Lime for onions

[shirlton]

When do you lime the onion bed for overwintering onions? The bed was dug and mucked in July

[shirlton]

[Tee Gee]

Why do you want to lime ??? is your soil out of fettle? eg acidic??

[shirlton]

Yes Teegee its acid. Very free draining sandy soil. I did a check last year and it was acid

[Tee Gee]

Then in that case I would do it at planting out time.

To reduce the possibilty of interaction of lime & manure (ammonia) I think I would add my lime on the surface and let the winter weather take it gradually into the soil.....a bit like how I treat my brassicas.

Not having faced this situation before  ??? this is only my opinion.....Tg

Lets see what the others have to say!

[shirlton]

Thanks Tee Gee

[Jokerman]

I agree with TeeGee....    ;D