Freakin lime!!??!!

[MossRoad]

Diversification, got about 85 acres of pines.. need some clearings, need to do some controlled burns to create some savanna areas, got some ponds, got a marsh.. nice riparian corridor... just need some clearings ...

Gotcha! Sounds nice!!!

 

[hunt4570]

Anybody know anything about Bio-Activated Liquid Calcium???

They say it will do everything lime does only better, I'm just afraid its just another gimmick..

About 2/3 the price, although I'd have to buy a sprayer..

 

[hunt4570]

Gotcha! Sounds nice!!!

We just bought this place in December so I'm working on setting it up the way I want, it was ignored for quite a few years so I'm cleaning it up a bit. Nice big deer hunting field will be nice.

 

[Soundguy]

Anybody know anything about Bio-Activated Liquid Calcium???

They say it will do everything lime does only better, I'm just afraid its just another gimmick..

About 2/3 the price, although I'd have to buy a sprayer..

Hmm. Lots of Craigslist adds.

One website, no science quoted, and has customer testimonials. While not proving bad, those do throw up flags for me.

Google shows a few other message posts if people trying to find out info. I only looked 1 page over, didn't see any who have tried it.

I see mention of it being put down with nitrogen...

 

[hunt4570]

Hmm. Lots of Craigslist adds.

One website, no science quoted, and has customer testimonials. While not proving bad, those do throw up flags for me.

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Exactly what I was thinking..

 

[Clay45]

You don't indicate where you are in South Carolina. I recently used Tri-County fertiler in Belton, SC for a similar issue. Turns out purchasing anything less than a "load" would induce delivery charges so I purchased an entire load - approximately 14,000 lbs for our 6+ acres and their trucks have slingers and man do they ever sling! I just directed them away from my septic field and let them have at it. 30 minutes and almost $600 later it was done. I'll do another soil sample in a year or so but for now its over. Based upon how long and how many circuits he did around my place he estimated I was only applying lime to 4.5-5 acres. Sounds pretty close to yours.

 

[hunt4570]

You don't indicate where you are in South Carolina. I recently used Tri-County fertiler in Belton, SC for a similar issue. Turns out purchasing anything less than a "load" would induce delivery charges so I purchased an entire load - approximately 14,000 lbs for our 6+ acres and their trucks have slingers and man do they ever sling! I just directed them away from my septic field and let them have at it. 30 minutes and almost $600 later it was done. I'll do another soil sample in a year or so but for now its over. Based upon how long and how many circuits he did around my place he estimated I was only applying lime to 4.5-5 acres. Sounds pretty close to yours.

Kershaw SC, a couple hours east of you looks like.

If I could get 14000 pounds spread for $600 I'd be tickled pink!!

 

[MossRoad]

We just bought this place in December so I'm working on setting it up the way I want, it was ignored for quite a few years so I'm cleaning it up a bit. Nice big deer hunting field will be nice.

We got our in '89. It was 1/2 fields and we wanted it to go back to woods! To each his own... :laughing:

 

[MMagis]

Anybody know anything about Bio-Activated Liquid Calcium???

They say it will do everything lime does only better, I'm just afraid its just another gimmick..

About 2/3 the price, although I'd have to buy a sprayer..

Sorry, I know this is days later. But the liquid lime is borderline gimmick. It does do something, so I wouldn’t call it a complete gimmick, but it simply doesn’t do what they imply. Raising the soil pH is simple chemistry. They claim to get better results with a small fraction of what is used in traditional lime, but it’s simply not possible to the degree they make you believe. It’s also going to be a nightmare to spray with a smaller sprayer.

 

[hunt4570]

Sorry, I know this is days later. But the liquid lime is borderline gimmick. It does do something, so I wouldn’t call it a complete gimmick, but it simply doesn’t do what they imply. Raising the soil pH is simple chemistry. They claim to get better results with a small fraction of what is used in traditional lime, but it’s simply not possible to the degree they make you believe. It’s also going to be a nightmare to spray with a smaller sprayer.

Yes, I believe that's true. I asked a few questions and they were quick to answer. I asked how long it would last till I had to apply again... Never got an answer or even a response.

I'm guessing its like the old analogy of is it a band aid or a cure..