The Properties and Benefits of Milk of Lime
The Benefits of Milk of Lime
Milk of lime is widely used in agriculture for soil improvement purposes. It is commonly used to improve various soil conditions, such as clayey soil, acidic soil, and soil with diseases. It is often utilized in paddy fields, vegetable gardens, and orchards to enhance soil quality for better crop cultivation.
Milk of lime is a material obtained by burning limestone. (calcium carbonate) using high heat will become cooked mortar (calcium oxide, CaO) when cooled and sprinkled with water. Cooked mortar can react with water as calcium hydroxide The dry powder part is quicklime and the suspended part is the milk of lime.
benefits in agriculture
- Used to adjust soil conditions and acidic water.
- Used to cure hard water
