Why do gardeners add lime to soil

Liming the garden soil

How good is the soil in my garden? What should I do to make the garden soil better? Avid gardeners can be usually found asking these questions. The quality and health of the soil in your garden directly affects the growth of the produce. You might have heard from people or on the internet that many gardeners add lime to improve the quality of the soil. So, what exactly does adding lime to the soil do? Before adding lime to soil, you must check if your garden soil really needs it. The lime is basically added to reduce the acidity of a soil or you can say, to sweeten the soil.

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