An established turf that is too acidic can be easily topdressed with agricultural lime to lower pH.

An established turf that is too acidic can be easily topdressed with agricultural lime to lower pH.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not sure
• D. It depends

Answer: (B)

Lime raises soil pH, not lowers it. Agricultural lime is alkaline, so when you add it to acidic turf, it neutralizes acidity and increases the pH toward a less acidic range. The idea that lime would lower pH is incorrect because lowering pH means making the soil more acidic, which lime does not do. In practice, liming on established turf is used to correct acidity, but the pH change happens gradually as lime reacts with the soil and is influenced by soil texture, moisture, and existing buffering capacity.

Lime raises soil pH, not lowers it. Agricultural lime is alkaline, so when you add it to acidic turf, it neutralizes acidity and increases the pH toward a less acidic range. The idea that lime would lower pH is incorrect because lowering pH means making the soil more acidic, which lime does not do. In practice, liming on established turf is used to correct acidity, but the pH change happens gradually as lime reacts with the soil and is influenced by soil texture, moisture, and existing buffering capacity.