View Full Version : How quickly does lime raise soil PH?
siege2050
07-15-2015, 04:23 PM
All my basjoos, and musa sikkimensis are growing extremely slow this year, with the exception of one. I planted one Basjoo in an area of the yard that has a PH of 7.0, the others that I tested the surrounding soil had a PH of about 5.5 to 6.0. I have a lot of problems with calcium, boron, magnesium, etc. uptake. The one in soil with a PH of 7.0 has grown rapidly, what you would expect, the others are doing terrible. My question is, if I put down pelleted lime around the base of these plants, will it take some effect this season, or am I pretty much out of luck this year? Should I consider hardwood ash, and would it be quicker? I plan on liming my whole yard this fall with the exception of the non problem area, but I would like these guys to get some growth before frost.
Mark Dragt
07-15-2015, 11:15 PM
Do you have rabbits? Do you know anybody that has rabbits? Pile on the bunny berries. Or you can soak them in a bucket and use the tea. I mulched my Basjoos with 4 inches of bunny berries and I use the tea on the others. That stuff kicked the plants into high gear.
siege2050
07-15-2015, 11:45 PM
I may have to keep bunnies just for the berries lol
a.hulva@coxinet.net
07-16-2015, 07:26 PM
All my basjoos, and musa sikkimensis are growing extremely slow this year, with the exception of one. I planted one Basjoo in an area of the yard that has a PH of 7.0, the others that I tested the surrounding soil had a PH of about 5.5 to 6.0. I have a lot of problems with calcium, boron, magnesium, etc. uptake. The one in soil with a PH of 7.0 has grown rapidly, what you would expect, the others are doing terrible. My question is, if I put down pelleted lime around the base of these plants, will it take some effect this season, or am I pretty much out of luck this year? Should I consider hardwood ash, and would it be quicker? I plan on liming my whole yard this fall with the exception of the non problem area, but I would like these guys to get some growth before frost.
As I stated in our last communication lowering pH is a SLOW process no matter what type or what ever you do. Six weeks or more. Google it! "How to raise pH" University of California.
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siege2050
07-16-2015, 10:34 PM
As I stated in our last communication lowering pH is a SLOW process no matter what type or what ever you do. Six weeks or more. Google it! "How to raise pH" University of California.
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Uh oh sorry, I missed that message, and just saw it after trying to figure out which communication lol. I PH tested some wood ash out of my greenhouse stove and it is about 9.0, so pretty alkaline, think I will put a couple of cups of it around my plants.
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