rough cost of getting lime spread

tellmeabit

Looking to get about 6t per ha out on fields that are very peaty.want to try and correct ph now as I try to make most of it. Any idea how much this may cost all in?

moss house

Be jasus it’ll cost ye a good bit lad

tellmeabit

I've about 12 acres to do at that rate so maybe 30 tonne. In total. If it was very expensive I'd try breaking it out a bit. Over the next few years. But every bit would help

Justjens

€24 a ton delivered and spread a few weeks ago.

freedominacup

Justjens wrote: »

€24 a ton delivered and spread a few weeks ago.

Depending on your area that wouldn't be the cheapest. Most like suppliers operate like this with an all inclusive price. Close to the quarries you might get it a couple of Euro cheaper per tonne.

Brown Podzol

Buy inclusive of spreading. No vat. If you buy it dumped and get a contractor to spread, you will pay vat on the contractor charge.

ganmo

tellmeabit wrote: »

Looking to get about 6t per ha out on fields that are very peaty.want to try and correct ph now as I try to make most of it. Any idea how much this may cost all in?

Don’t spread all 6t at once. Advice is 2t per year

whelan2

ganmo wrote: »

Don’t spread all 6t at once. Advice is 2t per year

Isn't that 2t per acre? Op said per hectare

degetme

Justjens wrote: »

€24 a ton delivered and spread a few weeks ago.

Is this lime out of roadstone in mallow

patsy_mccabe

Teagasc say that you can spread up to 3 tonne /acre. But I think 2 tonne/acre is enough. You're not just changing the PH of the soil but the make up of the soil itself. Diffferent microbes will thrive better etc with the raised PH, so changes will be slow over a few years.
€25 spread here in east Clare.

ganmo

whelan2 wrote: »

Isn't that 2t per acre? Op said per hectare

how right ya are
2t/a is 4.8t/ha

6t/ha would be 2.5t/a and that'd be grand to spread

PoorFarmer

€24/tonne delivered and spread here too

tellmeabit

24 a ton here too.

rushvalley

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Teagasc say that you can spread up to 3 tonne /acre. But I think 2 tonne/acre is enough. You're not just changing the PH of the soil but the make up of the soil itself. Diffferent microbes will thrive better etc with the raised PH, so changes will be slow over a few years.
€25 spread here in east Clare.

McGrath's?

patsy_mccabe

rushvalley wrote: »

McGrath's?

Ya, think it was actually 24. Last year too.
I only got 20t but neighbours got a few loads too.

Justjens

degetme wrote: »

Is this lime out of roadstone in mallow

McGrath's O'Callaghan Mills delivered to close to their depot in Herbertstown.

Donegalforever

tellmeabit wrote: »

Looking to get about 6t per ha out on fields that are very peaty.want to try and correct ph now as I try to make most of it. Any idea how much this may cost all in?

That may be too high an amount to spread on peaty soil.
Peaty soil, (unlike "ordinary soil"), does not suit too heavy a coat of lime.
If you have not already check it out, it may be wise to do so.

tellmeabit

I have heard that but can't find any reference to it online. Except peaty soils ph of 5.5

So I'm not sure what to put on it now. It required 13.5 t per ha. So was thinking 5 or 6 t to ha but maybe not. Haven't ordered yet so bit more research

Jimbo789

Where would be the best place to get lime in south midlands area?

wrangler

Jimbo789 wrote: »

Where would be the best place to get lime in south midlands area?

A friend is spreading from Loughnans in Birr...are you near there

https://www.donedeal.ie/fertilisers-for-sale/lime-amp-aerating/17952700

Jimbo789

wrangler wrote: »

A friend is spreading from Loughnans in Birr...are you near there

https://www.donedeal.ie/fertilisers-for-sale/lime-amp-aerating/17952700

Not too far from there. The ad looks good. Does the quality of the lime from different quarries vary much or would they be of similar quality once they are approved by the department. I see Loughnane’s are part of the Grolime group.

wrangler

Jimbo789 wrote: »

Not too far from there. The ad looks good. Does the quality of the lime from different quarries vary much or would they be of similar quality once they are approved by the department. I see Loughnane’s are part of the Grolime group.

He usually needs the farmer to load it, I'm sure Loughnanes would have a contractor that would do the complete job too if you were unable to load it.
Lime is heavy and that spreader is high so you don't overload the bucket

Donegalforever

tellmeabit wrote: »

I have heard that but can't find any reference to it online. Except peaty soils ph of 5.5

So I'm not sure what to put on it now. It required 13.5 t per ha. So was thinking 5 or 6 t to ha but maybe not. Haven't ordered yet so bit more research

I also remember reading some years ago the need to put less lime on peaty soil, , but like you I cannot now find any information of much help online.
Teagasc has some info. on their website but it is of limited value.
You may have read the info that they provide but if not the following are the site details:


www.teagasc.ie/media/website/publications/2016/Advice-on-Liming-Leaflet.pdf.

ganmo

Donegalforever wrote: »

I also remember reading some years ago the need to put less lime on peaty soil, , but like you I cannot now find any information of much help online.
Teagasc has some info. on their website but it is of limited value.
You may have read the info that they provide but if not the following are the site details:


www.teagasc.ie/media/website/publications/2016/Advice-on-Liming-Leaflet.pdf.

peaty soil has a high buffer capacity meaning you need more lime to alter the PH than on clay soil, there are peaty soils where there is no benefit to spreading lime but I'm assuming ops soil is not of that type

tellmeabit

Oh!! Don't know the buffer capacity of it. How can I find this out?

I have put gram lime out in some if it and found a good response last year so assuming that it will all need some

orchard farm

ganmo wrote: »

peaty soil has a high buffer capacity meaning you need more lime to alter the PH than on clay soil, there are peaty soils where there is no benefit to spreading lime but I'm assuming ops soil is not of that type

Here in northwest 1tonn an acre is recommended anymore than that and ground goes to sh1#e.A little and often is our approach

ganmo

get a soil sample done, it'll tell ya the buffer capacity, lime requirement and p & k indexes

https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/soil--soil-fertility/soil-analysis/ this will help ya read the results but €25 is expensive IAS labs in Carlow should be able to give ya a better price

tellmeabit

I have results from 2016. Not much fert gone on it and the majority if it got no lime since.
Lime requirement 13.75 t/ha
Ph 4.89
Index 4 for k
Index 2 for p

ganmo

strange that they didn't give you it on the results page
they'd have to take it into account when calculating the lime requirement.


anyway with a ph of 5 you're gonna see a result from any amount of lime spread