Hydrated lime will burn if it gets in contact with a cut on the skin. It won't hurt to add liming materials within a couple of days of planting, although the benefits might take a while to show.

For brick, concrete or stone, add 25 pounds of white Portland cement and 25 pounds of hydrated lime to 8 gallons of water. Mix thoroughly to a thick slurry. Thin to the consistency of thick cream.

You can also add some hydrated lime. To make the strongest concrete, the sand should be sourced from volcanic lava that has a high silica content. This is not easy to locate, and I’d not worry ...

Lime is used in acidic soils to raise the pH closer to 7.0 but Lubbock soils are alkaline, with average pH ranges of 7.5 to 7.8. Adding lime to our soils will push the pH even higher.

Its kilns process about 225,000 tons of limestone a year to produce lime for industrial uses. The company said the Green Bay plant will continue as a shipping terminal and will produce bulk ...