Soil Amendment & pH Testing Services
20% Off Soil Amendment*
The healthier the soil, the healthier your lawn will be. ExperiGreen’s soil amendments service and pH testing provides a lawn care expert to test the balance of alkalinity and acidity of your soil to determine the proper amount of lime needed.
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Soil pH Testing, Analysis, and Amendment
At ExperiGreen we offer a comprehensive list of soil amendments and lawn services. We also offer Perimeter Pest Control and Mosquito Control services. In some markets, we are proud to offer Professional Tree & Shrub Care Service as well. A key beneficial service that we often recommend is a soil amendment. In most cases, this would be an application of lime, but sulfur may be used in areas of high pH or alkaline soils. Soil amendments work to modify the soil pH slightly, which improves nutrient uptake. If soils are too acidic or alkaline, they tend to “tie up” the nutrients applied to the lawn. Your lawn is then better able to utilize the nutrients from our professional fertilizers.
Why Do You Need A Soil Amendment Service?
Soil pH is a key factor in plants like grass, trees and shrubs ability to grow well and thrive. It is a measure of a soil’s relative acidity or alkalinity. Soils that have too high of a pH (alkaline soils) or too low of a pH (acidic soils) impede a plants ability to take up and utilize nutrients. Lime or sulfur are common soil amendments applied to lawns and landscape areas to modify the soil pH.
Don't Forget About Your Soil
Over the growing season lawns can face a long list of issues from disease, insect damage, and environmental issues. When this happens it can cause your soil, which supports the entire root system, to have unbalanced natural elements like nitrogen, potassium, and calcium.
Soil Analysis
The key to a healthy, beautiful lawn is properly balanced soil. Soil testing and analysis can identify nutrient deficiencies and determine which supplemental lawn services will benefit your soil’s health. ExperiGreen’s soil analysis service is simple and effective so we can provide a custom treatment for the perfect lawn.
Soil testing is conducted by a skilled ExperiGreen Technician who uses a soil probe to gather 10 to 12 core soil samples up to a depth of three to five inches. It is important to perform testing when the weather is fair so your yard’s pH balance is not affected by rainwater or other elements. Additionally, you must allow enough time between testing and fertilization or lime applications for accurate results.
Once samples are collected, ExperiGreen sends them to the largest third-party soil lab in the country for expert analysis. After the analysis is complete, you will receive detailed results via email or phone call. At this point, an ExperiGreen professional will help you determine which services are best for your lawn.
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Get To Know Our Soil Amendment Process
At ExperiGreen, our soil amendment service begins with a soil test. A skilled ExperiGreen Technician gathers 10 to 12 core soil samples, which are sent to a third-party soil lab for expert analysis. Once your results are in, we apply lime to acidic soils — or sulfur in areas of high pH or alkaline soils — so your grass plants can better take up and utilize the nutrients applied to the lawn.
Benefits Of Our
Soil Amendments
Lawn Services
Most types of grass grow best when they have a pH between 6 and 7. If your pH is below 5.5, lawn growth gets stunted and the health of the lawn can be compromised. Adding lime to your turf reduces the acidity of the lawn.
What are the benefits?
- Reducing the acidity of your lawn allows the grass to absorb nutrients far more readily. This has an almost immediate effect on the health of the lawn. A proper soil acidity has long term positive effects on your lawn.
- Our ExperiGreen soil amendment service is meant to modify the pH of your soil so your grass plants can better take up and utilize the nutrients applied to the lawn. A lime treatment for your lawn benefits it in several ways: If your soil pH is too low or acidic, your grass won’t grow and thrive as well as it should, Lime will slightly lower the soil pH, which will allow your grass plants to better utilize fertilizer nutrients. This will further increase the overall health and appearance of your lawn.
Our Soil Amendment Service Areas
Our team of experts offers soil pH testing and soil amendment services to a variety of cities and suburbs in the midwest. If you are not sure what your soil needs, call our staff to receive free evaluation assistance!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the pH of lime?
The pH of lime is a bit of a challenge to determine. There are different forms of lime, such as hydrated lime or dolomitic lime to name just two. Suffice it to say lime is fairly high on the pH scale and works to reduce the relative acidity of low pH soils. Most plants grow and thrive in soils that are close to neutral in pH, so applying lime to acidic soils is recommended.
Is lime good for acidic soil?
Lime is a beneficial soil amendment when applied to low pH or acidic soils. Most plants grow and thrive in soils that are close to neutral in pH, so applying lime to acidic soils is recommended.
What is lime soil amendment?
Soil pH is a key factor in plants like grass, trees and shrubs ability to grow well and thrive. It is a measure of a soil’s relative acidity or alkalinity. Soils that have too high of a pH (alkaline soils) or too low of a pH (acidic soils) impede a plants ability to take up and utilize nutrients. Lime or sulfur are common soil amendments applied to lawns and landscape areas to modify the soil pH.
How much lime to add to lawn?
Lime or sulfur are common soil amendments applied to lawns and landscape areas to modify the soil pH. Lime is applied to soils that are acidic or low pH. In most cases, lime is applied at rate of between 5.0 to 8.0 lbs. per thousand square feet of lawn area. Our ExperiGreen soil amendment service is meant to modify the pH of your soil so your grass plants can better take up and utilize the nutrients applied to the lawn.
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