[gardeners] Re: soil pH
bsk (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 19 May 1999 08:26:34 -0500
Is lime water soluble? If so couldn't you dissolve in water and water the
area?
bsk
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Byron.Bromley wrote
> A $20 pH meter is close enough for the home gardener.
> Example. To adjust 1 pH point in a certain type of soil requires 7.5 oz
> of lime per 100 sq ft. To adjust 0.1 (10%) means 0.75 oz per 100 sq ft.
> Thats tough enough. How does the home gardener spread 1% or
> 0.075 oz per 100 sq ft.
>
> Byron