Rules for using garden lime?

[el_tenador]

Greeting farm. Just had a question about garden lime. From what I understand garden lime is used to stabilize ph and correct soils outside of optimal range. I am most interested in it's stabilizing powers. I see a number of people use garden lime as a staple of the soil grows irrespective of what the ph is, ie 2 tbsp. Per 5 gallons etc. My question: is this sound practice? If I open up a bag of ocean forest and apply 2 tbsp. of garden lime to a soil mix that is already in optimal range do I run the risk off skewering my ph out of range? Or does garden lime stabilize my mix at a max ph of 7?

Thanks for any and all input.

 

[SourPuppy]

Dude I wouldnt use that FF stuff.
why when ya can just make ya own organic soiless mix thats just as good.

I have always used an application rate of 1-2 TBS per gallon of soil or soiless (peat,promix) Worked well for me.

 

[Whippleschnitz]

The pelletized garden lime will only buffer the soil, it should not raise or lower the ph far from neutral. I usually apply around 1 cup per cubic yard or so.