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Regular Lime too late before silage?

  • 15-03-2015 08:56AM
    #1
    grange mac
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    Lads,

    Just got soil tests back...silage ground seriously defficent in lime. Is it too late to put it out or should I wait till both cuts taken off it...ps needs a lot p&k also so slurry going out as soon as can travel it.

    Happy paddy's wknd to all!!!


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  • #2
    TUBBY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 828 ✭✭✭TUBBY


    grange mac wrote: »
    Lads,

    Just got soil tests back...silage ground seriously defficent in lime. Is it too late to put it out or should I wait till both cuts taken off it...ps needs a lot p&k also so slurry going out as soon as can travel it.

    Happy paddy's wknd to all!!!

    too late grange. I chanced lime in feb last year for silage ground. Cut in June. Did not preserve as well.


  • #3
    49801
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    Would there be any difference for the OP if he used brown/burnt lime.... Or even granular? Rather than ordinary lime


  • #4
    mahoney_j
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    Granular lime will give u a fairly quick result,ground line needs 3/4 months .my advice go granular now 2/3 bags per acre and ground lime in September .no point loading on p+ k if ph ain't right


  • #5
    ferger1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭ferger1


    Would it be ok to go out on grazing ground at this stage or is it too late


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