Soil pH and fertility management go hand in hand when it comes to keeping your lawn healthy and free of weeds. Getty Images / Jiamiao Lin Gardeners will most likely need to lime their lawn at some ...

Dr Jane Sayers, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) dairying adviser says that: “Lime is the foundation ...

The optimum use of fertilisers is obtained when soil pH is between about 6.2 and 6.5 and more than 60% of soil samples show a shortage of lime. The first step in producing any crop is to get the lime ...

You water, fertilize and do all the right things, but your lawn doesn’t respond to your nurturing. There may be a simple solution to your problem lime. Lime is an inert mineral made up of calcium and ...

Where ground conditions are good, now is the ideal time for lime applications to grassland. However, calcium lime is recommended by independent consultant Dr George Fisher. Magnesium lime makes the ...

Q. I have never limed my lawn and I have lived here for 25 years. My neighbor put lime on his lawn recently and I asked him why he did that. He said that lime sweetens the soil and it should be done ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from CM iPad section Qld Life. Followed categories will be added to My News. The object of this exercise is to raise the pH of the soil to about 7 (neutral). Gardeners ...

If you plan to feed your lawn only once a year, make it a fall feeding. Cooler weather encourages root growth and winter rains can wash slow-release lawn food deep into the root zone. Janet Jensen The ...

Can I apply lime to my yard this month? And how much lime should I apply? A: The easy part is when to apply lime. End of March through early April is excellent timing to apply lime. As for the second ...