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Ag lime and gypsum are excellent soil amendments that can be used separately, together, or in a rotation to improve soil conditions. However, understanding the differences between lime and gypsum, and how they impact soil chemistry, is important when choosing the right amendment(s) to achieve a more balanced soil. What is Agricultural Lime?

Soil is a mix of sand, silt, clay, and organic matter (for example, insects, bacteria, green leaves, rotting plants, and manure). The amounts of each of these things, and the way you work the land, affect the soil texture (how coarse or fine it is), fertility (how rich it is for growing crops), and soil structure (how the soil .


Improving the structure of clay soil should start with drainage. Here, we use a lot of pine fines (aka soil conditioner), which are partially composted pine bark chips. Because the particles are tiny to about 1/2″ in length, they introduce larger ...

Soil structure is defined by the manner in which soil particles are assembled as aggregates. In clay soils, clay particles are typically arranged along a horizontal plane in a platelike structure. When these horizontal aggregations are stacked high and consolidated over time, they can be quite tight and sticky. Your aim in improving soil ...

Lime. Lime is an alkaline substance that raises the pH of the soil. Many soils have naturally occurring lime -- especially if they are highly alkaline -- but those that don't benefit from adding ...

Adding lime not only reduces soil acidity, it also improves the soil's physical condition. The calcium in lime reacts with clay particles to strengthen overall soil structure and improve the soil's ability to drain water. It is important to adjust your soil pH to the specific needs of the crop or plants you are growing.

LIME STABILIZATION OF CLAY SOIL SUMMARY Lime as an admixture has been employed in agriculture to improve clay soils in workability, plant sustaining qualities, and transmission of surface waters. Highway engineers in Texas and other places have found that in proper mix ratio, various clays

Lime or gypsum applications can be cost-effective ways for growers to improve soil pH or structure. Lime is used to neutralise soil acidity while gypsum is used to supply soluble calcium and improve soil structure. The anion in lime (usually carbonate) neutralizes acid and increases soil pH. Because calcium is the main
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