overlime

English

Etymology

over- +‎ lime

Verb

overlime (third-person singular simple present overlimes, present participle overliming, simple past and past participle overlimed)

1. (transitive) To treat (soil) with too much lime.
   • 2004, Denny Schrock, Ortho Home Gardener's Problem Solver, page 407:

     Don't overlime acid soil, because availability of some nutrients may be decreased when the soil pH is too high.