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Weather conditions for spreading lime

  • 27-03-2017 08:07AM
    #1
    duffysfarm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 864 ✭✭✭


    What's the best weather conditions for spreading lime, i.e. can it be spread when it's raining or about to rain or could this wash it all away?


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  • #2
    RD10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 535 ✭✭✭RD10


    was wondering same myself. havnt put out lime in years and forget!


  • #3
    White Clover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,209 ✭✭✭White Clover


    If the ground is trafficable and wind not too strong, horse it out. A drop of rain won't do it any harm at all.
    Don't fret the small stuff!


  • #4
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,621 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    duffysfarm wrote: »
    What's the best weather conditions for spreading lime, i.e. can it be spread when it's raining or about to rain or could this wash it all away?
    Rain after Lime is ideal to wash the Lime into the soil and start working rather than sitting on the grass.

    Just avoid Urea after Lime and avoid other fertilisers and slurry for a week before and after spreading Lime.


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