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Adding lime to diatomite bonsai mix

Posted: March 24th, 2012, 2:54 pm
by mtarros
Hi,

I ended up getting a couple bags of Mt sylvia diatomite and was told that adding a very small amount of lime helps release the calcium in the diatomite.
Do any of you use lime in your diatomite mix?

Thanks
Michael

Re: Adding lime to diatomite bonsai mix

Posted: March 24th, 2012, 3:09 pm
by Bougy Fan
No but I do add Zeolite to it. Never heard of adding lime to it.

Re: Adding lime to diatomite bonsai mix

Posted: March 24th, 2012, 5:57 pm
by kcpoole
Only Zeolite and diatomite in mine, Never heard of Lime added either

Re: Adding lime to diatomite bonsai mix

Posted: March 24th, 2012, 10:03 pm
by mtarros
mm not too sure if I want to try adding it now, can it have any bad effects adding lime to the soil on plants that don't want acidic soil?