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This article from Mother Earth News provides firsthand reports and tips for successful organic gardening in the South. The author shares their experiences gardening in Sugar Land, Texas, and highlights the challenges of heat, humidity, fungal problems, acidic soils, and insect pests. They offer strategies such as using raised beds for better drainage, adding lime to adjust soil pH, improving soil texture with organic material, and using shade cloth to protect plants from direct sun. The author also emphasizes the importance of timing, choosing well-adapted varieties, and practicing organic gardening methods. They recommend local garden centers for finding suitable plant varieties and provide examples of native plants that require less maintenance. Overall, the article encourages research, planning, and experimentation to create successful gardens in the South. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa is donating fertilizer and lime to improve soil quality in the area and increase the profitability of small and emerging sugar-cane farmers in the province.

The article focuses on the importance of liming soil for optimal crop growth by maintaining appropriate soil health. Topics include the significance of soil pH in relation to nutrient availability, the effects of tillage practices on pH levels, different types of lime used for soil amendment, and the necessity of conducting soil analysis to determine the required amount of lime for application.

This article provides information on the development of a fertilizing mix that is beneficial for almost any food garden. It is a potent, correctly balanced fertilizing mix composed entirely of natural substances, which is less expensive than commercial organic fertilizers, and it is much better for the soil life than harsh synthetic chemical mixes. The basic ingredients include seed meal, various kinds of lime, bone meal and kelp meal. INSET: Chemical Cautions.

Focuses on the benefits from liming ponds. Amount of time to use; sources of lime; Application of lime; Adverse effects of excessive liming.

The article presents the ingredients of a basic organic fertilizer. These include seed meals which are by-products of making vegetable oil and are mainly used as animal feed, lime which is ground, natural rock containing large amounts of calcium, bone meal, phosphate rock or guano all serve to boost the phosphorus level and kelp meal.

This article presents information on the effect of air pollution on watermelon plants. If your watermelon plants yellow near the center and eventually turn black with white patches, they may have been hit by air pollution. These symptoms were observed throughout Indiana and North Carolina in summer 1984. Researchers at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana recorded 22 episodes of dangerously high concentrations of ozone. In fact, all it takes is 0.08 parts per million ozone in the air to cause foliar injury. The problem seems to be worse in soils with pH below 5.4, so the scientists recommend extra liming in high-pollution areas.

Reports on the possibility of liming of Swedish forests. Proposal of the Forest Damage Commission; Soil pH; Value of forest liming.