Farming Simulator 22: Lime spreading FS 22 guide, tips
This page explains the process of Lime spreading in Farming Simulator 22.
Last update: 04 June 2024
In Farming Simulator 22. among many other things, you need to take care of the level of acidity of the soil through liming. On this page you will find out, what is lime spreading, when to do it and where to get lime.
What is lime spreading?
Lime spreading is supposed to provide optimal acidity to the soil. This is an action performed sporadically and has nothing to do with fertilization: if you do not give Lime when it is needed, the yield will decrease. By scattering lime you'll cancel this "penalty" but you'll still need to perform double fertilizing to maximize the yield from harvesting. Fields requiring Liming they are marked on the map in turquoise. You can turn on periodic lime spreading in the options menu - it's enabled by default. You'll have to provide your fields with lime every 3 harvests.
How to spread lime on the field?
To perform Liming, you need a spreader: you will find them in the store in the tab Fertilizer spreaders. There are only two machines used for lime spreading in the base game, both of the Bredal brand - K105 and K165, the only difference between them being capacity. Both machines can also be equipped with a spreader system which increases the width of their working area by 6m (selectable during the purchase or by modifying the machine in the workshop).
To use the machine, just attach it to the tractor, fill it and start it. Turn off the spreader when driving out of the field to save lime, and don't use low-power tractors to run at full speed all the time - the spreader does not consume lime per "meter field" only a specified amount for each second of operation.
Where to get lime?
To fill the machine, you can buy lime in bags in the store and on pallets. This option is expensive though: it's cheaper to find a lime station on the map which will fill your machine with as much lime as you want, cheaper and quicker. Remember to open the lid of the machine beforehand.