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Benny Thompson replied to the discussion Liming effects on soil microbiology in the forum Soil Health 3 years ago
Reply to Liming effects on soil microbiology
A lot of people miss an important detail about limestone or any form of calcium carbonate…
Calcium carbonate is practically insoluble. It only impacts the chemistry when the soil is both wet and in presence of acids. The acid and the carbonate neutralize each other. This means that the higher the pH, the less impact limestone will have…
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John Kempf replied to the discussion Liming effects on soil microbiology in the forum Soil Health 3 years ago
Reply to Liming effects on soil microbiology
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Benny,
I would agree that smaller rates in season to limit major impacts is very appropriate.
I also agree that limestone applications are likely to be less damaging than the land clearing.
I have reservations about a soils capacity to regain microbial function from ‘dead’ soil in three days and sustain it. The…
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Benny Thompson replied to the discussion Liming effects on soil microbiology in the forum Soil Health 3 years ago
Reply to Liming effects on soil microbiology
Feel free to let me know if I’m just adding unhelpful noise to the conversation. I’ve only been farming for 4 years, but have solid experience in adjacent applied sciences, so I find these discussions fascinating and enjoy the exchange, but I don’t have tried-and-true advice on this specific scenario…
I’m guessing the Elaine Ingham’s context…
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Amos Graber replied to the discussion N with 2×2 on planter? in the forum Broad Acre Crops 3 years ago
Reply to N with 2x2 on planter?
Hello John, it would be conventional corn in 30 in rows. We put on between 25-30 this spring.
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John Kempf replied to the discussion Sunn Hemp in the forum Cover Crops 3 years ago
Sunn hemp develops my favorite rhizobium nodules, I have photos of some the size of a golf ball. I highly recommend.
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