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How to Use Crushed Limestone
How to Use Crushed Limestone. Made up mostly of calcium carbonate, limestone is a sedimentary rock found in warm, shallow waters. Limestone forms in a variety of ways. Chalk limestone is white or light gray in color and is often used to make soil more alkaline. Lithographic limestone has a fine grain that forms a smooth surface. In the 1700s, it...
Made up mostly of calcium carbonate, limestone is a sedimentary rock found in warm, shallow waters. Limestone forms in a variety of ways. Chalk limestone is white or light gray in color and is often used to make soil more alkaline. Lithographic limestone has a fine grain that forms a smooth surface. In the 1700s, it was used to reproduce images with ink, creating lithographs. Limestone is an often used material in everything from construction to trail making.
Things You'll Need
Chalk or lime spreader
Purchase pulverized limestone and feed to chickens to help their eggshells to form.
Use powdered limestone to line soccer, baseball or football fields. Many sports use powdered, crushed limestone in an applicator to make the lines necessary for play.
Spread crushed limestone that has been pulverized to tiny grains over a garden area with acidic soil. Limestone can also be spread over animal stalls to kill germs and reduce odors.
Spread larger pieces of crushed limestone over a dirt driveway for a simple way to avoid mud and make the driveway more attractive.
Spread gravel-sized crushed limestone in areas of your property that need to be drained. It is good for lining a pond or creating a path in areas of mud.
