Are we talking Aglime (pelletized)? Or hydrated lime (pulverized)? There's a huge difference in effectivity; it's hard to use too much aglime, and easy to use too much hydrated lime.

I suspect 3 tons for 1.5 ares is an aglime recommendation.

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