/Ac in year 1, would you spread again in Yr2 or Yr3?

I'd be inclined to leave it till year 3. Little and often is the better approach.

Who2

Your paying by the ton and 1.5 ton per year might be the best option. 3 ton to the acre would leave a fair bit of ground fairly sticky IMO.

patsy_mccabe

I know a guy that put out 6T/acre in the one year.

Keepgrowing

Hard Knocks wrote: »

If you need the 7T/Ac and spread 3T/Ac in year 1, would you spread again in Yr2 or Yr3?

1 2 tonne
3 2 tonne
5 2,tonne and retest would be my suggestion. A test yr 4 would tell a lot

50HX

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I know a guy that put out 6T/acre in the one year.

is he still stuck in the field??:D:

Username John

50HX wrote: »

is he still stuck in the field??:D:

It would hardly make total sh|te of the place would it?

Granted, is the field was prone to being soft, it could make it very bad for a while...

But if twas a dry enough field to begin with, it would hardly just turn it to mire...

50HX

he's a braver man than i am to put it out at that rate:D

i was told of a story of a certain semi state authority in the agri sector that promoted lime big time in the 70's to help eliminate rushes in north cork and fellas did as advised and now there's nothing but trees growing there

Sami23

How soon after putting out slurry can you put out lime ?

DBK1

Sami23 wrote: »

How soon after putting out slurry can you put out lime ?

If the slurry is spread first it doesn’t make a huge difference, a week or 2 would be fine. If the lime is spread first it’s recommended to not spread slurry for about 3 months due to airborne losses after lime.

Hard Knocks

DBK1 wrote: »

If the slurry is spread first it doesn’t make a huge difference, a week or 2 would be fine. If the lime is spread first it’s recommended to not spread slurry for about 3 months due to airborne losses after lime.

Think it’s the same for ordinary urea too, but protected Urea, CAN and compound can be spread at anytime

MikeSoys

Any recommended lime spreaders in Cavan area?

Sami23

MikeSoys wrote: »

Any recommended lime spreaders in Cavan area?

Is it getting late now for Lime or can it go out anytime summer included

MikeSoys

Sami23 wrote: »

Is it getting late now for Lime or can it go out anytime summer included

ive some fields where the grass is still short and cattle can be moved off it for it a bit, better late then never...
also anyone hear of something called brown lime? someone said it works for them.i wonder if he ment something else or if there is such a thing...

Hard Knocks

MikeSoys wrote: »

ive some fields where the grass is still short and cattle can be moved off it for it a bit, better late then never...
also anyone hear of something called brown lime? someone said it works for them.i wonder if he ment something else or if there is such a thing...

Around this end McCaffery’s lime (white) would be commonly used
Would brown be magnesium?

J.O. Farmer

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Around this end McCaffery’s lime (white) would be commonly used
Would brown be magnesium?

That would seem to be it alright, the magnesium content could make it brown.

https://www.kilcarrigquarries.ie/agri_lime.php

I think that's more available in the south east though. You've got to go with what's available locally.

mythos110

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Around this end McCaffery’s lime (white) would be commonly used
Would brown be magnesium?

Not necessarily. It depends on the source quarry. Roadstone Kilkenny have a magnesium quarry with a much blacker colour to it.

Similarly, calcium lime can range from yellow through blue/black to white. All depends on the deposit its being taken from. Calcium quarries around europe tend to be a much yellower/brown colour than we are used seeing.

MikeSoys

mythos110 wrote: »

Not necessarily. It depends on the source quarry. Roadstone Kilkenny have a magnesium quarry with a much blacker colour to it.

Similarly, calcium lime can range from yellow through blue/black to white. All depends on the deposit its being taken from. Calcium quarries around europe tend to be a much yellower/brown colour than we are used seeing.

if you had a choice which would be better to apply ?

Jb1989

MikeSoys wrote: »

Any recommended lime spreaders in Cavan area?

If your near cootehill I know one or two.

Say my name

MikeSoys wrote: »

if you had a choice which would be better to apply ?

You'll have to go off your soil test.

If you've high mag soil then you go for calcium lime.
If you've high calcium soil then go for the magnesium lime.

I think roadstone can blend both to different ratios if you talk nicely and know where you want your soil calcium : magnesium ratio.

If you've a low magnesium soil and magnesium is applied it'll release any phosphorus locked in that soil.