Re: CAMELLIAS & LIME

[oldtrout]

"SUNSHINE" > wrote in message
...
> With the drought being so bad I am using anything I can find for mulch,
and
> with 5 big gums in my yard there is a plentiful supply of leaves and bark.
>Is Lime beneficial in helping them to compost and if so will it have an
> adverse effect on my Camellias?
> Sunshine
>
>

** I am sorry I can't help you with that one but I am sure that someone can.

[Elegant Embroidery]

Camellias hate lime with passion.

Joanne

[Darren Wilson]

On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:58:53 +1100, "SUNSHINE" > wrote:

> With the drought being so bad I am using anything I can find for mulch, and
> with 5 big gums in my yard there is a plentiful supply of leaves and bark.I
> s Lime beneficial in helping them to compost and if so will it have an
> adverse effect on my Camellias?

Camellias plus lime = dead plants.

[Chookie]

In article >,
"SUNSHINE" > wrote:

> With the drought being so bad I am using anything I can find for mulch, and
> with 5 big gums in my yard there is a plentiful supply of leaves and bark.I
> s Lime beneficial in helping them to compost and if so will it have an
> adverse effect on my Camellias?

AFAIK lime does not help the composting process. I believe you need a carbon
source and a nitrogen source to compost. The dead leaves and bark are your
carbon source; animal manure is the usual nitrogen source. However, I have
heard that the oil in eucalyptus leaves makes life hard for other plants.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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-- Lee, misc.kids

[Heather Edwards]

I'm fairly sure Camellias like a more acidic soil and will not like the
alkalinity of Lime. The Eucalyptus leaves will be acidic and therefore okay
for the camellias. Heather.
"SUNSHINE" > wrote in message
...
> With the drought being so bad I am using anything I can find for mulch,
and
> with 5 big gums in my yard there is a plentiful supply of leaves and
bark.I
> s Lime beneficial in helping them to compost and if so will it have an
> adverse effect on my Camellias?
> Sunshine
>
>