Do Farmers Use Quicklime?

Quicklime, slaked lime and chalk are basic in nature. Farmers usually use quick lime slaked lime or chalk in order to increase the fertility and also when the soil becomes too acidic due to many reasons they use these bases. These bases work as a neutralizing agent which neutralizes the acid content in the soil.

Why do farmers put chalk on fields?

This is a process used on arable farms to reduce the acidity in the soil. Crops and rain remove the alkalinity within the soil. Chalk spread over the fields just after harvesting is great natural way to level the PH balance of the soil avoiding the use of chemicals.

Why should farmer add quicklime to the soil if he think his crop is not growing well?

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If the soil is too acidic, bases like Quick lime or Slaked lime are added to it to neutralise the effect and quantity of acid. So, the problem with the soil was that it was too acidic.