[chrissie B]

can some one tell me is the lime used on the garden is  different to the lime thats used by builders cos here in greece it is a white jelly type of thing thats put into stocko which is like poly filler for outside its not a powder its the only one ive seen .
chrissie b :?:  :?:

[WG.]

See lime in the Glossary of Terms.  All please feel free to vote in the poll & to contribute further terms (with or without definitions)

[chrissie B]

the glossary didnt tell me what i needed to know which was , is garden lime different to builders lime and dose it come in large bags :?:

[WG.]

the glossary didnt tell me what i needed to know which was , is garden lime different to builders lime and dose it come in large bags :?:

I reckon it already did but have edited it to avoid all doubt.

I don't know if lime comes in big bags in Greece.  You can buy it in anything from 3kg bags to 25000kg truck loads here.

[sparky]

If I limed a plot for brassicas one year, could I grow potatoes on it the year after, or do I have to wait longer for the lime to degenerate.? :?

[muntjac]

lime this year for brassica;s n then have spuds year after next.1 oz per sq yard


sorry i corrected this wg got it right in his post i missed the year out  

[WG.]

If I limed a plot for brassicas one year, could I grow potatoes on it the year after, or do I have to wait longer for the lime to degenerate.? :?

I tend to lime after potatoes rather than before brassicas (if that makes sense).

Depending on your rotation, this means that the lime has 18 to 30 months before potatoes go in again (2 winters or 3).

[bigsprouts]

you need hydrated lime from the builders merchants thats what i use

[WG.]

:shock:   :shock:

[richyrich7]

you need hydrated lime from the builders merchants thats what i use

You can use it like bigsprouts says but it's more caustic and liable to burn the skin, than agricultural lime, also hydrated lime reacts quicker to alter the pH of the soil.

[WG.]

Thanks for that BS & RR but I'll stick with agricultural lime since I reckon hydrated lime would kill earthworms.   :cry:

[richyrich7]

I reckon your right WG

[chrissie B]

i looked at the b&q web site to day and they do  a 3 kilo bag so if i sacrifice my usual half ton of cheese then i can squeeze one in my case just to be on the safe side .
chrissie b

[WG.]

Hi Chrissie - you seem to have started two or three separate threads on this same question.  Not sure if you saw this reply http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?p=83606#83606