[threeinchmag]

Agway in Clearfield sells.....
hydrated lime -7.95 per bag

pelletized-4.79 per bag

pulverized-2.79 a bag.

Is one lime better then the other?Obviously pulverized is the cheapest.
I like the pulverized.

 

[Guest]

Well, you COULD use hydrated, but ya couldn't plant anything for a while.

The pulverized is dusty to work with but other than that, go for it.

Pelletized is nothing more than pulverized with a "binder" in it so it forms a pellet.

 

[Guest]

Oh gosh, I forgot, the hydrated, from my Agway days, is hard on the lungs when inhaled. That stuff was a pain to handle. But, you can use it on soil, just needs time to leach into the soil and become less toxic to plants. It will burn stuff.

Is there a source for ag lime up there?

Three weeks ago, I bought 1500 lbs of ag lime in Tioga County and trailered it over to Potter and spread it with a flat bladed shovel. Did not take long and it did a nice job.

Get hi Calcium lime no matter what you do tho.

 

[threeinchmag]

Well not ag lime but a brick and block place sells lime.Not sure if that's the same stuff?
What about the pulverized?Does that act quickly?That might be what the block place has.

 

[Guest]

Yes, pulverized acts pretty derned fast.

Also, keep in mind, it begins as soon as it hits the soil, so, if you plant a perennial right now, it improves the soil as the crop grows.

 

[threeinchmag]

Thanks

 

[westonhunter]

All about Lime
http://www.qdma.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16370

 

[threeinchmag]

Thanks weston.Good stuff right there.

 

[HomeintheWoods]

GRanular is what I've always used

 

[Guest]

Do you mean ag lime or granular in bags?