Martin, Hydrated Lime is also, maybe more commonly used to line ball fields also.
Hydrated lime runs around $8-$9 a bag at retail. Chemical distributors have to comply with very tight customer restrictions imposed on them by Homeland Security now, so it is not a matter of just going in and getting chemicals there at wholesale anymore.
FWIW, I have 4 major chemical distributors I use depending on where I am working...Hydrated Lime prices run from $.185 to $.445 per pound wholesale....all use Calcium Hydroxide made by Mississippi Lime Company.
