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 for lawns is critical in balancing soil pH and ensuring a healthy outdoor turf. Garden lime is a soil amendment made ...

Eggshells can be applied to the soil at any time but it is most effective when planted with seedlings or when mixed into ...

With ground conditions dry in most parts of the country, farmers will be keen to get fertiliser, slurry and lime onto ...

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.

The uptake of calcium from the soil by the tomato plant can be reduced by fluctuations in soil moisture — either excessively ...

Quarry and minerals processor Kilwaughter Minerals has launched an educational resource designed to provide farmers with expert knowledge on soil health, pH management, and nutrition strategies.