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Steveo · 08-08-2006, 03:54 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden

"Mike" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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Jim Ledford wrote:
trader4 wrote:

Steveo wrote:
Stubby wrote:
Steveo wrote:
JoeM wrote:
Best type to use on a newly seeded lawn,granular or ground,
and why

The pellets are much easier to spread since it doesn't clog
the spreader as bad as the pulverized variety. They are
basically the same product otherwise.

That's incorrect. The pelletized "lime" sold in big box
stores is actually limestone (calcium carbonate).

No, it is correct actually.

He's speaking of agricultural lime and the difference between
the pelletized and pulverized variety's, in which case there is
no difference besides a bonding agent to hold the pellets
together.

I agree. The lime products associated with cement are not found
at garden shops. What you buy at the garden shop is suitable for
lawns, regardless of the form. And I agree that the pelitized
form is much easier and less messy to apply, though more
expensive.

ok, now that ya'll got the lime all identified, I'll share a lawn
care tip. it's been noted already how pulverized lime clogs the
spreader and is no fun to work with. but pulverized lime will go
into the soil faster than pelletized. you need to speed up the
obtaining of the desired result from your lime application.
[impatient customer] mix 60/40 pelletized/pulverized in the
spreader hopper. MIX well with stir stick and then apply. this
trick has only been field tested in a broadcast type spreader,
therefore at this time there is no data available for the use of
one of those crappy drop type spreaders.

I don't doubt that this could work and be a lower cost solution, but
do you really think it works any faster? Doesn't the pelletized form
just effectively become the pulverized after the first rain or water
application?

Sure does, and I imagine one would need a fairly calm (no wind) day to
apply pulverized limestone with a broadcast spreader unless you don't
mind looking like casper the ghost when you're finished. :-)

Its not limestone!!! Lime is actually brown in colour!

Does this look brown to you?

http://www.martinlimestone.com/mli/a...ages/lime3.jpg