bioliquid calcium?

[Powder]

Has anyone ever tried BioLiquid Calcium instead of lime? I'm in an area where getting tons of lime to it would be difficult at best. Would this be a reasonable solution to raise ph? I haven't seen any prices yet to see how costly it is.

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[yoderjac]

It was discussed multiple times on the other forum. The soil science experts pretty much agreed it is not a close to a cost effective substitute for lime.

 

[wiscwhip]

SOS warning!!!! No way is the calcium in 2 gallons of anything equal to the calcium in 2,000lbs of finely ground calcitic limestone. Not on this planet, or any other planet for that matter.

 

[Powder]

Okay. Thanks for the reply. I was pretty sure someone would have discussed it!

 

[P0werUser]

@yoderjac do you have a link to those discussions? I would like to learn more about this, I'm going to attempt some of my own research on a 1/4 acre plot with PlotStart by DeerGro and do another 1/4 acre with Lime and do soil test 3 times a year to see how things go.

 

[yoderjac]

@yoderjac do you have a link to those discussions? I would like to learn more about this, I'm going to attempt some of my own research on a 1/4 acre plot with PlotStart by DeerGro and do another 1/4 acre with Lime and do soil test 3 times a year to see how things go.

Sorry, they were on the Q D M A forum which has now been closed down so the links are no longer valid. The PlotStart and a number of the other "magic bean" products were debunked.

The bottom line was pretty much this:

For pH adjustment, fast = short-lived. Ag lime is the most cost effective if you have a way to apply it. Pelletized lime is less cost effective to buy, but can be much more easily applied with a simple broadcast spreader. Liquid products were by far the most expensive.

For foliar fertilization is best used by farmers to correct a short-term issue preventing crop failure until proper soil amendments can be applied and take effect. It is a very expensive way to apply fertilizer in general.

The takeaway is pretty much...If it seems too good to be true...it probably is...

Thanks,

Jack

 

[MoBuckChaser]

Yep, Most over the top anything has been Bullsh*t. I have done trial after trial with everything you can image extra, most, not all, never recover the cost of the product, let alone help in anyway.