[ESSEX GRAY]

Hi everyone. I've just recently found the pleasure of vegetable gardening and as a novice I could use a little help with the basics. I've built a few raised beds and need to buy some soil. I've been offered 5 large bags of compost from a friend, but it is eracaceous compost for lime hateing plants. Is it ok to use and should I add anything to it ? I Live in Essex and I think the soil is fairly neutral.

[DD.]

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[Honeysuckle]

It would be perfect for blueberries! Yumm..... 

[Yorkie]

It will probably be too acidic on its own for most veggies.  As Honeysuckle stated, it would be good for ericaceous plants such as blueberries or flowers such as camellia, rhododendrons, pieris - but I'm not sure about general veggie growing with it.

P.S. Welcome to the site

[ESSEX GRAY]

Thanks for the advice. I was thinking if I added some lime it may be usefull, but even for free,
if my toms suffer I would be dissapointed.