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Home :: Gardening09 Aug 2008 01:43 pm

You may have heard that in order to keep your soil’s ph in balance, you need to add lime. And a neutral ph is especially important for worm farms. But which lime do you use?
There are actually four types of lime. The one that is most commonly used in worm bins and in gardens is the agricultural or garden lime. This is made from limestone or chalk.
Dolomite lime is almost the same as garden lime. But be careful, its not. The magnesium level is higher. Quicklime is highly caustic. This should never be applied directly to the soil. When this reacts with water, it creates slaked lime. Both quicklime and slaked lime do not meet organic standards.
Garden lime is the best solution for your acidic worm bins. It is not only fast acting, but also long lasting.

Home :: Gardening21 Jul 2008 06:44 am

The best thing to do when you are not sure of how to make a decision is to ask the advice of someone who knows what they are talking about, and it was after following advice such as this that I decided to buy something from one of the many Murray lawnmowers that are now available. It is a great little lawnmower and although I have only used it a couple of times I can see it does a really good job of mowing my lawn and making it look great.

Home :: Gardening15 Jul 2008 06:44 am

Every pet owner knows that parents can easily straight if they are not kept under control, and because of this I decided to look at the various options for making my garden safe. Eventually, after talking to a friend I decided to install a wireless pet fence simply because I had heard that they really do keep dogs and cats under control and without ruining the look of your garden. Now that mine has been installed I think that it is one of the best purchases I ever made.

Home :: Gardening03 Dec 2007 07:43 am

At the back of the boat are a dozen fresh sides of beef and right under my garden hammock, stood on end, are two big double mattresses still in plastic wrap. Upstairs, another 40 or so hammocks compete for every tiny available scrap of space. Shortly after 9 p.m. we're off, headed up the river toward the village of Novo Airao, an eight-hour trip. In a few minutes the lights on the boat go off, the talking slowly dies away and we settle in for the ride, a cool humid breeze flowing past, the droning hum of the engine and its gentle vibration carrying everyone off to sleep.