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Lime Application
Here in Cheshire our soil can be highly acidic due to the heavy rain we sometimes have in both Spring and Summer. Not surprisingly, heavy watering of your lawn can also have the same effect. Leaving grass cuttings and leaves for an excessive length of time on your lawn can also increase the acidity. Without lime, lawns may be unable to benefit from nutrients in your soil, including those you add through fertilisers. Most lawns require lime when the pH balance is either too high or low. For lawns somewhere between 5.8 and 7.2 is ideal.
What is lime?
Tunstead Quarry in Derbyshire is the largest producer of lime in the UK and is situated 4 km east of Buxton. Lime is a soil additive made from pulverised limestone rock which contains calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate. Together, these chemicals make the soil less acidic by increasing the pH. Even though lime includes calcium and magnesium which are essential nutrients for plant growth, its not a substitute for fertiliser. Limes primary role is to alter soil pH and offset soil acidity.
Signs your lawn needs lime
- An excess of both moss and weeds could indicate that your soil is too acidic.
- Lawns do not look as lush or healthy.
- Fertilisers are not as effective.
- Low soil pH can inhibit the effectiveness of some herbicides.
Call the professionals at Discount Lawn Care.
The definitive way to see if an application of lime is needed is to test the pH levels of your soil. We would always do this first for which there is no charge. We take a core sample which causes no damage to your lawn. We know how to encourage optimal growth to your lawn ——— call the experts today!