Agricultural Limestone (Aglime)  

What is aglime?
Martin's pulverized limestone (aglime) is a low-cost benefit to soil productivity. 

What are its uses?
Liming with Martin's pulverized limestone neutralizes soil acidity and naturally replenishes vital calcium and magnesium nutrients which help maintain fertile soil conditions in plant root zones.  It increases the effectiveness of other natural soil nutrients such as phosphorus nitrogen, and manganese which are sensitive to soil pH.

By maintaining a proper soil pH, you can increase the effectiveness of high-cost fertilizers and herbicides which do not work as well in excessively acidic soil.

Fall and early winter are the ideal times for lime application.  The months before spring planting allow time for the natural distribution of the liming nutrients throughout the plant root zone.  Lime application can also be effective before tilling and planting in the spring and early summer, but fall and early winter ground conditions help reduce soil compaction and rutting during spreading.  The freezing and thawing of late winter is an additional aid to the distribution of the limestone.

Whatever time of year you choose, boom spreading of dry Martin's Limestone provides efficient and balanced coverage of the soil.  This combination of even soil coverage and timely application is the most effective use of limestone.

Limestone quality is determined by three factors: its Calcium Carbonate Equivalent (CCE), the fineness of the material, and the magnesium content.  The Effective Neutralizing Value (ENV) represents a combination of the total carbonates of the limestone and the fineness of the material (see table).