[Jim T]

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I am replying on your original thread.  It would have blooming helped if you'd said you had manured the bed  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:

Since you are a "former biochemist" you will quickly realise that the lime (alkaline) and the manure (acidic) will precipitate a salt.  I don't know the full reaction but some of the soluble nitrogen is lost in the form of gaseous ammonia.

No real harm will have been done since you only spot-treated the planting hole.  The nitrogen loss will have been miniscule.

If you require further replies from me, please send your questions in triplicate to my lawyer.  Mandycharlie has the address following on from the "grass cuttings in potato trench" case (The Crown vs Whisky_Golf March 2007)  

Thanks again WG
Sorry for my ignorance but I did not know that manure was acid.
I guess now that my caulis will be OK and I have given them some slow release food.
Jim

[WG.]

[mandycharlie]

I forgot to tell you WG

Spuds are doing great...  They eventually showed their heads sometime last week, if you remember the boys got very competative on the digging of the trench and then the earthing up process.

I reckon it was that grass that kept them going until they saw the light of day.

[WG.]

Phew !!