Liquid Lime/Calcium Anybody tried it?

[Lineman North Florida]

I sprayed mine myself and thought is was pretty easy.

That's my plan at this point.

 

[Hay Dude]

Looked like blue kool-aid.

I don’t spray anymore. I have seen the health results on too many other farmers for me to continue. Liquid N probably ok, but the herbicides no way. Especially after seeing what DuPont knew about PFOA’s

 

[1 Old Man]

Did they give a rec tip size? For "droplet" size? A lot can be controlled by pressure setting.
But that's mainly spread and flow rates.

 

[1 Old Man]

Looked like blue kool-aid.

I don’t spray anymore. I have seen the health results on too many other farmers for me to continue. Liquid N probably ok, but the herbicides no way. Especially after seeing what DuPont knew about PFOA’s

None? No 2-4D, Dicamba, Weedmaster etc ? Or just Glyphosate?

 

[Hay Dude]

None? No 2-4D, Dicamba, Weedmaster etc ? Or just Glyphosate?

I sub it out now.
Would rather not wake up one day with mysterious lumps on my liver.

Don’t spray much anymore. Customers want “organic” hay now. lol

 

[Hay Dude]

I will also add I have the luxury of free mushroom soil as an alternative to nitrogen, so I am blessed in that way

 

[1 Old Man]

I will also add I have the luxury of free mushroom soil as an alternative to nitrogen, so I am blessed in that way

Nice!

 

[Lineman North Florida]

I think I'm going to try some of the liquid potash as well for $16 per gallon. I'm always up for a little test project on something new.

 

[1 Old Man]

I don't care how old this thread gets. Post your results. Pics if there's noticeable
differences. I'm going to do 2 test patches. The only difference will be the Lime
treatments. Fertilizer, N, and 2-4D will be the same. This might be interesting.

 

[LHF2019]

Agree with 1 old man. Pictures. Would it be possible to spray every other sprayer width? Based on what I have read I believe you will see results but the question is, is it worth it from year to year compared to regular lime?

I have tried liquid fertilizer from my dealer. Thought this would be great. I can do herbicides at the same time and don't need rain. However, It just did not compare to urea. I could barely make out the difference between spraying and not spraying. Even though it doesn't add anything to the soil I did think that one field the next spring seem to be coming on better than the rest but I have never used it since. Just can't bring myself to do it.

 

[LDR812]

Lineman - I'm on the south east corner of Alachua and have been searching for Ag Lime. I've called about every quarry around and can't find a supply. Do you have a source for bulk Ag Lime? (Sorry for the high jack)

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Lineman - I'm on the south east corner of Alachua and have been searching for Ag Lime. I've called about every quarry around and can't find a supply. Do you have a source for bulk Ag Lime? (Sorry for the high jack)

Have you tried Mayo Ag Services or Helena?

 

[LDR812]

Have you tried Mayo Ag Services or Helena?

I think I tried Mayo - in Williston? Not Helena. Thanks for the reply

 

[Lineman North Florida]

I think I tried Mayo - in Williston? Not Helena. Thanks for the reply

I deal with Mayo Ag Services out of Lake City, let me know of you need a phone number.

 

[LDR812]

I deal with Mayo Ag Services out of Lake City, let me know of you need a phone number.

I found their Facebook page and number. Thanks for the info. And good luck with the liquid lime. I’ll be courious to hear how it works out. Especially what it does to compaction / soil health.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

I thought I would update the thread, I applied the liquid lime and liquid potash this morning, hopefully in the upcoming weeks and months I will be able to give you some facts on the results. Charlie.

 

[1 Old Man]

I thought I would update the thread, I applied the liquid lime and liquid potash this morning, hopefully in the upcoming weeks and months I will be able to give you some facts on the results. Charlie.

Thanks for the update. I'm still planning on doing 2 test patches too. However, we've had so much rain
lately, I just got the herbicide sprayed yesterday. You'll be ahead so please continue to post results.
Thanks

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Thanks for the update. I'm still planning on doing 2 test patches too. However, we've had so much rain
lately, I just got the herbicide sprayed yesterday. You'll be ahead so please continue to post results.
Thanks

10-4 will do.

 

[leonz]

I have one hayfield that needs the soil sweetened and have been seeing these adds about the benefits of the liquid lime/calcium and while I realize nothing can probably beat dolomite in the long run I'm curious has anyone tried this stuff? And if so what were your results? Thanks. Charlie.

Depending on the size of your hay field you may be better off hiring
a custom spreader and truckload of hammer milled lime which would
be less expensive in any case.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Depending on the size of your hay field you may be better off hiring
a custom spreader and truckload of hammer milled lime which would
be less expensive in any case.

You reckon someone would provide the product and come spread it for $16 per acre because that's what it cost me per acre, but I put it out myself.