Garden Lime 10kg

Why you need Garden Lime

•  Sweetens soil by reducing soil acidity and suppressing toxic aluminium

•  Makes nutrients more available to plants – including applied fertilisers

•  Promotes strong plant growth by correcting Calcium deficiency

•  Improves soil structure

•  Helps to aerate soils

•  Breaks up clay soils

•  Accelerates composting

•  Promotes earthworm activity
   

As lime neutralises acidity, testing soil for its pH value with a testing kit is recommended. The optimum level or “neutral range” is between pH 6.5 and 7. In neutral soils, most nutrients are available and the plant may take up what it needs without restraint.

How to use Garden Lime

100gms (approx. ½ cup) per square metre will bring the pH up from 5 to 7, so 60 – 90 gms per square metre would be most commonly used.
When planting trees, shrubs, flowering plants or vegetables, incorporate lime into the soil to promote early root development and strong, healthy growth.
Sprinkle lime into compost box, layering compost and lime. This will help release the elements and speed the breakdown of the composting material as well as reducing odour.
Always water well after applying lime.

NOTE: Do not use Lime on acid loving plants such as Azalea, Camellia, Daphne, Boronia, and Rhododendron. Hydrangea will eventually turn from blue to pink with the application of lime. Crops such as Potatoes, Tomatoes, Raspberries and Strawberries also do well in a more acidic soil. (pH 5.0 – 6.0)

Also available in 3kg