SOIL TEST, then SOIL TEST, then SOIL TEST. Then FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SOIL TEST.
If wood ashes (produced by wood burning power plants) are available in your area, consider them as an alternative to lime. If you can get them free or cheap, and the trucking is reasonable, they will give you a quicker result than lime and fertilizer, and maybe for less money.
Last year i paid $22/ton, dumped on the ground, and spread them my self with a fertilizer buggy. The buggy cost another $5/ton rental. if you have a good side slinger manure spreader that works also, and if you can load it with manure on any spreader that is another way.
two ton of ashes are about equivalent to a ton of lime, and they also contain between 40- 80 pounds of potash per ton, and a little phosphorous, nitrogen and trace minerals. They are also approved for organic production.
The company I deal with gave me an "economic analysis" of my delivery. I paid $22/ton, and they claim that the value in fertility was $57/ton. I rated it a little lower, as I didn't agree with the pricing they used for lime.
I have been using ashes since 2006, and have been quite pleased with the results.
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