... Their soils are showing very inconsistent,.. I'm on the west coast too, and last season, both OF and HF were in the 5's pH! :slaps: Other like yourself,
Joe', get OK bags,... :dunno:
Billy- :check:
!! ---Hydrated lime is different chemically than ag' lime, oyster shell, and dolomite,...it's Calcium hydroxide- Ca(OH)2, as opposed to CaCO3, calcium carbonate,... it'll work for Ca source, but sad to say (wasted $$), I don't recommend it for this... no carbonates for buffering, it's very reactive and short term, and VERY important, it's gnarly stuff in higher doses,... I use it exclusively for adjusting soil pH's up when they're too acidic,... treated the
soils mentioned above with it to correct things,...unlike the other mentioned sources, which control pH and release nut'es more slowly, hydrated lime is
right now reactive, and again, without the carbonate ions, offers no pH buffering capacity like the others do,... if you need to use it for pH adjustment, you need a quality soil pH meter like an Accurate 8,... run-off method is prone to too many measurement errors,.. and add in 1/4 or so cup at a time per cf,... otherwise, get something like oyster shell, ag' lime or fine grade dolomite (slowest release of all; it's also a bit different chemically; it is composed of Ca and Mg carbonates though)....
