Lawn Ph

[turfmaster90]

Hey guys... I've had a brain fart!

I've got a customer I did a ph test on the soil. It came back at 8.5.

I know that to raise the soil ph you use lime. I can't remember what to use to lower the ph????:help: :confused:

[garyslawn]

FERTILIZER

[ipm]

http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~blpprt/lowerpH.html

[bobbygedd]

organic matter

[kickin sum grass]

sulfur is used to lower ph. using fertilizer would take forever and a day to lower it down to where you need it. Make sure your talk to a reputable dealer of extension agent before applying. Sulfur must be used in small quanities and over a period of time. sulfur will burn the grass if used in large quantities. Try and incorporate it into a yearly program of a few apps per year if possible and take new soil samples once or twice a year to see the results.

[turfmaster90]

Thanks!!! That helped.....

[Gravely_Man]

Here is a little additional info I put out:
"For soil, the ideal pH range is between 6 and 7. This is important because some nutrients are only available to plants when the soil is within that pH range. Rainy areas, like the Pacific Northwest and eastern U.S., generally have low pH and more acidic soil. Lime is traditionally used to balance acidity. The soils of the Southwest and West have dry climates that lead to a more alkaline soil. These are often balanced by sulfur, but that is often a difficult task."


Good luck to you,
Gravely_Man

[Barkleymut]

Did you take a GOOD soil sample? By this I mean at least 10 cores from different spots in the lawn. If not then you may have just gotten an odd area that had really high pH. I really really doubt that in your area there are any lawns with a natural pH over 7