Great video. Putting lime on your fields and getting the Ph right is so important. In the Northeast we have no snow. It's a great time to start the process now..

Good accurate information right there. There are some finer details he doesn’t go into, but he hits ALL of the important details and his explanation is on a level anyone should be able to understand. People could save themselves a lot of money by following what he is recommending and not getting swayed by the picture on the bag, or container or the racks on the wall behind the snake oil salesman. Good stuff!

Thank you for always answering questions and comments... Much appreciated 👍👍

Thank you. This was just the information I was looking requesting.

My first application when establishing a food plot, I did ag lime. Now I maintain with pelletized lime for the convenience and ease of spreading.

Great information Wes. Lime is one of the "little" things that is easy to overlook when food plotting because you don't see it doing anything. 3 years ago when I bought my property I did soil tests and then started spreading lime, 3 tons of it! It doesn't seem like a lot until you do it! This was all by hand, 1 bag at a time to get me to a 6.3 . Since then I have used liquid lime at planting time. My first trial with the liquid I bought the stuff with calcium chloride in it and all it did was plug my sprayer! Now I use stuff with calcium carbonate and it works great at 2 jugs per acre. It hasn't really raised the PH though but gives the plants a boost at germination. This spring I plan on spreading 1 ton of pelletized lime and I should be ok for a while. Great info on brassicas lowering the PH, I didn't know that!

I sure do appreciate the run down on the lime. The Food Plot Pro-fessor! Thanks again for sharing this great information for a better "Kentucky Windage" of better PH's!!

It's pretty pathetic Deer Gro, and Jeff @ WHS are pushing the liquid lime which deer gro is calcium chloride. No way that jug is same as ton of ag lime! Thanks for being real with us Wes!

Great video

I fell into the calcium chloride lie. It works for a season or so in growing. After that it begins to hurt the soil. Too much magnesium and salt. Ph was 5.2. I'm using pellet lime from now on. Lesson learned.

Wes...great information, and really explained in an easily understandable manner. I always wondered if the pelletized lime was stronger and how well the liquid lime compared. The liquid lime has had a lot of hype, but I was skeptical and also was concerned about plugging up my sprayer. Thanks again for how clearly you presented it. Bob

They sell bagged ag lime non pelletized for a lot cheaper than pelletized. Allows hauling back to difficult areas much easier. Then just cut the bag and spread.... looks like a cocaine factory exploded. Also Mojo K2O liquid lime is good stuff and has 68% CCE. Would recommend it for maintaining FPs.

There is one other way to apply ag lime. Find yourself a golf course worker and have him show you how they top dress putting greens with sand. Same technique !! Flat shovel heaped with lime and pretend you're doing a hockey slap shot.The lime will fan out in nice thin layer once you get it. Couple guys and wagon of lime can really get it done. We do all our plots that way.......give it a go !!

Appreciate the info. Couple questions. I've pretty much gone to just straight no till practices with soil conservation in mind. 1. Do you feel the need to till the soil after broadcasting/spreading lime? 2. If you don't till how deep do you test the soil for sampling purposes?

I use 40 lb bags of Pelletized lime, i have to currently haul it in on my back because i have no equipment to use currently.....i will be doing a bunch of soil tests on our property this winter.

Planted Alfalfa got good stand soil ph was 4.8 cec 3.6 organic matter 1.8 in June then checked again in September soil ph 5.9 cec 6.5 organic matter 2.9. Grew spring/summer plot 1st year planting only .5 acre though I'm actually surprised gonna recheck soon and yearly on dates put out at least 3500lbs lime by hand and handspreader called for 6800lbs lime/acre witn zero fun sucked both ways spring plot was up already

Thanks Wes

Have you ever used calcium sulfate? Is it just like lime?

Liquid lime is junk and Ag lime IMO is the best if you can get a spreader to the plots.

Good video, but you are WAY off when you tell people one ton raises pH 1 point. That may work in your area but it varies wildly depending on soil type. 1/2 ton could = 1 point or you could need 2-3 ton or more. Also the ideal pH for nutrients for most crops would be 7.5 so 7-8 would be my target.

Will barn lime work ok ? Thanks for the great info 👍

Wes, my PH (just tested) is like yours, 5.1 to 5.7 in my various plots. Are you saying I can apply basically 1/2 of the lime they recommended per acre?- thanks!

Will a broadcast speader work with ag lime???

@0:27 that’s not accurate. In the state of Kentucky, you can bait on private land just not on public lands. So if you have 1800 acres, you can legally bait. Straight from fw.ky.gov “Current Kentucky regulations allow hunters to hunt deer using bait while on private property. Hunting deer over bait on public property is not allowed. Current Kentucky regulations define “Bait” as “a substance composed of grains, minerals, salt, fruits, vegetables, hay, or any other food materials, whether natural or manufactured, that may lure, entice, or attract wildlife.”

Great video