I know that optimally people want to disc/till in lime. I will be doing that in a couple of small areas this spring where I plan to till the plot for OM and then plant a summer plot (buckwheat and clover) to be tilled under again (for the OM) for a fall plot.
However, I have a fall plot now in the LC mix that I was hoping to keep going until next July when I will till it under. I want the deer to benefit from the WR and clover in the spring and early summer. I would prefer to amend the PH early in the year to gain some benefit for the fall planting.
Can lime be laid in the late winter while the ground is still frozen/hard prior to the WR and clover coming back? I would think that a freeze/thaw cycle with pelletized lime would not hurt anything. Is this a reasonable approach?
However, I have a fall plot now in the LC mix that I was hoping to keep going until next July when I will till it under. I want the deer to benefit from the WR and clover in the spring and early summer. I would prefer to amend the PH early in the year to gain some benefit for the fall planting.
Can lime be laid in the late winter while the ground is still frozen/hard prior to the WR and clover coming back? I would think that a freeze/thaw cycle with pelletized lime would not hurt anything. Is this a reasonable approach?