I live in an area that is VERY high in alkali. I love my yard and even thought I am only a renter I want the best looking yard. When I originally moved in everything was dead, the house had been a foreclosure so it was start from scratch. I aerated and thatched the lawn and put on gypsum and lime. The grass was a cheap brand of rolls put down when the owner bought the house. It helped but the grass was such a poor quality that it greened but looked like what it was -cheap grass, It's been 2 years since I moved in but after thatching 3 times, aerating 5 times, seeding with bluegrass I have a lush lawn. Each time I aerated, thatched, or seeded I did the aeration. My soil is beautiful and now I'm forced to use rabbit repellant because the rabbits choose my lawn. I also use the gypsum and lime when I plant or rototill and my soil is perfect for planting. Wherever I haven't done these things it's just hardpan and to get down 2 feet takes digging and watering up to four days.

Lime was wet and like concrete. It was stored outside and i ended up having to break it up and mix it with horse manure and spread it with a manure spreader. It completely plugged my broadcast spreader. Should have returned it but oh well...Next time i will use DRY pelletized lime.