Acidic soil can plague crop producers with nutrient deficiencies and poor root growth, leading to reduced yields. Lime can be ...

The University of Delaware Soil Testing Lab uses the Adams-Evans buffer pH test to determine lime requirement for a field based on soil test analysis of an 8-inch composite soil sample. In this quick ...

Most plants thrive in soils with a slightly acidic to neutral pH of around 6.0 to 7.0. If you’re struggling with overly ...

It is mined from the ground as limestone and then processed into a form that is easy to apply as a soil amendment. Sometimes lime comes in powder form, which is messy to handle. Pelletized lime ...

Strongly acid soils are usually the result of the action of these strong organic and inorganic acids. Lime is usually added to acid soils to increase soil pH. The addition of lime not only replaces ...

Lime is often forgotten about when a fertiliser plan is put together and while collecting soil samples is one thing,..

Q: At the rear and north side of my house, my lawn gets mossy. I’ve tried putting lime down to mitigate the moss problem, with little to no results. — Joe Dawidowicz, Suwannee ...

Here’s a perfectly good organic source of lime, with plant macro- and micronutrients, being taken from the woodlands and virtually thrown away. Wood ash is an excellent source of magnesium, calcium, ...

lime, perlite and other components into galvanized metal boxes equipped with a lever. The tool pushes out the packed soil blocks into neat rows, like an old-fashioned ice cube tray. "You don't ...