Down To Earth Garden Lime Fertilizer - 5 lb

Down To Earth's Garden lime sweetens your soil (raises the pH) to improve plant growth and maximize fertilizer performance. Natural limestone is ground into an ultra-fine powder and then formed into uniform mini granules (prills) for easy spreading and rapid reaction time. Lime supplies calcium, an essential nutrient required for proper plant growth. Raises soil pH. Prilled, fast acting and easy to apply.

• OMRI Listed for organic use
• CDFA (Registered Organic Input Material)

• Size: 5 lb

• Calcium (Ca): 34%
• Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3): 86%
• Calcium Carbonate Equivalent(CCE): 90%

Derived From: Limestone.

• 2 cups: 1 lb
• Approximately 10 cups per 5 lb box

Most garden plants prefer a soil pH between 6.0 and 7.0. Performing a complete soil analysis or using a soil pH home test kit before application is recommended.

To prepare new gardens, apply 1-1.5 lb per 100 sq. ft. by evenly distributing over soil surface by hand or spreader. For soil pH maintenance, test and apply seasonally as needed.

Spread 1/2-1 lb per 1" of trunk diameter around the base outwards to the drip line and water in well.

• 5.5 Current pH: 5 lb (10 cups) Apply per 100 sq. ft.