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Originally Posted by Worth1
I posted something here and it never showed up.
I will ask again.
Where do you want your pH to be.
I personally would prefer in the high 5's or low 6's.
In other words dont go crazy with the lime.
Some of the farmers in your area and other places give their fields a good dusting every year or so in the winter or early spring.
Worth
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That's a good question. I would think 6.5 or mid 6's would be ideal (6.2-6.7), as I already know that supplied water is acidic and native soil acidic, so unlike to balloon up all of a sudden. Most beds are approx. 50 sq ft (5'x10'); so at 69lb per 1000sqft comes to 3.45lb per 50sqft.
However, the test results doesn't say what the application will bring the Ph # to? I guess till in a couple of pounds and retest after a month, etc., etc... IDK
I know there are "decent" ph meters on the market, but I don't own one. The one I have is a cheap needle gauge.