Liming dolomite flour or lime?
Let's talk about what a culture can be in the ground to make lime, and under which it is impossible. And let us consider the question of what is better to use - lime or dolomite flour.
What is required liming
Lime is primarily a source of calcium, which improves soil structure, making it lumpy, this element is needed to plants, especially peppers, tomatoes and cabbage.
Due to liming can regulate soil acidity. The main crops like soil pH between 6 and 7 and with the help of lime can make the soil closer to neutral.
You can make a time of 0.5-0.4 kg per 1 m2 of lime and make it even 3 years. And you can also limed every year, but in smaller doses. And it's much better. Disinfection as prevention of soil protection against bacterial and fungal infections, increases activities of beneficial microorganisms, crop yield is increased to 12 percent in the area grows less weeds.
Under what crops do not make a lime?
Lime does not make for plants that like acidic soil. This blueberry, rhododendron, azalea, hydrangea, pine and other.
It is impossible to make lime simultaneously with the introduction of organic and green manure digging. Otherwise, nitrogen, which is contained in humus, will react with the lime, and it just evaporate.
dolomite flour
If you want to make a small amount of calcium to the soil fertilization of cultures, you can use dolomite flour, because it is not alkaline, such as lime. And if you do not have time to make lime from the fall (it's slower to digest), in this case rescue dolomite flour, which is introduced in the spring (from the autumn it is also making).
Dolomite powder quickly activates biological processes in the soil. In addition to calcium, it has and magnesium. Consumption rate on average - 100 grams. 1 m2 (one tablespoon - 15 gr.). It if to make annually. The dose depends on the composition of the soil and increases with increasing soil acidity. After the uniform application of dolomite flour over the surface of the earth, the soil dug to a depth of 20-30 cm. Earthworms it has no effect in a small amount.
Spring is recommended to pour a solution of dolomite beets and clematis.
Thus, as you can see, in some cases it is better to make lime, and some use of dolomite flour.
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