How Do You Add Lime And Fertilizer To A Garden Or Lawn?
It’s that time of the year again, when the garden is starting to wake up. Before you add your annual lawn and garden fertilizer, here are a few tips to make your plants grow. What is lime? Lime is ground limestone. It raises the pH of soils (more alkaline). Lime also adds calcium to the soil, which can make stronger plants. Some people swear that lime also improves the soil structure and keeps moss and weeds down. Ideally, lime should be applied only after you’ve had your soil tested and the results require an application of lime. Because too much lime can have negative effects on our drinking water and it can damage plants when over-used, the yearly application of lime is not a very good idea. If you are not willing to get a soil test, then reducing your lime application to once every other year is a good compromise. What is fertilizer? Lawn or garden fertilizer can be a variety of different ingredients. The basic answer is: fertilizer is nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium. Fertiliz
