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Old February 24, 2016   #11
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Originally Posted by jillian View Post
I too find lime a bit confusing, not the WHY of using it but the different forms of it. As in....dolomite, fast acting, hydrated, pelleted, powder, etc.

I finally ended up going with Espoma which is listed as dolomite on back of package, it was much more expensive for the amount but I got tired of trying to figure it all out so figured better safe than sorry. I purchased several bags as I am making loads of potting mix this year.

I can tell you Hydrated lime is the same thing as slacked lime pickling lime AKA calcium hydroxide and so on.
This is the stuff that will take the skin off of you and also what they use to make hominy.
Makes cement and stucco pliable to a degree.
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