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What is the thai term for the lime used for lawns to reduce PH level?

I know it is a challenging question but what is the term used for the white powder they often call lime in the west which is used to reduce the acidity of lawns? First correct answer gets the points and 5 stars!

Public Comments

1. Lime as it is used with a lawn is short for limestone, which my dictionary translates as หินปูน (hin-poon) or just ปูน (poon).
2. It's ปูนขาว and you will find it sold in small bags in construction materials shops. However, I'm not sure that this is the preparation you need for lawns as this ปูนขาว hardens into a cake of white plaster after getting wet. It is usually used for grouting or setting toilets.
3. We (Thai) call “Lime” as “ปูนขาว” (poon-kaow). Lime applied to the lawn when it is too acid in pH restores the neutral reaction and your grass grows better. A soil test should always be done before lime is added to the lawn, since too much lime can be just as harmful to the lawn as to little then read the packaging carefully. One more thing, we’d apply “ปูนขาว” or “Lime” to prevent and repel snakes from the area as well.