Sentence examples for lime sulfur from inspiring English sources
noun
A mixture of calcium polysulfides used as a fungicide and insecticide on deciduous trees.
Sulfur dust, lime sulfur, and dinocap (Karathane) are effective against many powdery mildews but should not be applied in hot weather.
For this reason a response to an antiparasitic trial treatment (e.g., selamectin, moxidectin, ivermectin, amitraz, lime sulfur) may be necessary to rule out these parasites.
Various fungi and blights such as crown rot, double blossom, or cane blight can be treated with fungicides like Bordeaux mixture or lime sulfur.[11].[11]
Historically, a lime-sulfur spray was once used as a control measure, but today, oil sprays are far more effective.
You can use lime-sulfur on mildewed plants before the berries form.
Use a lime-sulfur spray to raise your tree's chances against peach leaf curl, the most common disease culprit.[12].[12]
Garden supply stores can test the soil pH, or acidity, and may recommend adding lime or sulfur to adjust the acid level you specific plants require.
For example, the pH of soil can be easily altered by adding lime or sulfur, while the nutrient composition can be changed with various types of fertilizer.
The immense resources of petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, lime, salt, and water in the region have created one of the world's greatest concentrations of industries along the Houston Ship Channel.
The industries surrounding this region have continuously discharging chemicals like sulfur, lime, pesticides and it leads to the subsurface pollution in the northeastern side of the region (Sankaran et al. 2009).
