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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 ...

Purdue Extension Educators frequently encourage homeowners to get soil tests when they want to grow new plants in an area, or try to diagnose what’s wrong with plants currently growing. One key ...

Penn State Master Gardeners in Lancaster County field many questions each year about the pH recommendations on residents’ soil test results. You will likely not even know anything about the pH of your ...

Wood ashes can be a valuable resource for amending garden soil. Anyone using a fireplace or wood stove knows that a large amount of wood ashes can accumulate over a heating season. When applied under ...

Understanding Soil Tests: testing remains one of the most valuable tools available to growers, but knowing how to ...