+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 2 of 2
  1. #1
    Junior Member ROJOGA is on a distinguished road
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Posts
    4
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Calcium based lime

    One of my prize Coastal Bermuda fields had a rough year in 2009. I got 3 cuttings, but only one cut produced quality square bales. Crab grass has taken over the lower portions of the 35 acre plot and with years of using less complete fertilizer and more straight N in between cuttings, the soil got depleted. I reversed some of the problems. I applied Calcium based lime to the soil (had it spread) in attempts to bring down the Magnesium levels. Any comments from other experiences? The bermuda started thinning out 2 years ago and I've taken soil samples many times over to find the problem. Problem with lime is it takes 2 years before you get the real effects from it. I welcome knowledge backed comments.

  2. #2
    Alabama Hay Mafia kingranchf350 is on a distinguished road kingranchf350's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Posts
    48
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts

    Default Re: Calcium based lime

    Not seeing your soil test, it's been my general finding that anytime you see a decline in a bermuda stand - potash deficiency is the first culprit.
    Last edited by kingranchf350; 02-16-2010 at 11:26 PM.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

     

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts