Low pH, Low Organic Matter.

[Bowsnbucks]

^ ^ ^ ^ So - generally speaking - clayish soil would benefit more from calcitic lime than dolomitic ..... if I'm reading you right??

 

[pilotpip]

I'm not going to quote all that, but I do appreciate the time you took to explain, @FarmerDan. Yes, I geek out about new things to learn so you may have opened a wormhole for me to go down. I'm blaming you in advance!

If I'm reading this correctly, the bottom land with established clover is Dockery and Tice Silt Loam, and the survey says it's "prime farmland if protected from flooding or not frequently flooded during growing season". It's not according to the neighbor who has been there over 25 years.

The upper portion is Winnegan Loam which is "not prime farmland". But that appears to be as much about the terrain being commonly sloped and not reasonable to till. For my purposes, the 1.5ac I have that's tillable would be fine. Plus I'm not looking for yield. I'm looking for something that would be attractive to the wildlife I have while providing some privacy from the neighbors. I think I can do that with stuff that would grow there.

 

[farmlegend]

^ ^ ^ ^ So - generally speaking - clayish soil would benefit more from calcitic lime than dolomitic ..... if I'm reading you right??

If I could answer, generally yes, but dolomitic lime can vary somewhat in Magnesium content. If you've got clayish ground like me, the lower Mg the better.

For the soil nerds, I've got Miami Clay Loam, Pewamo Silt Loam, Williamstown-Conover Complex, Conover Loam, Wolcott Silt Loam, and a host of others; my soil map looks like a map of the Balkans.