Calcium carbonate or calcium agricultural lime
¿Cuanto material necesitas?
¿Cuanto material necesitas?
How much stone do I need?
How much stone do I need for the ground?
For shot and gravel song:
• ± 80kg per m², based on a 5cm layer.*For granulometries> 32mm a thicker layer is necessary.• Saca consumption: 1000kg = 0.625m³.
• Covering capacity: ± 12.5m² with a layer of 5 cm.
For pine cortex:
• ± 70L per m², based on a 5cm layer.
• Saca consumption: 1000L = ± 1m³ = ± 600kg
• Covering capacity: ± 14m² with a layer of 5 cm.
For volcanic, slate and chamota:
• ± 50kg per m², based on a 5cm layer.
• Saca consumption: 1000kg = ± 1m³
• Covering capacity: ± 20m² with a layer of 5 cm
How much stone do I need to fill a gabion?
Density of ± 1,650kg by 1m³.
The calculation is very simple to understand with an example, if you have a 100x50x30 cm gav. You have to make the following accounts:
1x0.5x0,3 = 0.15m³
0.15x1,650 = 247.50kg. stone.
*It is always good to calculate an extra 5%, since the gavions when filling them are a little and always enters some more stone than in the theoretical calculations.
Clarifications
ATTENTION!
Granulometries are sizes of sizes
Real sizes can vary slightly, since when talking, for example, 60-80mm stone, it means that the stones pass through a square mesh of 80x80mm. and do not go through a 60x60mm.
This 80x80 mesh can pass a 100mm stone. long and 65mm. wide so there may be a percentage of stones greater than 80 and less than 60mm.
Broken stones
On the other hand, in the stones of more than 60mm. There is a percentage of up to 10% stones that can be broken during classification, washing, loading and downloading, today we have no machinery that avoids those breaks.
In the photos you can see, only real products are seen, broken pieces have been removed.
Dust and sand in products
This product is not washed, so it contains dust, sand and even traces of other products due to processing and transport. This is not a problem when using it; The stone will be washed alone over time or can throw water before using it.
Calcium carbonate or calcium agricultural lime
Neutralizes soil acidity and supplies calcium to cultivation soils.
Correct the acidity of the soil of your crops. Our agricultural calcium lime also contributes 40% calcium, we increase the potential growth of their crops and will make fertilizers 50% more effective, or in other words, you can save 50% in fertilizers.
It reduces the aluminum concentration that prevents the correct growth of all types of crop.
Magnesium is of vital importance for the photosynthesis of plants, is responsible for the development and growth of roots and the production of chlorophyll. In most soils, magnesium is missing, the effect of rain eliminates minerals such as magnesium and soil calcium, this makes the soil more acidic and therefore less fertile.
It is the central constituent of chlorophyll, responsible for receiving the energy from the sun.
Calcium carbonate for organic farming.
It is calcium carbonate extracted from quarry and simply crushed, therefore it can be used in organic farming, it is an economic fertilizer, easy to store since it does not expire and very easy to apply.
Neutralizing power of acidity between 90 and 100%
The problem of acidity of the soil comes due to the accumulation of water either due to excess rain or for another reason, the use of acidifying fertilizers (the majority), the decomposition of previous crops and the application of organic fertilizers.
How to know if a soil is acidic
The best way is to use a phameter and take points throughout the farm to have a homogeneous result, we can also observe the leaves of our crops, if they are yellowed or withered, it is a clear sign of acidity.
Calcium agricultural lime to contribute
In the case of application by sprinkled with the calcium balloon, 200 grams per 1 is sufficient m², (2 tons per hectare) but the acidity of the soil will depend.
PH 3.5 to 4.2> 3.5 tons per hectare
PH 4.3 to 4.8> 3 tons per hectare
PH 4.9 to 5.3> 2.5 tons per hectare
How to provide calcium agricultural lime
The perfect way is to mix the lime with the earth but very rarely it can be done, the most common way is to volley to avoid damage to the roots of the plant.
Difference between calcium lime (calcium carbonate) and living calcium lime (calcium oxide)
Living lime or calcium oxide is calcium carbonate burned at more than 1,200 degrees, with this we eliminate water particles and is a much more reactive product than carbonate, with calcium concentration of up to 70% and therefore with a neutralizing capacity of acidity up to 2.5 times higher. Live lime is a more complicated material to use since it is corrosive and misused can ruin crops, it is recommended not to use it if we do not know very well what we do.