Next Season I'm Adding In Solu-cal To My Spring Program.....

[steve-o]

currently, i don't do any lime without a soil sample and the ones that need it won't pay my price since we are always talking multiple bags on split applications in the fall and spring. this solu-cal stuff seems like it does the trick in a maitenance application. i have used it in the past for adjusting the PH and it worked fine. this season i used it on a few yards that just weren't kicking like my others and they turned around real nice all the way through the summer. i might add, the virginia state pesticide cop told me to try this while he was inspecting the hooterville compound back in the spring. your thoughts........................

steve-o

[MASTERMOWER]

Ca is plentiful here...nearly a problem.

Our rural water district doesn't remove the calcium from our water like the city of Poverty does. Me irrigation system applies Ca every time it runs. :alien:

I wonder why HomeyDepot even sells lime here? :alien:

Skool yourself.

[steve-o]

Good Reading College Boy................

Our rural water district doesn't remove the calcium from our water like the city of Poverty does. Me irrigation system applies Ca every time it runs. :alien:

I wonder why HomeyDepot even sells lime here? :alien:

Skool yourself.

i already knew most of that stuff but will admit i never knew about water systems doing what you said. that's interesting. i'll have to check that out for this area.

steve

[Sammy]

Turf - Liming Material Comparisons

Liquid calcium materials are being marketed as liming alternatives. The following is an article on comparisons of one such product with regular lime.

Turf managers not only need to be able to diagnose problems as they arise, but to decide on what products and practices to use in correcting these problems. The maintenance of a desired soil pH level is a crucial part of the establishment and maintenance of a healthy stand of turf and varies with the type of turf being maintained. In the Northeast, managers must frequently monitor and adjust pH levels in acidic soils. Agricultural limestone has long been the standard used for this purpose, but frequently we are presented with alternative or new products and are not sure what benefit they will provide or if they will work in solving the problem at hand.

One such product, Solu-Cal, has been suggested as an alternative to limestone. We conducted a study at Rutgers University to compare the effects of Solu-Cal on the chemistry of an infertile sandy loam soil, with an initial pH of 4.9, to that of common liming agents. According to the product label, Solu-Cal is derived from calcium carbonate and calcium oxide with no calcium carbonate equivalent (CCE) listed on the label. The product appears as gray pellets with a 1-4mm size range. Solu-Cal was compared to both Baker’s Pulverized Dolomitic Limestone and Pelleted Pro Limestone. The pH was checked after two different time intervals, 71 and 137 days. At the end soil samples were taken and analyzed. The pH, on both dates, showed the greatest increase by Baker’s, followed by Pelleted Pro, and lastly by Solu-Cal. The final soil test results at the application rate of 459 lb/1000ft²(10 tons/A), showed Baker’s treated soil had a pH of 7.2, Pelleted Pro 6.3, and Solu-Cal 5.5. Although the Solu-Cal product was less effective at neutralizing acidity, the soil test results showed that the amount of calcium supplied to the soil was comparable to that of the other two liming agents. Solu-Cal did little to increase exchangeable magnesium in the soil, by comparison. The study results indicate that although Solu-Cal proved less effective than traditional liming materials in raising the pH of an acidic soil, it can be useful as a calcium source.

Extracted from "Solu-Cal as an Alternative for Soil Amendment" by Mary C. Provance-Bowley, Research Assistant and Joseph Heckman, Ph.D., Specialist in Soil Fertility, Rutgers University in the April 6, 2006 edition of the Plant and Pest Advisory, Landscape, Nursery, and Turf Edition.
Reference: Provance-Bowley, M.C. and J.R. Heckman. 2006. Evaluation of Solu-Cal as a Soil Amendment for pH Adjustment. Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Rutgers Turfgrass Symposium.

[MASTERMOWER]

That's not so good news....

Oh no, Steve-o! :alien::alien::alien:

[steve-o]

Sammy Has His Deal....i Got My Deal.....

Oh no, Steve-o! :alien::alien::alien:

http://www.solu-cal.com/media/pdf/university-trails/URI_Solu-cal_DataSummary_proof.pdf

i also might add that i use granular......... penn state did studies also......

steve

[MASTERMOWER]

http://www.solu-cal.com/media/pdf/un...mary_proof.pdf

i also might add that i use granular......... penn state did studies also......

steve

:laughing::laughing::laughing:

Look where your link is from. At least Sammy looks above and beyond the manufacturer.

[steve-o]

So These Folks Are Fibbing...............

:laughing::laughing::laughing:

Look where your link is from. At least Sammy looks above and beyond the manufacturer.

http://www.solu-cal.com/media/pdf/university-trails/SoluCal08_FieldReport_MJS_PSU_rev022709.pdf

steve

[MASTERMOWER]

More crap from the same university...

http://www.solu-cal.com/media/pdf/un..._rev022709.pdf

steve

I'm not saying that, but com'on, find research posted off their site still in your favor and report back. Perhaps Solu-Cal paid for the study..........you never know.............:alien::alien::alien:

[steve-o]

My Mistake On Penn State Twice............

I'm not saying that, but com'on, find research posted off their site still in your favor and report back. Perhaps Solu-Cal paid for the study..........you never know.............:alien::alien::alien:

http://www.solu-cal.com/media/pdf/university-trails/URI_Solu-cal_DataSummary_proof.pdf

steve

[MASTERMOWER]

http://www.solu-cal.com/media/pdf/un...mary_proof.pdf


steve

You still don't get it. Re-read Sammy's post. Nothing said your trash was liquid either.

[steve-o]

I'm Liking This...................

You still don't get it. Re-read Sammy's post. Nothing said your trash was liquid either.

"Liquid calcium materials are being marketed as liming alternatives. The following is an article on comparisons of one such product with regular lime."

it don't matter either way. i've been using the stuff for quite awhile now and i'm happy with the results. most soil samples that i've done do not need lime. maybe you boys need to learn how to read a soil sample. if a hick can do it, then one would think a college boy and a meatchicken boy could do it.

steve-o

[MASTERMOWER]

"Liquid calcium materials are being marketed as liming alternatives. The following is an article on comparisons of one such product with regular lime."

it don't matter either way. i've been using the stuff for quite awhile now and i'm happy with the results. most soil samples that i've done do not need lime. maybe you boys need to learn how to read a soil sample. if a hick can do it, then one would think a college boy and a meatchicken boy could do it.

steve-o

You're reading an excerpt wise one.....

"Solu-Cal is derived from calcium carbonate and calcium oxide with no calcium carbonate equivalent (CCE) listed on the label. The product appears as gray pellets with a 1-4mm size range."

[steve-o]

Wise One Has To Go To Bed.................

You're reading an excerpt wise one.....

"Solu-Cal is derived from calcium carbonate and calcium oxide with no calcium carbonate equivalent (CCE) listed on the label. The product appears as gray pellets with a 1-4mm size range."

nobody knows what the hell we are talking about anyway...........:laughing:

steve...................o..........OUT

[MASTERMOWER]

Found the damn thing for you to read wise one....

nobody knows what the hell we are talking about anyway...........:laughing:

steve...................o..........OUT

Select page 42....link might not take you to the right page. Again, you where reading an excerpt.

http://turf.rutgers.edu/research/abstracts/symposium2006.pdf#page=42

Sammy's C&P (including his fancy graphic source)

http://kentcoopextension.blogspot.com/2007/11/turf-liming-material-comparisons.html

Gotta be careful how you read this stuff. Consider yourself a bit more edumakated now.:alien::alien::alien: