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Gardening

Elad

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4. Don't use dolomite lime. Use agricultural lime.

Reply to GreatGazoo (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2015, 03:33 PM

May 2015

Dolomite is too high in magnesium. You should apply dolomite only to the level you want to raise your magnesium, and ag lime for the rest of the calcium. Calcium and magnesium need to be in a certain balance for healthy soil. Too much magnesium and you end up with hard, crusty, cloddy soil.

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Got the new soil test results today -- a mini-crisis [View all] GreatGazoo May 2015 OP

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Don't use dolomite lime. Use agricultural lime. Elad May 2015 #4

Thanks. Good to know. GreatGazoo May 2015 #5

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