[pauly58]

hi can anyone let me know about lime on the allotment do you just use it where brassicas are growing

thanks pauly

[aelf]

I only put lime down where I intend to grow brassicas and have found it most beneficial. I tend to dust the area with lime in Jan/Feb so that it is weathered in by the time I plant out in the spring. Other crops (eg potatoes) prefer a more acid soil (lime makes the soil a bit less acidic). If you live in an area where the ground rock is chalk or limestone, you probably won't need to lime at all.

Hope that helps 

[mumofstig]

The Site's advice about lime is here
http://www.allotment-garden.org/grow-your-own/fertiliser/garden-lime

[TerryB]

Just as Aelf said but make sure you don't put manure on the bed at the same time.
Leave a coulple of months between them.

[pauly58]

hi guys and thanks for your advice and the link