Help Interpreting LSU Ag Center Soil Test Results

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add 1 Ton/acre of lime

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That's a lot of lime! My yard is a little over 1/4 an acre so I'm guessing like 500-600lb of lime? Where do I even get something like that?

And I did just call the #. The lady in Ascension didn't know where I could get it and said to ask the local nurseries.

I guess it depends on how your yard is laid out.

From what I've read, Bermuda is usually fine with a soil pH between 5.5-7 . I don't know about fruit tree range, but the lsu ag results are telling you the optimum pH is 6.4ish. so basically you don't necessarily need to apply that much the bermuda sections as you do to the fruit tree sections and the results reflect that. E.g they are telling you do 45lbs/1000sqft for the trees, and 22lbs/1000sqft for the bermuda to get into optimum level for each(feel free to check math, I could be off).

In terms of what to use, most would tell you to get dolomitic lime which is "slow" acting. While it takes longer to get into the soil, it does last longer(3years), you can apply more at one application(50lbs/1000sq ft at one time from what I've read), so can be cheaper.

Fast acting like does get into the soil faster, but can also leach faster from I understand but you are limited to around 10lbs/1000sqft per application. So need more frequent applications, so more costly.

Changing pH is usually considered a marathon not a sprint. So most would tell you do the recommended applications and check again in 2-3 years.

This is the gist of what I've read on other forums, but perhaps someone more knowledgeable can chime in.