Hi-Cal Lime

[Milam]

Any of you use this? Need to buy some lime and wanted to see where you guys get yours. Need about 2-3 tons for my food plot.

[clay4626]

not sure where you are at Producers co-op In bryan sells a pellet lime that goes to work a lot quicker . They recommend about 300 lbs per a. You can put it out with one of there buggies

[yotethumper]

Im convinced lime is lime. Pellet lime is the same as ag lime, pellet lime just has the binding compound for easy spreading.

The old saying about "spreading pellet lime 1/10 of ag lime" is BS. I've got a spot that I cannot get a lime spreader into and I have hand spread a ton to the acre the past couple of years and my soil PH has only risen 0.8 each year. If you soil test says a ton of lime on an acre get a ton of pellet lime and spread it.

Talk to your local coop. Mine drives out and spreads a ton of lime for like $30.

[Milam]

It says 3000lbs per acre. I spoke to both Biologic and Whitetail Institute about lime and they had different answers.

Biologic said to add about 15-20% to those numbers and WI said I could reduce it by 10%.

Not sure I’m a believer of the 1/10 ratios and starting to doubt the 400lbs per acre for some. I like the sounds of the 400 lbs per acre, would save me some money.

Local CO-OP doesn’t carry bulk lime, only bags. Found some bagged that is pretty pricy.

[yotethumper]

It says 3000lbs per acre. I spoke to both Biologic and Whitetail Institute about lime and they had different answers.

Biologic said to add about 15-20% to those numbers and WI said I could reduce it by 10%.

Not sure I’m a believer of the 1/10 ratios and starting to doubt the 400lbs per acre for some. I like the sounds of the 400 lbs per acre, would save me some money.

Local CO-OP doesn’t carry bulk lime, only bags. Found some bagged that is pretty pricy.

Three years ago I tried the 1:10 ratio like WI told me and it didn't move my soil PH. Basically, I wasted a year and my plots suffered. Biologist told me to keep it at the 1:1 ratio so I did the next year and saw soil improvements. This year was the third year, I limed again with the 1:1 ratio and food plots are looking much better. Just my experience.