A few weeks back, I mentioned the myth of osage orange fruits repelling spiders. Science has debunked this, though some still ...

It is mined from the ground as limestone and then processed into a form that is easy to apply as a soil amendment. Sometimes ...

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 ...

Lime is usually added to acid soils to increase soil pH. The addition of lime not only replaces hydrogen ions and raises soil pH, thereby eliminating most major problems associated with acid soils but ...

An experiment with lime can be conducted by any of our farmers at a small expense, and if it does not prevent the potato rot, the lime will certainly enrich the soil for other crops.

A FORMER Dairy farmer from Eskra has developed an 'eggs-traordinary' new product to improve soil PH value, which has proven popular success ...

He uses an app on his smartphone to monitor the soil and track and deliver the water his lime trees need to flourish. When it ...

I always say if it works for you, keep doing it. This week’s myth concerns using lime to eliminate moss in our soil. Mosses grow well in acidic soils, and an old myth is to add lime to the soil ...