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Should You Add Lime This Year?

6/19/2014

 
Peas, peppers, tomatoes, turnips, rutabaga and squash need a light application of lime.

Broccoli, corn, cucumber, eggplant, endive, kale, leeks, peas, melons, radishes and spinach like a moderate application of lime. 

Asparagus, beetroot, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, celery, lettuce and onions are heavy lime feeders.

When consideration the question of how often....every 3-4 years should do the trick.
 
3 Comments
craig link
6/21/2014 12:20:31 am

You need to take a ph test of your soil before getting to crazy with lime --my father in law would put lime on every year and in a few years nothing would grow and he would plow another plot for the next year say the ground was shot --- because the soil ph got to high--most things need a soil ph of 6.0 to 6.8 to grow --

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Tom
6/21/2014 02:09:26 am

Craig, thanks for chiming in. Great point. For the average back yard gardener do you have a cheap way to get your soil tested?

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craig link
6/22/2014 12:47:10 am

a ph test kit is in expensive----test you ph in the fall so you know what you ph is---If you live near me --give me a call and id be glad to do a ph test for you----

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