Adding lime can help grass absorb nutrients and conditions the soil to improve root development. Before adding lime, you must ...

The long-term weather forecast is calling for a continuing string of nice days through Thanksgiving Day. Many gardeners will be able to catch up on garden projects that they may have been putting off.

Agricultural lime takes time to work, but it provides excellent returns by improving soil pH, nutrient availability and fertilizer efficiency.

Fall has arrived and now is the time to fertilize fescue lawns. Our soils need proper nutrients to allow for maximum fescue growth during the fall and early spring. Adding lime to lawns and gardens is ...

Maintaining the proper pH in your soil is crucial for growing a lush and verdant lawn. If soil pH is off, essential nutrients like phosphorus nitrogen and potassium will be locked in the soil and ...

I had a question last week during a class at Rufty-Holmes Senior Center about the best time to lime lawns. Our soils need proper nutrients for maximum fescue growth during the fall and early spring.

If you have been fertilizing your garden regularly for several years in a row, it’s possible your soil may need lime. Lime is a calcium-based soil amendment that farmers and gardeners use to raise ...

Unlike nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, you don’t apply lime for plants—you apply it to feed soil microorganisms. The microscopic creatures that are so important to healthy soil cannot ...

It's best to apply fertilizer first and water it in (or wait until after a rain) before liming the lawn. Q: I'm planning to put lime on my lawn this fall, but I read that you shouldn't apply both lime ...

When fall comes, most gardeners are busy readying the garden for winter by removing dead and diseased branches, raking leaves, and winterizing tools. Another step that can sometimes be forgotten is ...