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<blockquote data-quote="mrbb" data-source="post: 2606305" data-attributes="member: 11837"><p>first off, LIME is something that takes time to work, the fast claiming stuff doesn't last as you know and its a false deal IMO</p><p></p><p> the way lime works is, each particle of lime has to make contact with a particle of soil to work</p><p> so it can take YRS of adding lime to your soil and mixing it in for it to actually get to a stabilized level and even then, as plants and run off, change things in the soil you will need to add more over time, its a never ending game</p><p></p><p> SO, ANY time is a good time to add lime,its never too late or early to add lime! actually the sooner the better, be it at planting time, in advance or even after, top dressing in winter time is a good way to help it work its way into the soil where you have freeze thaws happening and snow melting!</p><p></p><p> as for fertilizer, you DON"T really want to add that till your planting your seeds, or a lot of it can be wasted, it will literally go up in the air on you and never get used by your seeds</p><p> SO, DON"T add fertilizer till your planting the seeds,</p><p> or at least add MOST of it, and then add more as things are starting to grow! to give things a boost, just don;t want to add too much and cause things to get burned by the fertilizer when young and growing!</p><p></p><p>I am personally NOT a fan of using a ATV/UTV on things like them plot masters/ground maxes, as the GOOD units are really working your atv'utv's</p><p> there is just no way to say it other than saying it, a UTV/ATV is NOT a tractor and d there NOT designed to tow implements with resistance at SLOW Speeds for long periods of time, there cooling systems are NOT designed to work when doing so, they rely on a certain amount of SPEED to coll things</p><p> your a hundred times better off buying an OLD tractor for doing things and odds are if you look you will find a decent OLD tractor for a lot less than a decent USED ATV will cost you!</p><p> I have bought and sold a few dozen 15-50 HP tractors over the yrs I picked up , many for a few hundred bucks to 1000-1500 bucks, that worked for YRS doing plot work and would OUT work an ATV/UTVby a HUGE amount!</p><p></p><p> many folks get caught up in thinking they need NEW tractors or them crazy costly compact 4x4 tractors, when fact is, a old 2 wheel drive tractor will normally be more than enough and can be had for fair prices if you look!, I have tractors from the 1940's that still run like new, are as simple to work on as possible, any idiot can work on them basically, and there is NO shortage of parts still for them, due to HOW long lasting many are</p><p> save your ATV /UTV for more simple things, like recovering a deer, spreading fertilizer, spraying , possibly adding lime, pending what type and what spreader, but for turning over dirt, Use a tractor, your atv/UTV will last a LOT longer if you do so!</p><p></p><p>Last, if your goal is attracting deer to your site in hunting season, and you ONLY have a small plot site, maybe look into some cheap E fence, its a way you can save a small plot till you want things to eat it, and prevents it from being eaten before hunting season on you!</p><p> small kits are not that costly and they run off solar basically, so no power needed on site!</p><p></p><p> and as to what to plant, I'd suggest something neighbors DON"T have yet deer like, having the only "X" crop will lure things your way off others land if its more desirable than what rest have about you! just make sure your selection meets what your soil can support!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrbb, post: 2606305, member: 11837"] first off, LIME is something that takes time to work, the fast claiming stuff doesn't last as you know and its a false deal IMO the way lime works is, each particle of lime has to make contact with a particle of soil to work so it can take YRS of adding lime to your soil and mixing it in for it to actually get to a stabilized level and even then, as plants and run off, change things in the soil you will need to add more over time, its a never ending game SO, ANY time is a good time to add lime,its never too late or early to add lime! actually the sooner the better, be it at planting time, in advance or even after, top dressing in winter time is a good way to help it work its way into the soil where you have freeze thaws happening and snow melting! as for fertilizer, you DON"T really want to add that till your planting your seeds, or a lot of it can be wasted, it will literally go up in the air on you and never get used by your seeds SO, DON"T add fertilizer till your planting the seeds, or at least add MOST of it, and then add more as things are starting to grow! to give things a boost, just don;t want to add too much and cause things to get burned by the fertilizer when young and growing! I am personally NOT a fan of using a ATV/UTV on things like them plot masters/ground maxes, as the GOOD units are really working your atv'utv's there is just no way to say it other than saying it, a UTV/ATV is NOT a tractor and d there NOT designed to tow implements with resistance at SLOW Speeds for long periods of time, there cooling systems are NOT designed to work when doing so, they rely on a certain amount of SPEED to coll things your a hundred times better off buying an OLD tractor for doing things and odds are if you look you will find a decent OLD tractor for a lot less than a decent USED ATV will cost you! I have bought and sold a few dozen 15-50 HP tractors over the yrs I picked up , many for a few hundred bucks to 1000-1500 bucks, that worked for YRS doing plot work and would OUT work an ATV/UTVby a HUGE amount! many folks get caught up in thinking they need NEW tractors or them crazy costly compact 4x4 tractors, when fact is, a old 2 wheel drive tractor will normally be more than enough and can be had for fair prices if you look!, I have tractors from the 1940's that still run like new, are as simple to work on as possible, any idiot can work on them basically, and there is NO shortage of parts still for them, due to HOW long lasting many are save your ATV /UTV for more simple things, like recovering a deer, spreading fertilizer, spraying , possibly adding lime, pending what type and what spreader, but for turning over dirt, Use a tractor, your atv/UTV will last a LOT longer if you do so! Last, if your goal is attracting deer to your site in hunting season, and you ONLY have a small plot site, maybe look into some cheap E fence, its a way you can save a small plot till you want things to eat it, and prevents it from being eaten before hunting season on you! small kits are not that costly and they run off solar basically, so no power needed on site! and as to what to plant, I'd suggest something neighbors DON"T have yet deer like, having the only "X" crop will lure things your way off others land if its more desirable than what rest have about you! just make sure your selection meets what your soil can support! [/QUOTE]
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