Liming and sulfur products are best used directly in soils, not compost piles.
The extreme swings in pH from using these products in active aerobic composting piles, can actually hinder and harm the powerful beneficial composting bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, protozoa, etc., that are necessary for decomposing organic matter into humates in composting.
Besides mature compost always has a near neutral pH anyway. Also mature compost buffers and balances soil pH over time by continous use.
Happy Gardening!
_________________ The entire Kingdom of God can be totally explained as an Organic Garden (Mark 4:26)
William Cureton
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