overlime

verb

overlime

verb

Etymology From over- + lime.

1

To treat (soil) with too much lime.

  • Don't overlime acid soil, because availability of some nutrients may be decreased when the soil pH is too high.2004, Denny Schrock, Ortho Home Gardener's Problem Solver, page 407:

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