Seedbed: Use the cheapest and nearest source of magnesium for your soil

Lab studies about the disadvantages of dolomitic magnesium ignore the realities in the field

by KEITH REID

Just the other day, I had an email from an agronomist looking for information about magnesium, since there were salesmen in his area trying to sell calcitic lime, despite the fact that they were sitting next to a quarry producing high-quality dolomitic lime.

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