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To raise the pH of your soil, you will need to spread and mix lime into your soil.
Lime comes in two forms. One if finely-ground limestone, the other is hydrated lime. Ground limestone has the consistency and texture of sugar and is easy to use. Hydrated lime has the consistency and texture of powder and is more potent that ground limestone.