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To make the grass grow green and healthy.

Lime is calcium or magnesium compounds ground into powder. Usually the calcium and magnesium come from limestone rock. But they can also come from marl, oyster shells, or industrial byproducts.

Lime makes soil pH higher.

Lime is often used in commercial fertilizers.

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