Farms commonly spread crushed limestone on fields to make the soil less acidic – and this practice can also help remove ...

Little Lime' is a dwarf variety of panicle hydrangea whose flowers start lime green in summer and turn pink in the fall. Here's how to care for it.

Depending on the soil type, lime application may need to be done every 8-10 years, according to Ruiz Diaz. Winter wheat growers should start applying lime now to realize its benefits in the ...

Amid the practical considerations of rotations and stubble cultivations, the post-harvest period is a crucial window for soil ...

Lime is a calcium-based soil amendment that farmers and gardeners use to raise the soil pH. Older farmers used to refer to it as “sweetening the soil.” It's not a good idea to just guess if ...

These stunning, easy-care hydrangeas deliver big blooms with minimal effort. Here’s how to plant, grow, and keep them ...

Last week we chatted about soil testing — how to take a proper sample and what exactly a pH test actually tests for, but we left off how to fix our soil should the test identify a problem ...

The addition of lime not only replaces hydrogen ions and raises soil pH, thereby eliminating most major problems associated with acid soils but it also provides two nutrients, calcium and magnesium to ...

If you have highly acidic soil, some plants will suffer due to a lack of accessible nutrients. Fortunately, amending with garden lime is a straightforward way to adjust pH levels.

Adding lime to agricultural soils can remove CO2 from the atmosphere, rather than cause CO2 emissions, claims new research.

Our soils generally have a high pH, which ranges from 7.0 to 7.4. Adding lime to our soil increases soil pH. Therefore, adding lime to your soil won’t prevent mosses from growing.

Harstad said lime may fit it in with some farmers’ soil management programs. “They need to test their soils to see if lime will help,” she said, “but the bulk of the land in this area will ...