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title: "Does “lime sensitive” grossly translate to acid loving? I heard in…"
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# Does “lime sensitive” grossly translate to acid loving? I heard in…

_bkovz님이 2024-12-20에 게시함_

Does “lime sensitive” grossly translate to acid loving?

I heard in passing perlite can raise pH in soil and I’ve worked too hard on my calatheas to give up now. I make soil but plant almost everything in a generally airy mix, i was thinking of an acidic additive that could be added to these whiny lime and fluoride sensitive babies

## 3개의 댓글

### c.cat님이 2024-12-20에 댓글을 남겼어요.

i dont think perlite changes the pH, as its a naturally occuring volcanic glass. idk much about calatheas and their prefferer pH, but i think google could probably tell you.  
"lime sensitive" probably reffers to the rock limestone which can increase the hardness of the water, which calatheas will not like if theres too much of it.  
i would double check these on the internet or if someone else here wants to correct me that would be great lol.  
good luck!

### Wolfen 🐺님이 2024-12-20에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Yup Ericaceous plants . So they would hate anything 7.1ph-8.1ph and higher, alkaline (which is usually achieved with lime stone or chalks. 6.5-7.0 is considered neutral. And 6.0-4.0 and below are acid. You can add sulfer, there's also several types of sulphates that work. Coffee grounds are probably the most available and easy to use.

#### Wolfen 🐺님이 2024-12-20에 답변했습니다.

Perlite will not change ph, it is a neutral 7. You may be thinking of Sphagnum peat moss, but that will also make soil more acidic in large quantities.

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