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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: grannyjanny on June 20, 2009, 08:22:06

Title: Liming
Post by: grannyjanny on June 20, 2009, 08:22:06
When should the brassica bed be limed. The brassicas are going in after the potatoes but will have to be done gradually as we eat the potatoes. Does it have to be limed?
Title: Re: Liming
Post by: davyw1 on June 20, 2009, 08:38:25
I don,t bother liming till my garden gets turned over at the begining of the year but we all do some things different.
When my spuds come out i only put enough in (Leeks, Cabbages) to se me through till the next growing season taking up minimum ground. I then turn it over and rest the soil.
Title: Re: Liming
Post by: saddad on June 20, 2009, 10:33:35
Just bung a bit in the holes you are putting the brassicas into, assuming you are doing transplants...  :)
Title: Re: Liming
Post by: grannyjanny on June 20, 2009, 14:41:37
It was manured in the Spring Saddad, does that make any difference.
Title: Re: Liming
Post by: saddad on June 20, 2009, 20:05:22
No it will be fine by now Janet... we muck ours over winter (top dress) then Lime the holes as we put them in
six weeks is the gap needed I seem to remember...  :)
Title: Re: Liming
Post by: angle shades on June 20, 2009, 21:05:05
 :D my  beautiful kale is going in anytime now, always put a handful of lime in the hole and compost before i put the plant in/ shades x
Title: Re: Liming
Post by: Uncle Joshua on June 20, 2009, 21:27:19
As Saddad said just lime your holes.
Title: Re: Liming
Post by: grannyjanny on June 20, 2009, 21:32:38
Thanks folks. Will do.