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Tim Harrigan.
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- April 16, 2012 at 9:00 pm #43625
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ParticipantAnyone ever heard of “beet lime”? Our NRCS guy said there are huge quantities produced from processing sugar beets. Know anything about it? They do grow beets in this region but ag lime is NOT easily found in enough quantity to amend a field (maybe a garden).
April 17, 2012 at 12:34 am #72882Tim Harrigan
ParticipantGeoff, we use a lot of sugar beet lime in Michigan.
http://www.michigansugar.com/products/lime.php
A lot of sugar beets are grown in the Saginaw Valley, the lime is a byproduct of the processing operation.
April 17, 2012 at 4:36 pm #72880ParticipantTim – so you feel it’s alright to use as a soil amendment?
April 18, 2012 at 1:12 am #72883ParticipantShould not be a problem. Not sure if it is the best for the $, beet lime might not spread as nice as other lime so you should find out who will be spreading and check with them. Also, if you need magnesium dolomitic lime might be better. But if it is primarily neutralizing ability you want it should be OK.
April 18, 2012 at 8:28 pm #72881ParticipantIt’s pretty tough to find ANY lime within 100+ miles of here. If it isn’t applied or a concern to commercial wheat/barley rotations (and it’s not), nobody carries it (or cares about it). Sheesh.
April 21, 2012 at 1:07 pm #72879Marshall
ParticipantGeoff, there is a lot around here but when you are a “little guy” like me no one wants to take the time to haul or spread. The only way to get it done is hope someone close by is spreading some. I have started having pelletized lime mixed with my fertilizer. It has to be applied more often but it only cost around $3.00 per acre so it is not a big deal.
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