@@ralphsilva8146 If your landscaping is in place, I recommend you hire someone to drill 2 or 3 strategically placed drainage holes through all hard pan layers (I'm assuming you have hard pan -that needs confirmation) down to sand, if possible. Then, biologically till your soil with our Penetrate-Liquid Biotiller and/or our Blend. Infuse your soil with life- that life will loosen and aerate your soil. We have quite a few videos on our channel that cover this. If there is no landscaping in place, I would recommend the same as above, plus rip or physically breakup the soil via ripping or mini-excavator, etc. If you give me specifics as to size of your area, specifically what you are growing and your specific location in Fresno, I'm happy to provide exact recommendations. Thanks for your comment :)
@@JohnandBobs I’m in NW Fresno (Herndon and 99). I have grass and plants in that area. I am putting down optimize, maximize, and a organic fertilizer. First time putting it down. It was a new home when we moved in, ground was hard as a rock.
@@ralphsilva8146 Need a little more info to be as helpful as possible...What is the size of the area? And how much of each product did you apply already?
OK I have had problems for years now. Hope you still monitor this post. My water tested at I would say 7.5/ very blue. So I figured I needed to lower my PH. BUT I then ran the same water through brand new soil and the runoff comes out at 6.0? Very yellow. So I actually need to raise the PH. These are 15 gallon raised beds. I have heard baking soda will raise PH too. So I need to add limestone and then test the runoff till its' right?
pH of 6 is actually excellent! Don't worry about modifying your soil pH, instead focus on infusing your soil with complex beneficial soil life. 6pH is quite complementary to all appropriate efforts to build really healthy, productive soil. -John
How much dolomite lime do I need to get a 5 gallon bucket of soil from pH of 5.2 to 6.2 pH? My soil keeps acidifying and then ALL bloom I'm FIGHTING to try and raise it but the runoff keeps coming out at 5.2-5.5 pH when the water going in is 7.3ph. Help!
If the pH is above 5, I combine organic limestone with our Blend and our Penetrate Liquid Biotiller (lots of beneficial soil life) to raise pH permanently. I'd use about 1lb limestone in a 5gallon bucket of soil.
I got a garden that is 30 ft by 40 ft. Over the years, I’ve tilled soil amendments into it. Every year I put out a good selection of vegetables. I finally got some time and decided to test my soil’s ph. I did it all over and noticed it’s around 5.1. What would be a good ph for basic vegetables? I also decided to test all over my yard to see what it’s ph is throughout. It the same as my garden. Thanks
5.1 is good for Blueberries, but a little too low (acid) for most vegetables. I'd use a good quality limestone at about 20lbs per 1,000sqft in order to raise to 6 or a little higher.
Besides i think it could be helpful to stop tilling at the point where organic material in the soil is sufficient. You will distrurb the soil life which is on fo the most most important parts of the soil.
Hey Kevin! I'd use a good quality granular limestone that should work pretty quickly. You can probably find some in your local area, or online at Arbico Organics. Let me know if you have difficulty accessing it. Thank you for the question!
can we use home made fish fertilizer to rise the PH ? We used to much sulfur to lower it before planting blueberries now we have very low PH about 3 thank you
Hey my friend, i try to increase the ph from my peat soil, dolomite lime doesnt work that well for me, if i add it to my soil slurry it barely increases the ph .. my soil is already double heavy than bagged soil and hits a high EC 2.5, its a mixture from worm compost, old high N soil, fresh peat , a low mix of ammendments including dolomite lime and some perlite :c im right now at ph 4.5-4.8 and need to hit atleast 5.6-5.8, i started with 3.5 peat, 5.8 old soil, 6.5 worm castings - If i add more ammendments, the soil will turn dark black and super heavy after a while with way too high EC ... I just want to raise my ph a lil bit without changing the EC anymore
Experiment with different forms and textures/consistencies of limestone. Try to find very fine agricultural limestone or very fine calcititic lime since dolomite lime isn't working effectively.
@@JohnandBobs thanks my man, i got me now some different organic limes, one of them seems to work super, from the color pretty much like dolomitic lime, but it increases the ph way better
You should be able to find some organic lime in your local area. If you have trouble finding some, contact us via our customer help page on our website and we can help provide you with some :) Click this link to get to our customer help page: www.johnandbobs.com/pages/customer-service
Check our video on gypsum. It is effective for soil high in sodium and low in calcium, but doesn't do much for other soil problems. th-cam.com/video/JNF-VQW25SI/w-d-xo.html
Hi there, thank you for the informative video. Have a very beautiful garden. My soil as a pH level of 5.0. adding baking soda is good. What are your thoughts?
Yes! Dolomite is a type of limestone and raises pH effectively while "sweetening" the soil. It can be used just like limestone, because it is, essentially, limestone.
What other soil problems do ya'll encounter often? Let us know in the comments! :)
Wet soil that doesn’t dry out in fall and winter even with our Fresno winters.
@@ralphsilva8146 If your landscaping is in place, I recommend you hire someone to drill 2 or 3 strategically placed drainage holes through all hard pan layers (I'm assuming you have hard pan -that needs confirmation) down to sand, if possible. Then, biologically till your soil with our Penetrate-Liquid Biotiller and/or our Blend. Infuse your soil with life- that life will loosen and aerate your soil. We have quite a few videos on our channel that cover this. If there is no landscaping in place, I would recommend the same as above, plus rip or physically breakup the soil via ripping or mini-excavator, etc. If you give me specifics as to size of your area, specifically what you are growing and your specific location in Fresno, I'm happy to provide exact recommendations. Thanks for your comment :)
@@JohnandBobs I’m in NW Fresno (Herndon and 99). I have grass and plants in that area. I am putting down optimize, maximize, and a organic fertilizer. First time putting it down. It was a new home when we moved in, ground was hard as a rock.
@@ralphsilva8146 Need a little more info to be as helpful as possible...What is the size of the area? And how much of each product did you apply already?
@@JohnandBobs a little less than 2000 sq ft. I have put 16 lbs maximize and will be putting 6 lbs optimize.
This was the most helpful video on TH-cam to help me understand ph.
Awesome tips 👌
Thanks 😊
@@JohnandBobs your welcome 🙏
OK I have had problems for years now. Hope you still monitor this post. My water tested at I would say 7.5/ very blue. So I figured I needed to lower my PH. BUT I then ran the same water through brand new soil and the runoff comes out at 6.0? Very yellow. So I actually need to raise the PH. These are 15 gallon raised beds. I have heard baking soda will raise PH too. So I need to add limestone and then test the runoff till its' right?
pH of 6 is actually excellent! Don't worry about modifying your soil pH, instead focus on infusing your soil with complex beneficial soil life. 6pH is quite complementary to all appropriate efforts to build really healthy, productive soil. -John
How much dolomite lime do I need to get a 5 gallon bucket of soil from pH of 5.2 to 6.2 pH? My soil keeps acidifying and then ALL bloom I'm FIGHTING to try and raise it but the runoff keeps coming out at 5.2-5.5 pH when the water going in is 7.3ph. Help!
If the pH is above 5, I combine organic limestone with our Blend and our Penetrate Liquid Biotiller (lots of beneficial soil life) to raise pH permanently. I'd use about 1lb limestone in a 5gallon bucket of soil.
Thank you dear sir...
No no, thank YOU! 💚
I got a garden that is 30 ft by 40 ft. Over the years, I’ve tilled soil amendments into it. Every year I put out a good selection of vegetables. I finally got some time and decided to test my soil’s ph. I did it all over and noticed it’s around 5.1. What would be a good ph for basic vegetables? I also decided to test all over my yard to see what it’s ph is throughout. It the same as my garden. Thanks
5.1 is good for Blueberries, but a little too low (acid) for most vegetables. I'd use a good quality limestone at about 20lbs per 1,000sqft in order to raise to 6 or a little higher.
Besides i think it could be helpful to stop tilling at the point where organic material in the soil is sufficient. You will distrurb the soil life which is on fo the most most important parts of the soil.
I trying to grow a Zoysia lawn, soil pH is below 5, could I add the solid limestone or should I use a water soluble product?
Hey Kevin! I'd use a good quality granular limestone that should work pretty quickly. You can probably find some in your local area, or online at Arbico Organics. Let me know if you have difficulty accessing it. Thank you for the question!
Where can I get the organic limestone that you use, I’m at 3.8 to 4.2 in most of my garden, need help, my garden is 30 thousand square ft
Can you add organic limestone to an already potted plant?
Yes, that's a very common way to add it and works well!
-J&B's
If I'm gonna seed my lawn, how long do I have to wait after I put lime and can I put fertilizer?
I would seed about one week after lime application and apply fertilizer/soil builder right over the top of the seed.
@@JohnandBobs thanks!
Thanks for the info! How much limestone should I add? I have an area of about 2 x 2 metres and the ph is 4. Thanks!
Welcome! Thanks for watching 😀 A generous application would be 10lbs....I'd apply no less than 5lbs.
Thanks very much!
can we use home made fish fertilizer to rise the PH ? We used to much sulfur to lower it before planting blueberries now we have very low PH about 3
thank you
3 is really low. I'm not familiar with fish fertilizer to raise pH. I would use organic limestone to raise the pH. Thank you for your interest!
baking soda :D
Hey my friend, i try to increase the ph from my peat soil, dolomite lime doesnt work that well for me, if i add it to my soil slurry it barely increases the ph .. my soil is already double heavy than bagged soil and hits a high EC 2.5, its a mixture from worm compost, old high N soil, fresh peat , a low mix of ammendments including dolomite lime and some perlite :c im right now at ph 4.5-4.8 and need to hit atleast 5.6-5.8, i started with 3.5 peat, 5.8 old soil, 6.5 worm castings - If i add more ammendments, the soil will turn dark black and super heavy after a while with way too high EC ... I just want to raise my ph a lil bit without changing the EC anymore
Experiment with different forms and textures/consistencies of limestone. Try to find very fine agricultural limestone or very fine calcititic lime since dolomite lime isn't working effectively.
@@JohnandBobs thanks my man, i got me now some different organic limes, one of them seems to work super, from the color pretty much like dolomitic lime, but it increases the ph way better
Where can I get organic lime? Is there a house method to test my soil?
You should be able to find some organic lime in your local area. If you have trouble finding some, contact us via our customer help page on our website and we can help provide you with some :) Click this link to get to our customer help page: www.johnandbobs.com/pages/customer-service
@@JohnandBobs thanks!
How would I know how much lime do I need to put on?
@@AlabanzasyAdoración7 I usually apply 20lbs per 1,000 sq ft limestone and then retest after about 1month. After retesting, I re-apply, if necessary.
what about gypsum powder???
Check our video on gypsum. It is effective for soil high in sodium and low in calcium, but doesn't do much for other soil problems.
th-cam.com/video/JNF-VQW25SI/w-d-xo.html
Hi there, thank you for the informative video. Have a very beautiful garden. My soil as a pH level of 5.0. adding baking soda is good. What are your thoughts?
5 is a little too low. I would add a good quality organic limestone at about 15lbs per 1,000 sq ft.
@@JohnandBobs should I wait another season to start growing stuff in there? Thank you for your quick response
@@poolman8676 Spring is a great time to do it!
@@JohnandBobs I already have a lot planted.
Hello Sir, how about using dolomite?
Yes! Dolomite is a type of limestone and raises pH effectively while "sweetening" the soil. It can be used just like limestone, because it is, essentially, limestone.
@@JohnandBobs thank you Sir
how much lime stone for a 7 gallon pot with a ph of 5.9 i want to bring it up to 6.5 please help ?
In a 7g container I'd initially apply 1/2cup and then monitor.
@@JohnandBobs ok thank you so much that's what i needed to hear
@@markthomas701 Happy to help!
What about if my ph is at 5 but calcuim levels are extremely high? Low potassium and nitorogen as well!
Nashwan, Is your magnesium low or high or about right? What is your soil texture - clay, loam, sand?
you need to adjust the content
What do you feel needs adjustment?