Today I thought I would experiment with a new potting soil mix and give the 511 Pine Fine mix a try. I figured I am always having problems with my City's Water PH with it being extremely Alkaline, so what better than a naturally acidic soil like pine fines so I can continue to use City Water without treating and doing the old water-can watering.
I was lucky enough to find a large landscape place in Riverside that carried an abundance pine fines for playgrounds. Of course I had to buy a yard of it. I brought it home and tested the PH. Even after running my 8+ City Water through it I was getting 4s, but that is what the Domolite Lime is for right. I'm using the Espoma Garden Pelletized Lime. So I added the recommended 1 Tablespoon per Gallon to my mix. That brought me in the 5s.
So my question is this, should I keep adding the lime until I hit the 6s, or should I wait some to see if the lime will dissolve more? I don’t want to hit 6 only to find tomorrow I over limed and I’m back in the 8s again.
I was lucky enough to find a large landscape place in Riverside that carried an abundance pine fines for playgrounds. Of course I had to buy a yard of it. I brought it home and tested the PH. Even after running my 8+ City Water through it I was getting 4s, but that is what the Domolite Lime is for right. I'm using the Espoma Garden Pelletized Lime. So I added the recommended 1 Tablespoon per Gallon to my mix. That brought me in the 5s.
So my question is this, should I keep adding the lime until I hit the 6s, or should I wait some to see if the lime will dissolve more? I don’t want to hit 6 only to find tomorrow I over limed and I’m back in the 8s again.