How fast does lime react?
• Can wood ashes be used as lime? • Can oyster shells or other sea shells be used for lime. • Can phosphorus sources be used as lime? • What is pH. • What pH is ideal? • What does sweet soil and sour soil mean? • What does it mean when lime flocculates the soil? • Should I lime the compost pile? • Conversion rates for liming. What is lime? Lime is calcium or magnesium compounds ground into powder. Usually the calcium and magnesium come from limestone rock. They could come from marl, oyster shells, or industrial byproducts. Lime makes soil pH higher. • How do I know if I need lime? The best, simplest, and surest way is to take a soil test. Then compare the pH on the soil analysis report with the ideal pH for the crop you want to grow. There are indicator plants that grow better in acidic soils. When present, these plants indicate lime is needed. Broomstraw and chickweed are local examples. High organic matter will make some indicator plants less reliable. Even if the indicator plants ar
